Diabetes Alert Day Raises Awareness of ‘Silent Killer’ Diabetic Retinopathy

LOUISVILLE, Ky. March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Diabetes is often called the “silent killer” because people who have it are often unaware they are affected. According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes affects 26 million people – including children – in the United States. Approximately one-quarter of those people do not know they’re living with […]

Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy is the most common eye disease associated with diabetes and it’s the leading cause of blindness in American adults, despite readily available and effective therapy, diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness among working age people. Diabetic retinopathy is one of the complications of diabetes, but with early detection and treatment, the […]