Initial Stage of retinal disease where aneurysms appear in vessels on the retina.
Nonproliferative retinopathy Early stage of diabetic retinopathy; usually does not impair vision.
an early stage of diabetic retinopathy that usually does not impair vision - also referred to as "nonproliferative retinopathy"
a type of damage to the retina of the eye marked by bleeding, fluid accumulation, and abnormal dilation of the blood vessels. Background retinopathy is an early stage of diabetic retinopathy. Also called simple or nonproliferative (non-pro-LIF-er-uh-tiv) retinopathy.