Diabetic retinopathy symptoms?

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What symptom does diabetic retinopathy have? Diabetes can cause retinal vascular disorders. The incidence of disease increased with the time of diabetes. So, what are the symptoms of diabetic retinopathy? Now listen to the introduction of experts.

Diabetic retinopathy symptoms?

Diabetic patients complain of flash and vision loss: with the progress of the disease, vitreous hemorrhage, extensive neovascularization on retina and optic disc, proliferative retinopathy, severe vision loss, late and severe, will eventually lead to blindness, is one of the symptoms of diabetic retinopathy.

Microangioma: it is the earliest diabetic retinopathy visible under the fundus microscope. It is characterized by well-defined red or dark red spots. Some of them are located at the edge of the cotton flocculent spot, some on the peripheral arterioles or veins, and some in the center of the bleeding spot. The size of the spots varies from small as the tip of a needle to the diameter of the small retinal vessels. The boundary is unclear and smooth. What are the symptoms of diabetic retinopathy? Retinal microangioma generally exists for a long time, but it can also become pink or white at the edge and finally form small round white spots due to thickening of the wall, vitreous degeneration and natural obstruction of the capsule cavity. There are more microangiomas in fundus fluorescein angiography than under ophthalmoscope, which are the symptoms of diabetic retinopathy.

Haemorrhage spot: in the early course of disease, haemorrhage spot is small dot shape or round haemorrhage commonly, locate in retinal deep layer more. The bleeding can be absorbed gradually, but new bleeding can appear nearby. After the development of the disease, there may be superficial strip or flame like hemorrhage, or even a large area of subretinal or preretinal hemorrhage: it is not easy to distinguish between punctate hemorrhage and microangioma, which is located in the superficial retina, and is also a common symptom of diabetic retinopathy.

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The above is the introduction of "symptoms of diabetic retinopathy", I hope to help you. Once the patients with the above symptoms have timely treatment in the hospital, so as not to cause other complications.