Retinopathy In Nursing

Diabetic retinopathy is essentially a complication of diabetes that affects the eyes. It is also the leading cause of blindness for adults in America. “An estimated 4.1 million and 899,000 Americans are affected by retinopathy and vision-threatening retinopathy, respectively” (Centers for Disease, 2013). Almost 45% percent of Americans have some form of diabetic retinopathy in one of the fours phases and only about half of them are aware and know that they have diabetic retinopathy. Once you have been diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy, there is no cure but only treatments that one must undergo.
Diabetic retinopathy is a disease that affects the blood vessels in the retina. Again, it is the most common cause of blindness in people with diabetes. This disease may progress …show more content…
“But the God of all grace, ... after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you” (Peter 5:10). A patient with diabetic retinopathy is at a high risk for losing their eyesight, which is traumatizing and a different world losing one of their senses. Being a nurse you need to be there and let not feel so alone in this world. Let them know that God has a reason for everything that happens to someone and after the suffering that they have endured God has a plan and vison for them.
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Hansen, M. B., Abràmoff, M. D., Folk, J. C., Mathenge, W., Bastawrous, A., & Peto, T. (2015). Results of Automated Retinal Image Analysis for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy from the Nakuru Study, Kenya. Plos ONE, 10(10), 1-9. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.013914

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