Chronic Illness: The Hidden Psychological Toll of Vision Loss
Introduction to Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) represents one of the most severe and debilitating microvascular complications associated with chronic diabetes mellitus. Defined fundamentally as a progressive deterioration of the delicate vasculature of the retina, the light-sensitive tissue located at the back of the eye, DR is the leading cause of new cases of blindness […]