Over 537 million people globally suffer from diabetes, with 227 million in Asia Pacific. More than half may develop diabetic ...

In Sweden, retina scanning (fundus photography) is an established screening program to detect eye damage in people with type 2 diabetes. In a new study, Hagström and his research colleagues ...

A new study from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has highlighted that screening for eye disease can also detect liver ...

“There’s very clear evidence that screening prevents vision loss,” says Roomasa Channa, a retina specialist at the University ...

Most of these conditions can cause vision loss and irreversible blindness without early detection and treatment. What are the early signs of DR? People with diabetes should be alert to signs like ...

New research highlights the possibility of screening people with type 2 diabetes for liver damage at the same time as they undergo screening for eye disease. New research from Karolinska ...

This concern has prompted clinicians from the diabetes eye screening services to urge those overdue to prioritise their eye health. Dr Lakshimi Patil, a retinal eye screener, said: "Diabetic patients ...

Results of the LENS trial carried out in patients enrolled into Scotland’s Diabetic Eye Screening (DES) programme found that, over four years, treatment with fenofibrate resulted in a 27% ...

This concern has prompted clinicians from the diabetes eye screening services to urge those overdue to prioritise their eye health. Dr Lakshimi Patil, a retinal eye screener, said: "Diabetic ...

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is an eye-related complication that can occur ... for years before an official diagnosis due to lack of screening," cautions Weidmayer. Indeed, about one in three ...