Impact of Diabetes On Your Eyes

Over time, diabetes can cause damage to your eyes that can lead to poor vision or even blindness. But you can take steps to prevent diabetic eye disease, or keep it from getting worse, by taking care of your diabetes.

Often, there are no warning signs of diabetic eye disease or vision loss when damage first develops. A full, dilated eye exam helps the Ophthalmologist find and treat eye problems early—often before much vision loss can occur.

If your blood glucose stays high over time, it can damage the tiny blood vessels in the back of your eyes. This damage can begin during prediabetes, when blood glucose is higher AKIOthan normal, but not high enough for you to be diagnosed with diabetes. Damaged blood vessels may leak fluid and cause swelling. New, weak blood vessels may also begin to grow. These blood vessels can bleed into the middle part of the eye, lead to scarring, or cause dangerously high pressure inside your eye.

Most serious diabetic eye diseases begin with blood vessel problems. The eye diseases that can threaten your sight are: a) Diabetic Retinopathy, b) Diabetic Macular Edema, c) Glaucoma, d) Cataracts.

Let’s discuss about one such eye disease which is alarming and the number of people having this issue is increasing exponentially.

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY:

Diabetic Retinopathy is a complication of diabetes mellitus and is one of the main causes of blindness in young and middle-aged adults today. It occurs when diabetes damages the tiny blood vessels inside the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.

What are the symptoms?

Diabetic retinopathy in the early stages has no warning signs and sight may not be affected until the condition is severe.

As the disease progresses, symptoms may include the loss of central vision when reading or driving, loss of the ability to see colour, and mild blurring vision

Small spots or floaters may also indicate blood vessel leaks and may clear up in days, weeks or months.

In the most severe form, with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, there may be sudden severe vision loss from vitreous bleeding or tractional retinal detachment.

Because the disease is initially asymptomatic, and can be treated in the earlier stages, it is important to have an eye examination each year and immediately if you experience any of these symptoms. Late diagnosis and treatment can result in irreversible vision loss.

Can diabetic retinopathy be prevented?

Early detection of diabetic retinopathy can prevent vision loss. You can protect your eye sight by having your eyes checked atleast once a year by your Ophthalmologist.

You can also help slow down the development of diabetic retinopathy by keeping your blood glucose in check.

The measurement of HbA1c to measure the blood sugar can be done every 3 months period.

Other medical conditions such as High BP, high cholesterol and heart disease should be treated and kept under control.

Smoking should be stopped and you should exercise regularly.

This will reduce your risk of developing diabetic retinopathy.

How can Diabetic Retinopathy be treated?

Depending on the condition of your eye and the impact of Diabetes on the vision there are various procedures which are available like Laser, Anti-VEGF injections, surgical procedure – Vitrectomy.

AK Institute of Ophthalmology (AKIO) urges everyone to get regular eye check ups and visit an Ophthalmologist to prevent eye issues. It has been established & setup by Padmashree and BC Roy Awardee Dr Atul Kumar (Medical Director) along with AIIMS Alumni Dr Aman Kumar (Medical Superintendent).

AKIO is a pioneer in 3D Retina and Cataract procedures and is the FIRST Eye Hospital in India to have the latest 3D Visualisation System.

3-DIMENSIONAL VISUALISATION SYSTEM

The high level of precision removes the need to refocus without losing any detail.

Up to 5X extended depth of focus
Up to 48% increased magnification
Up to 42% increased depth resolution
Customised digital image
Enables enhanced Surgical Efficiency and control
Reduces patient risk factor from high light exposure.

A) View with expanded clarity:

Up to 5x extended depth of field delivers a crisp focus across an expanded surgical space and a deeper range of details.

Enhanced precision and accuracy minimizes the need to manually refocus during the procedure, promoting efficiency and reducing operating time.

B) Immerse in a magnified view:

Up to 48% increased magnification provides an expansive view, improving the ability to perform intricate surgical tasks.

C) Distinguish every detail:

Up to 42% increased depth resolution enables your ability to resolve fine details when managing challenging pathologies.

AKIO has emerged as the best hospital for eye treatment in Delhi/NCR, that offers the latest technology-based world-class patient care. With a ‘patient first’ approach, the dedicated team of highly trained doctors and medical staff we strive to ensure the best eyecare experience with a healing touch.

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