Top Specialists in Diabetic Retinopathy

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Nov. 21, 2013 - PRLog -- In conjunction with Diabetes Awareness Month, Expertscape.com is pleased to announce its ranking of the top institutions and individual specialists in the research and treatment of diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy is the most common diabetic eye disease and is a leading cause of blindness in adults. Persons with either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes are at risk.  Almost half of persons with diagnosed diabetes have some degree of diabetic retinopathy. With the dramatic increases in diabetes throughout the world, this disease will require continued research.

As part of Diabetes Awareness Month, Expertscape.com honors these individual experts and institutions (http://www.expertscape.com/leaders/diabetic+retinopathy) for their efforts in the research and treatment of diabetic retinopathy:

Leading Experts, Worldwide – Diabetic Retinopathy
1.     Dr. Tien Wong - Singapore National Eye Centre
2.     Dr. Ronald Klein - University of Wisconsin
3.     Dr. Lloyd P. Aiello - Joslin Diabetes Center
4.     Dr. Thomas Gardner - University of Michigan
5.     Dr. Rafael Simó - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
6.     Dr. Barbara Klein - University of Wisconsin
7.     Dr. Paul Mitchell - University of Sydney
8.     Dr. Sho-Ichi Yamagishi - Kurume University School of Medicine
9.     Dr. Cristina Hernández - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Leading Institutions, Worldwide - Diabetic Retinopathy
1.     Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore
2.     Wayne State University - Detroit
3.     Joslin Diabetes Center - Boston
4.     University of Sydney - Australia
5.     University of Heidelberg - Germany
6.     Case Western Reserve University - Ohio
7.     University of Wisconsin
8.     Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona - Spain
9.     Kurume University School of Medicine – Japan

To view Expertscape’s comprehensive results for diabetic retinopathy, covering hundreds of institutions and thousands of specialists worldwide, visit http://expertscape.com/ex/diabetic+retinopathy

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