Diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that damages the retina's blood vessels, either by weakening their walls — which can cause bleeding and fluid leakage — or by promoting the growth of abnormal, fragile vessels in more advanced stages.

It's one of the leading causes of vision loss in working-age adults, and it often progresses without obvious symptoms in its early stages, so many patients don't know they have it until damage is already significant.

We use high-resolution optical coherence tomography to detect and monitor this condition from its earliest stages.