New Vision Screening Device Provides Early Warning of Diabetic Eye Disease

Doctor with syringe

Victor M. Elner, MD, PhD

RPB-supported research yields test that could give doctors and patients a head start on treating diabetes and its vision complications. The device also may help diagnose changes that occur in the eye as early as 10 years before a person is diagnosed with macular degeneration. Read story

Watch a video of Dr. Elner explaining the significance of this development for the early detection of diabetes and diabetes-related eye disease.

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July 15, 2008

Diabetic Retinopathy

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