522 College Avenue / Clemson, SC  29631
Phone: (864) 654-3685;   Fax:  (864) 654-3695;   Email: mail@eyecareclemson.com
Blood vessels throughout
retina are normal.
Retina is healthy with
normal color and function
Central macula remains clear
with good central vision
Early non-proliferative
dot or blot hemorrhages
begin to appear
Central macular
area remains clear
Eye unaffected by
diabetic retinopathy
Early non-proliferative
diabetic retinopathy
Laser treated
diabetic retinopathy
Blood in macula
Scarring from laser
treatment used to try to
protect surrounding retina
Developing
hemorrhages
Advanced proliferative
diabetic retinopathy
New, unhealthy blood
vessels have grown or
proliferated at the
optic nerve and across
the retinal tissue