5. Discussion Diabetes-related Retinopathy (DR) is an eye disease that is the primary cause of blindness. It is a diabetic complication that results from damage to the retinal vasculature. Patients only become aware of this silent disease when they develop vision problems. However, this occurs when retinal alterations have progressed to the stage where vision loss is more likely, and treatment is complex [21]. This disease is irreversible and causes blindness in diabetic patients.
