Back اعتلال الشبكية Arabic Retinopatiya Azerbaijani Retinopatia Catalan Retinopathie German Retinopatía Spanish Erretinopatia Basque رتینوپاتی Persian Rétinopathie French दृष्टिपटलविकृति Hindi Retinopatija Croatian
| Retinopathy | |
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| Retinopathy in fundus of eye | |
| Specialty | Ophthalmology  |
Retinopathy is any damage to the retina of the eyes, which may cause vision impairment.[1] Retinopathy often refers to retinal vascular disease, or damage to the retina caused by abnormal blood flow.[2] Age-related macular degeneration is technically included under the umbrella term retinopathy but is often discussed as a separate entity. Retinopathy, or retinal vascular disease, can be broadly categorized into proliferative and non-proliferative types. Frequently, retinopathy is an ocular manifestation of systemic disease as seen in diabetes or hypertension.[3] Diabetes is the most common cause of retinopathy in the U.S. as of 2008.[4] Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in working-aged people.[5] It accounts for about 5% of blindness worldwide and is designated a priority eye disease by the World Health Organization.[6]
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- ^ "WHO | Priority eye diseases". www.who.int. Archived from the original on March 22, 2006. Retrieved 2017-03-03.