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2. Diabetic retinopathy - Wikipedia

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   Diabetic retinopathy. Often asymptomatic, but can cause spots in the eye and vision loss. Diabetic retinopathy (also known as diabetic eye disease ), is a medical condition in which damage occurs to the retina due to diabetes. It is a leading cause of blindness in developed countries. Diabetic retinopathy affects up to 80 percent of those who ...

3. Wegovy, Ozempic linked with sight-threatening eye ... - AOL

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   The rate of the eye problem known as nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or NAION, was 8.9% for those taking semaglutide for type 2 diabetes, compared with 1.8% for patients taking ...

4. Retinopathy - Wikipedia

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   Diabetic retinopathy affects about 5 million people and retinopathy of prematurity affect about 50,000 premature infants each year worldwide. Hypertensive retinopathy is the next most common cause affecting anywhere from 3 to 14% of all non-diabetic adults. See also. List of eye diseases and disorders

5. Rubeosis iridis - Wikipedia

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   Rubeosis iridis. Rubeosis iridis. Other names. Neovascularization of the iris. Specialty. Ophthalmology. Rubeosis iridis is a medical condition of the iris of the eye in which new abnormal blood vessels (formed by neovascularization) are found on the surface of the iris. [1]

6. List of systemic diseases with ocular manifestations - Wikipedia

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   There are many diseases known to cause ocular or visual changes. Diabetes , for example, is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in those aged 20–74, with ocular manifestations such as diabetic retinopathy and macular edema affecting up to 80% of those who have had the disease for 15 years or more.

7. Macular edema - Wikipedia

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   Diabetic macular edema, with hard exudates surrounding the blood vessels. Macular edema occurs when fluid and protein deposits collect on or under the macula of the eye (a yellow central area of the retina) and causes it to thicken and swell ( edema ). The swelling may distort a person's central vision, because the macula holds tightly packed ...

8. Semaglutide is linked to a rare eye condition that can cause ...

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   Researchers have found a link between semaglutide use and NAION, a rare condition that is the second-leading cause of optic nerve blindness. (Getty Images) (Jacob Wackerhausen via Getty Images)

9. Diabetic papillopathy - Wikipedia

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   Diabetic papillopathy is a self-limiting disease that may affect both type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients. Unilateral or bilateral optic disc edema may occur. The exact etiology, pathogenesis and mechanism of the disc edema is unknown. [1] [2] Theories suggest that the dis edema is due to retinal vascular leakage into and surrounding the optic ...