Reducing the Diabetic Patients’ Risk of Vision Loss Due to Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetes is a multilineage disorder that can damage large blood vessels and small blood vessels of the whole body. This damage can cause many well-known complications such as cardiovascular disease, renal failure, stroke, but it can also cause blindness due to diabetic retinopathy and even blindness. Diabetic retinopathy of retinal vascular injury is a major cause of blindness in adults in the United States (Noble & Chaudhary, 2010). Diabetic retinopathy is a very manageable disease. Therefore, the concept that many diabetic patients are still suffering from blindness means that there is a problem with the care that diabetic patients are receiving.

Approximately one-third of diabetic patients are over 40 years of age and have already shown signs of diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of blindness in diabetic patients. However, everyone's vision for the future is largely dependent on regular care. Early detection and treatment of diabetic retinopathy can reduce the risk of blindness by 95%. If you are pregnant with diabetes, eyes problems may occur immediately during pregnancy. If you already have diabetic retinopathy you may get worse during pregnancy. Changes that help to support a baby with a growing body may exert pressure on the blood vessels of the eye. During your pregnancy your medical team will periodically check your eyes to find problems early and advise you to protect your eyesight.

One of the most common complications of diabetes is called "diabetic retinopathy" (DR). Diabetic retinopathy refers to ocular damage caused by changes in glucose levels in retinal blood vessels. Failure to do so may lead to blindness. Currently, 100 million people with diabetes suffer from this disease. This is the second leading cause of blindness in India. The problem is that this is completely preventable.