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Symptoms Of Diabetic Retinopathy Health Feed

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DNB Ophtalmology, MBBS

Ophthalmologist•Ludhiana
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Diabetic retinopathy is not a standalone disease; it is a side effect of diabetes. This is a condition that affects the eyes. It may start with no tangible harm to the eyes at all. With time, however, it progresses to complete blindness.

This disease damages the light sensing tissue inside the retina. Both diabetes type 1 and 2 can cause this disease as a complication. Your risk increases with the duration you have had diabetes for.

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Ophthalmologist•Pune
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Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes in the eye. In early stages, the disease might not produce any effect of the eyesight. With time, however, if untreated it progresses to complete blindness. This disease damages the light sensing tissue (the retina). Both diabetes type 1 and 2 can cause this disease as a complication. Your risk increases with the duration you have had diabetes for.

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Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
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Ophthalmologist•Jodhpur
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Diabetic retinopathy is an eye problem that affects the retina of the eye and causes total and irreparable blindness. It usually occurs after 15 to 20 years of diabetes. Poorer the control earlier is the onset. Association of hypertension and increased blood cholesterol make the condition more serious.

In initial stages, there may not be any visual symptoms. Some patients may get macular edema marked with a decrease in the vision without exhibiting diabetic retinopathy.

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Ophthalmologist•Dehradun
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Also termed as diabetic eye disease, this is a disease in which the retina gets damaged due to diabetes. This usually leads to blindness. In most cases, as inferred from various studies, this affects people who have had diabetes for more than 20 years. Diabetic retinopathy can also be a problem for women during pregnancy. With proper monitoring and treatment, this disease can be cured. One major way to prevent this disease could be by regulating diabetes.

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Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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Ophthalmologist•Jaipur
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Diabetic retinopathy is an eye problem that affects the retina of the eye and causes total and irreparable blindness. It usually occurs after 15 to 20 years of diabetes. Poorer the control earlier is the onset. Association of hypertension and increased blood cholesterol make the condition more serious.

In initial stages, there may not be any visual symptoms. Some patients may get macular edema marked with a decrease in the vision without exhibiting diabetic retinopathy.

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Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
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Diabetes management; move on in life
By focusing on improving lifestyle, the right treatment and some precautions you can easily set aside all your worries about diabetes management. Homeopathy is there to help you.
The word diabetes bothers us all; makes us worry about severe health conditions from infections to amputations, and from sweet-consumption to stroke and heart attack. However, if we make the right lifestyle changes, that would not really hamper our cozy spectrum, we can eas...more
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Ophthalmologist•Nashik
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If the people suffering from diabetes find their vision clouded or distorted, then the condition is called Diabetic Retinopathy. The vision gradually grows weaker till there is a complete loss of vision.

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1. If the sugar content in blood is high, then it might lead to clogging of the small blood vessels that supply blood to the retina. The eye tries to compensate for the narrowing blood vessels by growing new blood vessels. These are in some cases we...more
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Ophthalmologist•Delhi
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Diabetic retinopathy is not a standalone disease; it is a side effect of diabetes. This is a condition that affects the eyes. It may start with no tangible harm to the eyes at all. With time, however, it progresses to complete blindness.

This disease damages the light sensing tissue inside the retina. Both diabetes type 1 and 2 can cause this disease as a complication. Your risk increases with the duration you have had diabetes for.

Symptoms of diabetic retinopathy:

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Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip
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Ophthalmologist•Bangalore
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What is diabetic retinopathy?

Diabetic retinopathy is a form of eye damage caused by complications of diabetes. It is the most common cause of vision loss among people with diabetes and a leading cause of blindness in adults. This condition occurs when diabetes affects the tiny blood vessels in the retina, the part of the eye responsible for capturing light and images.

Diabetes-related changes in blood sugar, cholesterol levels and blood pressure can cause these vesse...more
Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
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MS - Ophthalmology, MBBS, FRCS

Ophthalmologist•Gurgaon
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Diabetes is a scourge that has been spreading like wildfire across the globe. It is one of the major public health concerns of the modern era. Diabetes not only causes damage to your internal organs but will also take a toll on your eyes if left unchecked. Retinopathy, glaucoma, cataracts and blurry vision are common phenomena accompanying diabetes.

You may not notice it at first. Symptoms can include:

Blurry or double vision

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