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Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy is a microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus in which chronic high blood glucose damages the small blood vessels of the retina, the light-sensitive tissue lining the back of the eye, and it is a leading cause of vision loss in working-age adults. The condition progresses through stages, …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 88× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2470-0436 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Diabetic retinopathy is a microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus in which chronic high blood glucose damages the small blood vessels of the retina, the light-sensitive tissue lining the back of the eye, and it is a leading cause of vision loss in working-age adults. The condition progresses through stages, beginning with non-proliferative changes such as microaneurysms, retinal hemorrhages, and vascular leakage, and advancing in some patients to proliferative retinopathy, in which fragile new vessels grow and may bleed into the vitreous or cause retinal detachment. Diabetic macular edema, the accumulation of fluid at the central retina, is a frequent cause of reduced acuity at any stage. Because early disease is often asymptomatic, regular dilated eye examinations and retinal screening are central to timely detection. Management spans glycemic and blood-pressure control, laser photocoagulation, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections, intravitreal steroids, and vitreoretinal surgery. Research published by the journal addresses focal photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema, the management of vitreous haemorrhage in diabetic retinopathy, comparisons of anti-VEGF therapy with combined steroid treatment in retinal vascular disease, and network-pharmacology approaches to candidate therapeutic targets, alongside broader work on visual impairment, vision screening, and the metabolic context of diabetes.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2013

Kynurenines and Vitamin B6: Link Between Diabetes and Depression.

Oxenkrug GregoryCorresponding author
Psychiatry and Inflammation Program, Department of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center, Boston MA, USA.
Exact topic Bioinformatics And Diabetes Cited by 31 doi:10.14302/issn.2374-9431.jbd-13-218

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 88 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Ophthalmic Science (ISSN 2470-0436).

Journal editorial board
Argyrios Tzamalis · GREECE Brian M. DeBroff · United States Emanuela Interlandi · Italy

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