Eye Health

Diabetic Retinopathy is an eye disease  which can cause severe vision loss or blindness for people who have diabetes and often affects the blood vessels in the back of the eye (Retina). It is highly recommended that you visit your ophthalmologist on a regular basis to be checked for diabetic retinopathy.

Prevention for Diabetic retinopathy as follows:

1. Manage your diabetes

2. Monitor your blood sugar

3. Regulating your blood pressure and cholesterol

A Cataract is defined as the clouding of the lens of the eye. This eye disease normally occurs in adults beginning at age 65 and older but can develop earlier and faster if you are diabetic. Diabetics are 2 to 5 times more likely to develop cataracts and it can happen at an earlier age than 65.

Open Angle Glaucoma is the most common type of glaucoma. It is an eye disease where the angle of your eye where the iris (colored part of your eye) and cornea (front part of your eye) meet and is too wide of an angle. This can cause elevated eye pressures which can damage the optic nerve; the most important part of the eye. Having diabetes doubles the chance of developing 

open angle glaucoma.