Diabetic retinopathy: A review

Abstract

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a vascular disease of the retina which affects patients with diabetes mellitus. It is the number one cause of blindness in people between the ages of 20-64 in the United States. It is, therefore, a worthwhile topic for all homoeopathy students to review. Diabetes mellitus is extremely common, so it is not surprising that DR affects 3.4 percent of the population (4.1 million individuals) of the millions of people with diabetic retinopathy, nearly one fourth have vision-threatening disease.