via BlackDoctor: Diabetic eye disease includes cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. All are complications of diabetes and can cause severe vision loss or even blindness. January is Glaucoma Awareness Month—a good time to focus attention on glaucoma. It is one of the main causes of blindness in the United States affecting almost 3 million people. […]
According to findings from a six-year study published in the Archives of Ophthalmology, high caloric and sodium intake appear to be linked with the progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in African Americans with type 1 diabetes. “Clinical risk factors for progression of DR have been previously reported for various populations with type 1 DM [diabetes mellitus], […]
