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Retinopathy
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DEFINITION
- Retinal vascular complications of diabetes mellitus are classified into nonproliferative and proliferative forms.
- Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (NPDR): describes the earliest retinal changes of diabetic retinopathy, resulting from damage to the small blood vessels in the retina.
- Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (PDR): describes a later stage of retinopathy, with new growth of abnormal blood vessels on the surface of the retina.
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DEFINITION
- Retinal vascular complications of diabetes mellitus are classified into nonproliferative and proliferative forms.
- Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (NPDR): describes the earliest retinal changes of diabetic retinopathy, resulting from damage to the small blood vessels in the retina.
- Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (PDR): describes a later stage of retinopathy, with new growth of abnormal blood vessels on the surface of the retina.
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Last updated: July 7, 2020
Citation
Kalyani, Sachin. "Retinopathy." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, 2020. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547129/all/Retinopathy.
Kalyani S. Retinopathy. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. 2020. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547129/all/Retinopathy. Accessed March 21, 2023.
Kalyani, S. (2020). Retinopathy. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547129/all/Retinopathy
Kalyani S. Retinopathy [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. ; 2020. [cited 2023 March 21]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547129/all/Retinopathy.
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