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Diabetic retinopathy

One-third of people with diabetes develop diabetic retinopathy (DR). This PrimeView focuses on the pathophysiology of the different stages of DR, ranging from mild to severe non-proliferative DR and proliferative DR, with or without diabetic macular oedema.

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Diabetic retinopathy. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2, 16013 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2016.13

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