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.
Common risk factors for amputation of the diabetic foot include peripheral neuropathy, structural foot deformity, ulceration, infection and peripheral vascular disease 4 (Table 1) . It is important to recognize that foot ulcers can have a multifactorial etiology.