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Cataract surgery linked to diabetic retinopathy risk
Friday 31 July 2020
Cataract extraction could potentially increase the change of developing diabetic retinopathy, a team of researched at the Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre has found.
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Cataract surgery linked to diabetic retinopathy risk

31 Jul 2020
Diabetic retinopathy may increase chance of strokes
Friday 13 March 2020
Leading medical scientists have discovered; if you have diabetic retinopathy, you are more likely to experience other health issues, such as a stroke.
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Diabetic retinopathy may increase chance of strokes

13 Mar 2020
1 billion people globally have preventable eye conditions
Wednesday 16 October 2019
A new study by The UN Health Agency has found that 2.2 billion people globally have some variation of vision impairment or blindness.
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1 billion people globally have preventable eye conditions

16 Oct 2019
New app to reduce diabetic eye disease risk
Tuesday 13 August 2019
A new app called Retina Risk has been designed to help people with diabetes monitor and assess the risk of diabetic eye disease.
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New app to reduce diabetic eye disease risk

13 Aug 2019
Researchers claim statins may reduce risk of diabetic retinopathy
Monday 29 April 2019
A Taiwanese research project has shown that diabetes sufferers who take statins to reduce blood pressure might also inadvertently be reducing their risk of vision loss through retinal damage which comes as a result of the disease.
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Researchers claim statins may reduce risk of diabetic retinopathy

29 Apr 2019
Look after your eyes on World Diabetes Day
Tuesday 14 November 2017
Do you or a friend suffer from diabetes? On #WorldDiabetesDay, we take a look at the range of diabetes-related eye problems that exist, and look at ways in which you can prevent potential sight-threatening conditions taking hold.
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Look after your eyes on World Diabetes Day

14 Nov 2017
New research brings hope of preventing vision loss from diabetes
Wednesday 02 December 2015
Diabetic retinopathy is the most serious complication of diabetes for your eyes, and it is estimated that 40% of people with type 1 diabetes and 20% with type 2 will develop some form of the disease.
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New research brings hope of preventing vision loss from diabetes

2 Dec 2015
Screening for diabetic eye disease
Wednesday 06 November 2013
The importance of attending for regular screening for diabetic eye disease is reinforced by the findings of a study conducted by researchers from the Royal Liverpool University Hospital in the UK.
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Screening for diabetic eye disease

6 Nov 2013