Diabetic Blindness: New biomarkers may help detect early eye abnormalities
Diabetic retinopathy is the most common diabetic eye disease in the United States, and it is a leading cause of blindness NEW DELHI — According to a recent study done at the Indiana University School of Optometry, new biomarkers identified in the eyes might unlock the secret to helping control diabetic retinopathy and possibly even diabetes. The findings were published in the peer-reviewed journal ' PLOS One .' Diabetes can damage the eyes early before the alterations are evident with a routine clinical examination. However, recent retinal research has established that these changes may be assessed earlier than previously assumed using sophisticated optical methods and computer analysis. The capacity to detect biomarkers for this potentially blinding illness might lead to the early detection of those at risk for diabetes or vision loss and enhance clinicians' ability to manage these patients. Diabetic retinal damage can be detected early Early detection of diabetic retinal