| Learn about the Diabetic Retinopathy disease | | | | Diabetic retinopathy usually affects both eyes. |
| which occurs in diabetes patients. The disease of | | | | The treatment of diabetes retinopathy is generally |
| Diabetic Retinopathy damage eye's retina and | | | | very successful in preventing or reducing loss of |
| leading cause of blindness. Diabetes occurs when | | | | vision but it does not treat the disease. The main |
| diabetes damages the tiny blood vessels inside | | | | treatment for serious retina problems is laser eye |
| the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of | | | | surgery, which is regularly very effective on |
| the eye. The blood vessels of the retina are the | | | | preventing loss of vision if the treatment is done |
| first to be damaged by high blood sugar. Diabetic | | | | prior to the severe damage of the retina. |
| retinopathy includes microaneurysms, intraretinal | | | | Treatment for retinopathy may not be needed |
| hemorrhage, exudates, macular edema, macular | | | | unless the center of the retina has been affected. |
| ischemia, neovascularization, vitreous hemorrhage, | | | | When the macula is damaged with macular |
| and traction retinal detachment. | | | | edema, laser treatment is needed. |
| | | | Prevention is the best way to control any type of |
| Diabetic symptoms are not identified in the early | | | | diseases. The best way for preventing diabetic |
| stage. Later symptoms of diabetes Retinopathy | | | | retinopathy is to control diabetes and keep blood |
| are eye pain, blurred vision, floaters and flashes, | | | | pressure at normal levels. People with diabetes |
| difficulty reading, double vision sudden loss of | | | | should have a yearly eye examination, in which |
| vision. Diabetic retinopathy can also cause macular | | | | the student is dilated with eye drops, so that |
| edema. The macula is the inner part of the retina | | | | retinopathy can be detected and any necessary |
| that allows for detail to be seen. If you have | | | | treatment can be started early. Tight control of |
| diabetic retinopathy, at first you may not notice | | | | blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol is |
| changes to your vision. But over time, diabetic | | | | very important for preventing diabetic retinopathy. |
| retinopathy can get worse and cause vision loss. | | | | |