TOPLINE:Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are associated with a lower risk for sight-threatening retinopathy than other second-line glucose-lowering medications in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODOLOGY:Researchers conducted a nationwide cohort study including 3,544,383 patients with newly diagnosed T2D.During the 5-year study period, 159,965 patients were treated with SGLT2 inhibitors, 304,383 received dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4)...
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How to inhibit photoreceptor death? A new way to fight pigmentary retinopathy
INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY OF THE POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IMAGE: PHOTO: DR KAROL KARNOWSKI CREDIT: SOURCE IPC PAS/ ICTER, DR KAROL KARNOWSKI Why do photoreceptors in the retina die? Can this process be inhibited? Research conducted by an international team of scientists, with the participation of Dr. Andrzej Foik of ICTER, may help develop...
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Fenofibrate for Retinopathy
BY JOSEPH GUSTAITIS | JUNE 10, 2022 A while back we reported on how a medication (brand name Trulicity) created to treat one illness (diabetes) had been shown to be effective in treating another (heart disease). Now, according to research just published in the medical journal JAMA Ophthalmology, we now have another instance of a medication meant for...
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Smart contact lenses that diagnose and treat diabetes
CREDIT: SEI KWANG HAHN (POSTECH) Diabetes is called an incurable disease because once it develops, it does not disappear regardless of treatment in modern medicine. Having diabetes means a life-long obligation of insulin shots and monitoring of blood glucose levels. But what if you could control the secretion of insulin just by wearing contact lenses?...
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Hydroxychloroquine blood levels predict retinopathy risk in lupus
(HealthDay)—Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) blood levels are useful in predicting retinopathy among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), according to a study published online Sept. 18 in Arthritis & Rheumatology. Michelle Petri, M.D., from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues assessed the risk for HCQ retinopathy by clinical characteristics and levels of...
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Earlier detection of diabetic retinopathy with smartphone AI
by Shelley Zalewski, University of Michigan A novel pairing of two technologies may offer a solution for better screening for diabetic retinopathy, a condition that can lead to permanent vision loss if not caught early. At the 2019 annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center...
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Statin therapy reduces risk for diabetic retinopathy in T2DM
(HealthDay)—For Taiwanese patients with type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia, statin therapy is associated with a reduced risk for diabetic retinopathy, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Eugene Yu-Chuan Kang, M.D., from the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taoyuan, Taiwan, and colleagues examined the correlation between statin therapy and development of...
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Incredible interactive street-view lets you see what it’s like to have glaucoma, cataracts or retinopathy
An interactive map shows you how people with vision problems view the world Options let you see through the lens of glaucoma, cataracts or retinopathy Cataracts cause blurry vision, glaucoma causes sensitivity to light and retinopathy leaves you seeing dark spots Created by See Now, the organization works to prevent blindness in children It’s hard...