Microaneurysms Detection from Retinal Image and Diabetic Retinopathy Grading

Abstract From the last few decades, diabetes has emerged as a fast growing disease. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common diabetic eye disease. Diabetic Retinopathy is a medical condition where the retina is damaged because fluid leaks from blood vessels into the retina. In extreme cases, the patient will become blind. So, early microaneurysms (MAs) detection and diabetic retinopathy (DR) is important in avoiding vision loss. Since the presence of micro aneurysms (MAs) is usually the first sign of DR and occurs due to blood vessel damage in the retina. Early MAs can help to reduce the incidence of blindness and it is the first step in automated screening of Diabetic retinopathy. The presences of MAs in the retina are the earliest symptoms of DR. The counts of MAs are used to indicate the severity of the DR disease and early microaneurysms (MAs) detection and diabetic retinopathy (DR) grading is important in avoiding vision loss.