DIABETIC RETINAL NEURODEGENERATION: CASE STUDY

Abstract

According to the International Diabetes Federation, there are 537 million people with diabetes in the world [1]. Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) have a high risk of developing complications of the underlying disease, including the risk of developing diabetic retinopathy (DR). Diabetic retinopathy is not only a common complication of diabetes, but is also recognized as the most severe, since it often leads to irreversible vision loss. In 2021, there were 103 million people worldwide suffering from some form of diabetic retinopathy, which is 22.3% of the total number of patients with diabetes (Teo et al., 2021).