How Does Diabetes Affect Eye Health | Dr Swati Sinkar
                     How Does Diabetes Affect Eye Health
• Diabetes impacts significantly on your overall health and 
well-being, including eye health and eyesight.
• People with diabetes do not produce sufficient insulin, the 
hormone that converts glucose into energy.
• This means glucose remains in the blood, producing 
unhealthily high glucose levels, known as hyperglycaemia. 
While there is no known cure for diabetes, it can be 
successfully managed.
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There are three different types of 
diabetes
• type 1
• type 2
• gestational diabetes
• All are serious and can lead to a range of serious health 
complications, including blindness.
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How does diabetes impact on eye 
health?
• Diabetes can lead to significant changes in eye health and 
eyesight.
•Most significantly, it can result in Diabetes Retinopathy and, 
ultimately, vision loss. 
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Diabetic Retinopathy
• Diabetes Retinopathy damages the small blood vessels the back 
of the eye. People with diabetes are at an increased risk, the 
longer they have the condition.
• Regular eye examinations with an ophthalmologist in Adelaide 
can reduce the risk of Diabetic Retinopathy. This will enable 
changes in your eyesight to be detected as early as possible. 
However, the onset of the condition cannot be entirely 
prevented.
• Some of the symptoms of Diabetic Retinopathy include blurred, 
distorted or patchy vision. Difficulties in reading or recognising 
people’s faces can be a symptom, as can double vision. Some 
people may experience difficulties seeing at night, or become 
over sensitive to glare.
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What treatment is available?
• If you have noticed any deterioration in your eye health or 
vision, you should consult your ophthalmologist in Adelaide. 
• There are a number of Approaches That Dr Swati Sinkar
 May Suggest to treat the condition. 
• These include injections, laser and occasionally eye surgery, 
known as vitrectomy depending on the extent and severity 
of the condition.
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