Usage notes: the opposite meaning is expressed by out of the public eye: Illness kept the actor out of the public eye for eighteen months. See also: eye, public. Under the attention and scrutiny of the public, as in The rock star's activities were very much in the public eye.
What causes diabetic foot ulcers? Diabetic foot ulcers are caused by neuropathic (nerve) and vascular (blood vessel) complications of the disease. Nerve damage due to diabetes causes altered or complete loss of feeling in the foot and/or leg. This is known as peripheral neuropathy.
Ulcerations associated with diabetes are the most common cause of foot ulcers. Most of these ulcers are a direct result of loss of sensation secondary to peripheral neuropathy. Approximately 15% of persons with diabetes will develop foot ulceration during their lifetime. Most lower extremity amputations in the United States are preceded by a foot ulcer. Arterial ulcers account for 10% to 20% of lower extremity ulcerations. Other causes of lower extremity ulceration are uncommon.