Diabetes Can Increase the Risk of Eye Disease

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Diabetes Can Increase the Risk of Eye Disease

Eye disease is known as diabetic retinopathy and this is diagnosed in approximately 40 percent of the diabetics in the United States according to data. This is a non-inflammatory damage to the retina of the eye and in most cases it caused by problems with blood supply.

The retina tissue is located at the back of the eye and is sensitive to light, when diabetes retinopathy is diagnosed it can lead to decreased vision. This decreased vision over time can become worse and lead to blindness due to the lack of blood supply to the retina.

There are also other eye problems that diabetics are at a higher risk for, such as cataracts which is a loss of transparency in the lenses of the eye. Glaucoma is another eye problem that diabetics are at a higher risk for, and this is caused from a buildup of fluid pressure in the eye.