DIABETIC RETINAL RETINAL NEURODEGENERATION

Abstract

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