Q&A: Anat Loewenstein, MD, and results of a consensus group on managing diabetic retinopathy

NIH Study: Experimental Drug May Help Treat Condition May Help Treat Diabetic Retinopathy

A new National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study led by scientists at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers determined that low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, may promote a breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier, an important boundary that regulates the flow of nutrients, waste and water in and out of the retina. According to Johns Hopkins, the research, which investigated the phenomenon in diabetic mice, provides ins…

Q&A: Anat Loewenstein, MD, and results of a consensus group on managing diabetic retinopathy

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