Diabetes is one if the leading causes of preventable vision loss affecting millions of people worldwide, especially the working class. Diabetic eye disease imposes a significant burden on individuals, families, and the health system.
Public health awareness can help in prevention, early detection, and early treatment, which can prevent major vision loss. Dr Suni Abraham, MBBS, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Ruby hall clinic, wanowarie shares how vision loss is connected to diabetes.
Conditions are referred to as
a) Diabetic retinopathy
b) Diabetic Maculopathy
c) Proliferative diabetic Retinopathy
1 uncontrolled blood sugar level
2 Long duration of diabetes
3 High blood pressure
4 High cholesterol levels
5 Smoking
Effective management requires control of systemic and ocular factors
The systemic approach involves:
• Lifestyle modification, Adherence to proper medication
• Keeping blood pressure and lipid profiles under control
• Avoid smoking
Early stages of diabetic eye diseases are mostly Asymptomatic.
1 -Laser photo coagulation for proliferative diabetic retinopathy
2-Intravitreal injections for diabetic macular Edema
3 -vitrectomy depending upon the advanced retinopathy
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