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What is the primary cause of diabetic retinopathy?
What is the primary cause of diabetic retinopathy?
- Genetic predisposition to retinal damage
- Excessive exposure to sunlight
- High blood sugar levels damaging the retina (correct)
- Age-related degeneration of the retina
How is diabetic retinopathy clinically divided?
How is diabetic retinopathy clinically divided?
- Early-stage DR and advanced-stage DR
- Retinal neovascularization and retinal degeneration
- Macular edema and severe retinopathy
- Nonproliferative DR and proliferative DR (correct)
What percentage of patients with diabetes mellitus have signs of diabetic retinopathy?
What percentage of patients with diabetes mellitus have signs of diabetic retinopathy?
- Half
- One-third (correct)
- Three-quarters
- Two-thirds
What is the potential consequence of untreated diabetic retinopathy?
What is the potential consequence of untreated diabetic retinopathy?
What is the usual initial symptom presentation of diabetic retinopathy?
What is the usual initial symptom presentation of diabetic retinopathy?
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common and serious macrovascular complications of diabetes mellitus.
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common and serious macrovascular complications of diabetes mellitus.
Diabetic retinopathy is clinically divided into two stages based on the presence of retinal neovascularization: nonproliferative DR (NPDR) and proliferative DR (PDR).
Diabetic retinopathy is clinically divided into two stages based on the presence of retinal neovascularization: nonproliferative DR (NPDR) and proliferative DR (PDR).
DR is usually symptomatic in the early course of the disease.
DR is usually symptomatic in the early course of the disease.
Diabetic retinopathy is caused by high blood sugar levels that damage the front of the eye.
Diabetic retinopathy is caused by high blood sugar levels that damage the front of the eye.
It usually takes several years for DR to reach a stage where it could threaten sight.
It usually takes several years for DR to reach a stage where it could threaten sight.
