Diabetes not only affects your internal organs but also when you are affected by a prolonged Diabetes then you may suffer from Diabetic Retinopathy.
High diabetes can damage the blood vessels of the light sensitive tissue at the back of the eye and can lead to vision loss. At first you may experience only a mild vision loss but if left untreated it can cause severe blindness.
In the short term it doesn’t affect your eyes that much, you may seem to have a temporary blurriness or loss of vision but that becomes normal when you are back on medication. But in the long term when you suffer from prolonged Diabetes then the blood vessels behind the eyes tend swollen up and can do major damage to the eyes ranging from eye blurriness, vision loss to seeing dark or empty areas in the vision.
Some of the prominent ways that Diabetes can affect your eyes are:
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Blurry Vision:
The most common way Diabetes affects your eyes is in the form of Blurry vision. This usually happens in the short term, where due to high blood sugar level your lens could swell and it changes the ability in which you are able to see things. To correct this you need to ensure that your blood sugar falls in the correct range of 70 – 130 mg/dL before meals. This usually can take 3 months when your vision can be normal.
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Diabetic Retinopathy
The retina is the inner lining at the back of the eye which helps you to see things the way they are. The signals sent by the retina are decoded by the brain which helps you see the way things are. Damaged blood vessels can not only harm you’re the retina which leads Diabetic Retinopathy.
In the early stage blood vessels usually become weak, and bulge or may leak into the retina. This stage is called non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy. In the advanced stages the blood vessels behind the retina completely breaks down and closes. This causes new blood vessels to grow or proliferate on the surface of retina which can cause complete vision loss.
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Diabetic Macular edema
The part of your retina that you need for reading, driving, and seeing faces is called the macula. Diabetes can lead to swelling in the macula, which is called diabetic macular edema. Over time, this disease can destroy the sharp vision in this part of the eye, leading to partial vision loss or blindness. Macular edema usually develops in people who already have other signs of diabetic retinopathy.
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Glaucoma
Glaucoma is the group of eye diseases that can damage the optic nerve – the bundle of the nerves that connects the eye to the brain. Diabetes usually doubles the chances of getting Glaucoma which can lead to partial vision loss or mild blindness.
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Cataracts:
The lenses within our eyes are clear structures that help provide sharp vision—but they tend to become cloudy as we age. People with diabetes are more likely to develop cloudy lenses, called cataracts. People with diabetes can develop cataracts at an earlier age than people without diabetes. Researchers think that high glucose levels cause deposits to build up in the lenses of your eyes.
If you will like to prevent these diseases from occurring even if you are suffering from Diabetes then it is best that you should consider consulting a eye doctor near you.
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