Diabetic retinopathy, an overview
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Updated: Feb 25, 2026

Author Spotlight: Understanding Retinal Vessel Resilience and Disease Progression
Published on: January 12, 2024
M Elizabeth Hartnett1, Wolfgang Baehr1, Yun Z Le2
1Department of Ophthalmology, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, United States.
Abstract:
This overview introduces contributions to a special issue on causes of vision loss from diabetes mellitus, focusing on the retina and also the cornea. Diabetic retinopathy is the most common and leading cause of vision loss among people with diabetes. Research to detect early symptoms, understand mechanisms leading to diabetic eye disease, and the development of treatments is a highly active research area, with currently about 2000 scientific publication per year. We provide a series of 27 comprehensive reviews and research articles from leading experts in the field.
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