Diabetic retinopathy

Therapeutic area
Metabolic Disease
Rare disease
No

Definition
A chronic, pathological complication associated with diabetes mellitus, where retinal damages are incurred due to microaneurysms in the vasculature of the retina, progressively leading to abnormal blood vessel growth, and swelling and leaking of fluid from blood vessels, resulting in vision loss or blindness.
Genetic basis
No
Non-human condition
No
Rare disease
No
Listing at source
Listed
Condition name
Diabetic retinopathy
Therapeutic area
Metabolic Disease

  • diabetic retinopathy
  • DRD
  • diabetic retinal disease

Severity
Severe

  • Cardiology
  • Metabolic Disease
  • Neurology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Vascular Medicine

MONDO ID
Parent condition
MONDO:0002311

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