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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Diabetic macular edema
  1. Diabetes can harm your eyes. It can damage the small blood vessels in your retina , the back wall of your eyeball. This condition is ...
  2. American Academy of Ophthalmology website. Diabetic macular edema: diagnosis and management. www.aao.org/eyenet/article/diabetic-macular-edema-diagnosis-and-management . Updated May 2021. Accessed February 21, 2024. ...
  3. ... doctor who is trained to diagnose and treat diabetic eye diseases. If your eye doctor notices new blood vessels growing in your retina (neovascularization) or you develop macular edema, treatment is usually needed. Eye surgery is the ...
  4. ... as blockage of the arteries or veins Cancer Diabetic or other retinopathy High blood pressure Inflammation or swelling edema Macular degeneration Microaneurysms -- enlargement of capillaries in the retina ...
  5. ... eye disorder that slowly destroys sharp, central vision Macular edema -- swelling or thickening of the macula, the part of your eye that provides sharp, central vision Diabetic retinopathy -- a complication of diabetes, which can cause ...