Diabetic Retinopathy is the eye disease which is caused due to uncontrolled/ prolonged Diabetes in an Individual. It is one of the leading cause of preventable blindness amogst working age group population.
With increase in incidence of Diabetes especially in our country, number of individuals suffering from Eye related disease are also increasing.
Most people with diabetic retinopathy should keep most, if not all vision, providing it is diagnosed early and all steps are taken to keep it under control.
Most people consider sight to be the most precious sense thus it is critical to be aware of the risk of diabetic eye disease and to understand how to prevent its onset. For those who already have diabetic eye disease, there are steps to be taken which can prevent further vision loss due to it.
- It is important to tell your doctor that you are a diabetic and since how long have you had it
- It is essential for an individual with diabetes to have a comprehensive eye examination done atleast once a year
- If you already have diabetic retinopathy, your follow up visits will be as per treating doctor advise.
- The longer you have had diabetes, the more important it is to have regular eye tests, even if the tests have always been clear in the past. This is because the risk of eye disease is strongly related to the duration of diabetes