Ophthalmology and Vision Science

Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy is an eye condition that causes changes to the blood vessels in the part of your eye called the retina. That's the lining at the back of your eye that changes light into images. The blood vessels can swell, leak fluid, or bleed, which often leads to vision changes or blindness. It usually affects both eyes. When left untreated, diabetic retinopathy can scar and damage your retina.

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  Mild non-proliferative retinopathy 


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  Moderate non-proliferative retinopathy


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  Severe non-proliferative retinopathy


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  Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR)