Don't Let Diabetes Damage Your Vision

Diabetic retinopathy causes progressive damage to the retina, the light-sensitive lining at the back of the eye. It is a serious sight-threatening complication usually seen in diabetics. The disease is characterized by too much sugar in the blood, which can cause damage throughout the body, including the eyes. 

In diabetic retinopathy the blood vessels of the retina are damaged to such an extent that may swell and start leaking blood or other fluids. The disorder usually affects both the eyes and eventually leads to loss of vision. 

The longer a person has diabetes, the more likely they will develop diabetic retinopathy. If left untreated, diabetic retinopathy can cause blindness.

 

Common Signs/Symptoms 

 

Some of the common symptoms of diabetic retinopathy includes: 

• Seeing spots or floaters 

• Blurred vision 

• Having a dark or empty spot in the center of your vision

• Difficulty seeing well at night

 

How Does Diabetic Retinopathy Affect Your Eye Sight

 

Usually when people with diabetes experience long periods of high blood sugar, fluid can accumulate in the lens inside the eye that controls focusing. This changes the curvature of the lens, leading to blurred vision. However, once blood sugar levels are controlled, blurred distance vision will improve. Thus, its important that patients with diabetes should control their blood sugar levels as that slows down the progression of diabetic retinopathy. Often the early stages of diabetic retinopathy have no visual symptoms.  

Diabetes may also increase the risk of developing cataracts and glaucoma at later stage. Ironically, some people even fail to realise that they have had diabetes for several years until they begin to experience problems with their eyes or vision.

Therefore, at Sharp Sight, we advise diabetics and also people who have family history of diabetes to have a comprehensive dilated eye examination once a year. 

Besides, as a caution, people who have diabetes and high blood glucose level, they have a higher risk of developing retinopathy. Blood glucose levels are measured using the HbA1C test, or glycohemoglobin test, that shows how well an individual's diabetes is being controlled. 

If a person has both diabetes and high blood pressure, they have a higher risk of developing advanced retinopathy. Therefore, taking steps to prevent high blood pressure, such as giving up smoking and cutting down on salt in diet, can help reduce risk of developing retinopathy.

 

Treatments 

 

At Sharp Sight (Group of Eye Hospitals), one of the best eye hospital in Delhi, we offer the latest Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment in Delhi NCR at very affordable cost. The treatment procedure offered by our ophthalmologists who are some of the best retina specialist in Delhi help to relax and heal the damage to the retina due to complications of diabetes. 

So, if you are looking for Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment in Delhi NCR contact us immediately. Early diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy can only help to treat and control any damage done to eyes. 

 

To book an appointment for Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment in Delhi, contact our representative at: Visit http://www.sharpsight.in