The test to detect diabetic retinopathy is an examination of the fundus of the eye. In Catalonia it is carried out in certain primary care centers (CAP), mostly located in cities. In the future, the aim is to put the technology that will commercialize the …

The Retina Read Risk consortium has been working for a year on the design of a screening solution for diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease due to diabetes. Building on its progress, the consortium has finalized its prototype and launched a full-scale test in Spain in …

In Spain, 25% of the population either has diabetes or is in a previous or early stage of the disease, according to the Di@bet.es study, led by CIBERDEM and financed by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III. As the incidence is growing in recent years, …

Some data on diabetic retinopathy – a rather unknown disease linked to diabetes Diabetes is a little-known, yet leading cause of blindness in Europe.It was estimated that  64 million people have diabetes in the European Region[i] in 2016 or representing around 7% of the Regional …