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Diabetes Complications More Common in Patients Not Living in Urban Areas

WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 – Adults with diabetes living in small towns are disproportionately impacted by complications of diabetes, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in Diabetes Care. ...

Machine Learning Can Predict Eyes at Risk for Diabetic Retinopathy Progression

TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – Automated machine learning models may help identify eyes at risk for diabetic retinopathy (DR) progression based on ultra-widefield retinal images, according to a study...

Diabetic Retinopathy Tied to Lower Vision-Related Quality of Life

TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – Vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) declines with the presence and higher severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR), according to a review published online Feb. 1 in JAMA ...

Artificial Intelligence Increases Diabetic Eye Exams in Youth With Diabetes

TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – For youth with diabetes, an autonomous artificial intelligence diabetic eye exam at the point of care is associated with increased diabetic eye exam completion rates within...

American Academy of Ophthalmology, Nov. 3-5

The annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology was held from Nov. 3 to 5 in San Francisco and attracted participants from around the world, including ophthalmologists, optometrists,...

Wegovy, Ozempic Probably Won't Harm Vision in People With Diabetes, Study Finds

THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 (HealthDay) – There's good news for people with diabetes who are turning to drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to treat their disease and lose weight: The drugs probably will not...

AAO: Diabetic Retinopathy Usually No Worse With Semaglutide in T2D

THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 – For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, most eyes have no worsening of diabetic retinopathy (DR) after initiation of semaglutide, according to a study presented at the...

FDA Approves Eylea HD (aflibercept) Injection 8 mg for Treatment of Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (wAMD), Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) and Diabetic Retinopathy (DR)

TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Aug. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Eylea HD (aflibercept)...

ADA: Childhood Hyperglycemia Linked to Future Microvascular Complications

THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 – Higher levels of glycemia during childhood are associated with increased risk of retinopathy, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes...

Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in the United States Remains High

WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 – An estimated 9.60 million people in the United States had diabetic retinopathy in 2021, corresponding to 26.43 percent of those with diabetes, according to a study...

Almost 10 Million Americans Have Diabetes-Linked Eye Disease

MONDAY, June 19, 2023 – Nearly 10 million Americans are at risk for blindness from diabetic retinopathy, a new study finds. In 2021, an estimated 9.6 million people in the United States — 26% of t...

FDA Approves Cimerli (ranibizumab-eqrn), an Interchangeable Biosimilar to Lucentis

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (Coherus or Coherus BioSciences, Nasdaq: CHRS) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...

FDA Approves Eylea (aflibercept) Injection for Diabetic Retinopathy

TARRYTOWN, N.Y., May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Eylea (aflibercept) Injection to treat all...

FDA Approves Genentech’s Lucentis (ranibizumab injection) 0.3 mg Prefilled Syringe for Diabetic Macular Edema and Diabetic Retinopathy

South San Francisco, CA – March 21, 2018 – Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the...

FDA Approves Genentech’s Lucentis (ranibizumab) for all Forms of Diabetic Retinopathy

South San Francisco, CA – April 17, 2017 – Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lucentis® ...

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