1. Diabetic
Retinopathy
By: Steyn Funk, Renata Offen, Nathaly Merine, and
Aileen

2. Those who get affected…
 Are people who generally have long-term diabetes, and
Type 1 and Type 2
 Those who are Hispanic or African American have a
greater risk of getting this disease
 Mostly found in adolescents and people over 30 years old
 It also affects both genders

3. What is retinopathy?
 Damage to the eye’s retina that occurs with long-term
diabetes
 Symptoms include: blind spots, difficulty in vision in dim
light, double vision, hazy or blurry focus, pain in the eye,
headaches, floating spots, no peripheral vision, and
shadows
 Possible complications include: cataracts, glaucoma,
macular edema, retinal detachment.

5. Areas of infection
 Infects blood vessels in the eyes
 Blocks the blood vessel
 Small bleeding (or retinal hemorrhages) and fluid leaking
into the retina.
 New blood vessels are fragile and can bleed
 Scars develop on retina and other parts of the eye (the
vitreous)

6. The cause of infection
Diabetes Type 1 and 2
Damage to blood vessels of retina
When you are diagnosed with Type 1 or 2
diabetes you are more susceptible to infection
A person in adolescent or of more than 30 years
with diabetes are at risk

7. Treatment
Control levels of blood sugar, blood pressure, and
cholesterol, and refrain from tobacco use
Treatment: focal laser photocoagulation is used to
treat it
Scatter laser treatment or panretinal photocoagulation
Also surgical treatment called vitrectomy
Perceptions include: corticosteroids

8. Citation
A.D.A.M. MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA. (2012, JANUARY 12).
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