The first and earlier stage is called nonproliferative retinopathy and occurs when the retina begins to swell, leading to mild vision loss. "Proliferative retinopathy is the advanced stage of DR ...

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy is clinically characterized ... of proliferative DR (PDR): DME results in slowly developing moderate vision loss, whereas PDR results in sudden-onset severe ...

Incident nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy was defined using diagnostic codes for mild, moderate, or severe disease. The diabetic retinopathy progression outcome was defined as a composite of ...

The following is a summary of “Evaluation of macular retinal oximetry across different levels of diabetic retinopathy: a cross sectional study,” published in the January 2025 issue of Ophthalmology by ...

which does not meet the high-risk characteristics High-risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy Moderate or severe NVD more than one-quarter to one-third disc area or mild new neovascularization on ...