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Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy is a microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus in which chronic hyperglycemia damages the retinal blood vessels, leading to progressive visual impairment and, if untreated, blindness. Sustained metabolic injury produces capillary basement-membrane thickening, pericyte loss, increased vascu…

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

Overview

Diabetic retinopathy is a microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus in which chronic hyperglycemia damages the retinal blood vessels, leading to progressive visual impairment and, if untreated, blindness. Sustained metabolic injury produces capillary basement-membrane thickening, pericyte loss, increased vascular permeability, and capillary nonperfusion, giving rise to the non-proliferative stage with microaneurysms, hemorrhages, and macular edema, and to the proliferative stage characterized by ischemia-driven neovascularization mediated by vascular endothelial growth factor, with risk of vitreous hemorrhage and tractional retinal detachment. Management combines glycemic, blood-pressure, and lipid control with ophthalmic interventions including laser photocoagulation and anti-VEGF and corticosteroid therapy, and prevention rests on screening and risk-factor control. Research relevant to this topic, situated in ophthalmology, includes network-pharmacology prediction of therapeutic targets of beta-sitosterol for diabetic retinopathy, case series of resolving vitreous hemorrhage, focal photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema, tissue oxygenation and hemodynamics in young adults with type 1 diabetes, combined anti-VEGF and steroid therapy in retinal vein occlusion, and the impact of visual impairment on quality of life. Methods include clinical trials, case series, imaging, and computational approaches. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on the pathogenesis, screening, and treatment of diabetic retinopathy.

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 International Journal of Glaucoma.

Journal editorial board
Giuseppe Giannaccare · Italy Iok-Hou Pang · United States Gianluca SCUDERI · Italy

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