Telemedicine Doubles Screening Rates for Retinopathy

  The use of telemedicine helped a primary care clinic more than double the percentage of diabetic patients undergoing screening for retinopathy over the course of a year, according to a research letter published this month in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The researchers, based out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,…

New Report from Prevent Blindness America Shows Sharp Increase in Eye Disease Prevalence

According to the 2012 update of the “Vision Problems in the U.S.” report, a study released today by Prevent Blindness America and the National Eye Institute, the number of those ages 40 and older with vision impairment and blindness has increased 23 percent since the year 2000. In addition, a preliminary update to the 2007…

Adolescents with Diabetes Experiencing Decrease in Retinopathy

A long-term study from Australia has claimed that there has been a significant reduction in the number of cases of retinopathy among young patients with type 1 diabetes who have had intensive glycaemic control therapy. http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2011/Oct/adolescents-with-diabetes-experiencing-decrease-in-retinopathy-95087803.html