Diabetic Retinopathy Stages

Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.  It starts with damage to the blood vessels in the retina of the eye (which is the “seeing” part of the eye) and ends with neovascularization, which is the formation of extra capillaries (small blood vessels) that leads to blindness. Diabetic retinopathy […]