Macular telangiectasia (MacTel) type 2 is a disease that affects your macula, which is in your eye. It's an area in the center of your retina – the light-sensitive tissue at the back of your eye.

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is associated with reduced risk of diabetic retinopathy and proliferative diabetic retinopathy in type 1 diabetes patients. Language barriers and limited health ...

A cardiovascular risk score used in primary care helped to predict patients at highest risk of future serious eye diseases, a large prospective cohort study suggested. Among adults ages 40-79, those ...

New research challenges concerns that tirzepatide harms the eyes, finding lower rates of diabetic retinopathy instead.

While eye drops may help alleviate some symptoms of diabetic retinopathy, they don’t target the underlying blood vessel damage in your retina. Retinopathy is a possible complication of diabetes. At ...

"Interventions should include automated electronic health record prompts; point-of-care screening methods, such as teleophthalmology integration; additional care coordination resources; and targeted ...