Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common complications caused by diabetes. If left untreated, it may affect the eyesight of the patient resulting in blindness. The latest scientific research studies have led to improved outcomes in the management of this condition. Below is a brief discussion about the latest treatments available to patients. Below…
To further help you to interpret your risk results, you can access the “analysis” button right next to the risk result on the home screen. In the analysis section we help you identify if you have low, middle or high risk of developing sight threatening diabetic retinopathy during the coming year. We also help you…
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most severe complications that can occur due to the abnormal changes in the microvascular in diabetic patients. Diabetes is known to affect the blood flow to the vital organs including the heart and brain. It can also affect the tiny capillaries supplying blood to the eyes, especially the retina,…
The RetinaRisk app is driven by an algorithm that we have spent the last 8 years developing and testing (retinarisk.com/research). The algorithm calculates the risk of you developing sight threatening diabetic retinopathy meaning how likely you are to develop diabetic retinopathy in later stages and need medical treatment. This means that you can use the…
There are many myths and legends floating around about how to improve your eyesight. Although not all fiction, today we will look at popular stories and where they originated. The most widely known myth is that eating carrots will help you see in the dark. This idea may have originated during World War 2 when…
Trypanophobia is one of the most common human fears – most children are afraid of needles – but in most cases the fear lessens as we age. This can be problematic for diabetic patients as the most common method of administering insulin is through pens, pump or syringe. Researchers are constantly trying to develop non-invasive…
We are excited to share with you that a new version of the RetinaRisk app is now available in the Apple Store and Google Play. Based on feedback from our users, we have redesigned the look of the app, made existing features more user-friendly and added several new features. We hope that this will make…
The most common method to diagnose diabetes is to measure how much glucose is present in a patient’s blood. Increasingly, this is being done by measuring the levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), which is one of the risk factors that we use in the RetinaRisk app and can help predict your risk of developing diabetic…
It’s said repeatedly that controlling what you eat and managing your weight can help prevent and manage type-2 diabetes. But with so many contradictory sources, it can be difficult to decide just how much weight you need to lose. According to a new study published in the Diabetic Medicine journal, extreme restrictions and lifestyle changes…
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