How diabetes affects your eyes
While eye care and regular eye exams are important for everyone, they're particularly vital for people with diabetes.
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Endocrine System Diseases: News and Research on Diabetic Retinopathy
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New platform tests AI fairness and accuracy in diabetic eye disease screening
Researchers have developed the world's first real-world head-to-head testing platform to determine whether commercial artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are fit for NHS use to detect disease in a fair, equitable, transparent ...
Nov 24, 2025
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Early trigger of diabetic eye disease identified
A team led by UCL scientists has identified a key protein that triggers diabetic retinopathy—a condition caused by high blood sugar damaging the retina's blood vessels and a leading cause of sight loss among working-age adults.
Oct 23, 2025
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African-Caribbean ethnicity key risk factor for sight-threatening diabetic eye disease
People of African-Caribbean ethnicity with Type 2 diabetes are a third more likely to develop a condition called sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR) than other ethnic groups, according to researchers from King's.
Oct 23, 2025
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Live retinal imaging in mice reveals early immune cell activity before diabetes-related damage occurs
A new method of taking microscopic images of a live mouse's retina through the eye allows researchers to record the reaction of brain cells to disease and treatment. The Kobe University development is more easily applicable ...
Oct 6, 2025
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Obesity genes tied to kidney, eye and nerve damage in diabetes
A large genome-wide analysis reports that common obesity traits share, and in some cases drive, risk for diabetic kidney disease, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic neuropathy. The study maps shared DNA signals, tests causal ...
Sep 30, 2025
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Semaglutide provides powerful protection against diabetic retinopathy, study suggests
GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs protect against diabetic retinopathy, a common complication of diabetes that can lead to sight loss, suggests new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for ...
Sep 16, 2025
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New imaging approach simplifies retina exams by enabling digital refocusing
Eye exams are an essential tool for detecting diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration, which together account for much of the world's vision loss. A key part of this process is ...
Sep 10, 2025
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First global medical AI foundation model drives 100-country research collaboration
A global research consortium of over 100 study groups in more than 65 countries has launched the Global RETFound initiative, a collaborative effort to develop the first globally representative Artificial Intelligence (AI) ...
Sep 9, 2025
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AI scans accurately detect diabetic eye disease in Australian trial
A new Australian study has found that an automated AI camera can accurately detect diabetic eye disease with more than 93% accuracy in non-eye care settings.
Sep 3, 2025
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