August 15th 2025
GLP-1 use among adults with diabetes peaked among those aged 50 to 64 years, was highest among Hispanic adults, and was more likely among those taking other antihyperglycemic agents.
Diabetic Retinopathy in a 56-Year-OldMan
May 1st 2002Diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of legal blindness in personsbetween the ages of 20 and 65 years. In this 56-year-old man with a 20-yearhistory of type 2 diabetes, multiple, scattered intraretinal (dot-blot) hemorrhagesand superficial nerve fiber layer (splinter) hemorrhages can be seen.An occasional Roth spot-an intraretinal hemorrhage with a white center thatrepresents a fibrin thrombus which occludes a ruptured blood vessel-is alsoevident. Numerous yellow, waxy, hard exudates are seen between the innerplexiform and inner nuclear layers of the retina. Cotton-wool spots are alsopresent, although no neovascularization is present.