High blood sugars have long been known to cause eye damage in diabetics. However, new research has found that low blood sugar may also contribute. The good news is that it also identified a way of ...

Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes caused by uncontrolled blood sugar levels damaging the blood vessels and eye tissue located at the retina. The condition occurs in patients with both ...

Artistic rendition of a diabetic mouse retina demonstrating retinal vasculature (yellow) with increased leakage (red) following insulin-induced transient episode of hypoglycemia (low glucose). In a ...

Hypoglycemia is linked to an increased risk for and progression of diabetic retinopathy, according to new research presented at The Retina Society (TRS) Annual Meeting 2025. Severe hypoglycemia is ...

This article is part of “Innovations In: Type 1 Diabetes”, an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex. Sterling Glass had many health problems as a ...

In a new National Institutes of Health-funded study led by scientists at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have determined that low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, ...

A retinal specialist has explained how eye exams can detect serious underlying health condition ...

Sticking to your medication plan, managing your blood sugar, and taking care of your mental health can all be important components of self-care for diabetic retinopathy. Self‑care can’t cure diabetic ...

Scientists say they have determined that low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, may promote a breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier, an important boundary that regulates the flow of nutrients, waste and ...