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.
1 It is estimated that up to 10% of people with diabetes will develop foot ulcers. 2  Foot ulcers occur because of nerve damage and peripheral vascular disease. 3  Peripheral vascular disease. 4  Diabetes also affects the flow of blood.