Cheng-Hui Lin* and Man-Ru Wu

Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, United States

*Corresponding Author: Cheng-Hui Lin, Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, United States.

Received: September 07, 2021; Published: December 14, 2021

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is an ocular disease affects people worldwide, also is one of complicated complications from diabetes. DR has two main stages: non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).

NPDR is an early stage of DR causing tiny vessels growth, increasing vascular permeability and microaneurysms. Leaking fluid happens due to high permeability and cause swelling macula which results vision impairment.

Citation

Citation: Cheng-Hui Lin and Man-Ru Wu. “Classification of Diabetic Retinopathy". Acta Scientific Ophthalmology 5.1 (2022): 18.

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