Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a chronic progressive, potentially sight-threatening disease of the retinal microvasculature, associated with the prolonged hyperglycaemia of diabetes mellitus and with other diabetes mellitus-linked conditions, such as hypertension.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/endocrine-disorders/diabetic-retinopathy-and-diabetic-eye-problems