Aspirin Part II

Last week, I wrote about a study that showed that aspirin was not really helpful in macular degeneration.

This week, we will focus on diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes can cause problems in the retina; this is why patients with diabetes are advised to have dilated eye exams. If there is bleeding or are blood vessel changes in the retina, the condition is called diabetic retinopathy.

In the July 2024 edition of the journal Ophthalmology, Dr. Emily Simmons and colleagues published a study that demonstrated that there are no meaningful benefits for aspirin use in diabetic retinopathy. This is another retinal disease, in addition the macular degeneration I just covered, for which aspirin is not helpful. However, Dr. Simmons et al. also concluded that aspirin is safe to use in the setting of diabetic retinopathy.