How diabetes affects eyes

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How diabetes affects eyes
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Vision problems and Diabetes

• Diabetes and vision trouble are more closely
  connected than many people realize. In some
  cases, a sudden change in your vision may not
  necessarily be your eyes becoming weak, but a
  sign that you need to check your blood sugar
  levels.

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Diabetes can creep up on you without you knowing.
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Replace eye glasses

• If you know you have diabetes, then replacing
  your eye glasses regularly for worsening vision
  is not advisable. It is important to maintain
  regular checkups with ophthalmologists if you
  have high-blood sugar as the lens of the eyes and
  the retina can become affected by vision
  threatening eye diseases.

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High-blood sugar directly affects the lens of the
eyes by causing it to swell

• This usually takes place in spurs and is not a
  continuous issue for diabetes patients. The safe
  level for blood sugar is, between 70 and 130
  milligrams per D/L before meals, and not higher
  than 180 mg/dL after meals. When the blood sugar
  level goes higher, blurred or glared vision may
  be experienced temporarily.

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Diabetes causes blood vessels to swell up, fluid
to be trapped, causing nerve damage.

• A third visual problem that is a result of
  diabetes is Diabetic retinopathy. The retina is
  the inner back surface that is responsible for
  receiving light impulses and turning them into
  electrical impulses that is sent via the optic
  nerve to the brain. The retina has tiny micro
  vascular vessels which can swell and damage the
  retina. Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause
  for irreversible damage leading to blindness.

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It is important that you see a specialized
diabetic eye doctor often if you have diabetes to
help you obtain the right treatment for visual
maintenance.

• Glared or blurry vision can be sporadic and you
  may not experience these symptoms all the time,
  but only during the times of day that your blood
  sugar has risen.
• It is also recommended that you first have your
  blood sugar tested by a general physician and
  then visit a reputed eye clinic in Dubai
  for regular eye checkups and diabetes management
  in regards to your vision.