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DIABETIC RETINOPATHY - DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES TO THIS DREADED DISEASE
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a diabetes complication that affects your eyes. It's caused by damage to blood vessels of the light-sensitive retina. One-fifth of diabetics get DR in 3-5 years.
DR has four stages, mild non-proliferative retinopathy (beginning stage, where swelling begins in the retina's blood vessels, moderate non-proliferative retinopathy), severe non-proliferative retinopathy, proliferative retinopathy. Later, a blood vessel in the retina is damaged due to diabetes. DR will exhibit a range of symptoms, including blurred vision, color blindness, eye floaters & if untreated, it can cause vision loss.
When excess sugar blocks the tiny blood vessels of the retina, there will be bleeding. Thereafter, the eye will try to regenerate new blood vessels, which will be weaker & again, there will be more bleeding. This regeneration of new blood vessels is known as proliferative diabetic retinopathy. This is an early stage.
Early stages of DR occur without any symptoms & without pain. An actual influence on the vision will not be evident until the ailment advances. Symptoms typically become noticeable when the condition is more critical & it will be too late for recovery. There is no proper cure for diabetic retinopathy. But treatment works very well to prevent, delay, or reduce vision loss if you will detect the disorders in the early stages. The sooner the condition is found, the easier it is to treat & your vision will be saved.
If you are diabetic & you experience any headaches or migraines more frequently than before, it is time to meet your ophthalmologist. At the same time, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, pregnancy, smoking along diabetes can play havoc with your eyesight. Having a comprehensive dilated eye exam, at least once a year can help a person catch the condition early to prevent further complications.
TAILPIECE: Diabetic patients develop diabetic retinopathy within 3-5 years. Beware that DR is not reversible. If you catch it early enough, you can prevent loss of vison. You should take care to visit your ophthalmologist or optometrist & have your blood sugar level tested, at regular intervals depending on the history of diabetes. Agappe, your best partner in diagnostics, offers you blood glucose reagents & HbA1C test reagents in fully auto clinical chemistry analyzer systems & Nephelometry analyzer platforms like Mispa i2 & Mispa i3 protein analyzer systems.
DIABETIC RETINOPATHY - DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES TO THIS DREADED DISEASE
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a diabetes complication that affects your eyes. It's caused by damage to blood vessels of the light-sensitive retina. One-fifth of diabetics get DR in 3-5 years.
DR has four stages, mild non-proliferative retinopathy (beginning stage, where swelling begins in the retina's blood vessels, moderate non-proliferative retinopathy), severe non-proliferative retinopathy, proliferative retinopathy. Later, a blood vessel in the retina is damaged due to diabetes. DR will exhibit a range of symptoms, including blurred vision, color blindness, eye floaters & if untreated, it can cause vision loss.
When excess sugar blocks the tiny blood vessels of the retina, there will be bleeding. Thereafter, the eye will try to regenerate new blood vessels, which will be weaker & again, there will be more bleeding. This regeneration of new blood vessels is known as proliferative diabetic retinopathy. This is an early stage.
Early stages of DR occur without any symptoms & without pain. An actual influence on the vision will not be evident until the ailment advances. Symptoms typically become noticeable when the condition is more critical & it will be too late for recovery. There is no proper cure for diabetic retinopathy. But treatment works very well to prevent, delay, or reduce vision loss if you will detect the disorders in the early stages. The sooner the condition is found, the easier it is to treat & your vision will be saved.
If you are diabetic & you experience any headaches or migraines more frequently than before, it is time to meet your ophthalmologist. At the same time, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, pregnancy, smoking along diabetes can play havoc with your eyesight. Having a comprehensive dilated eye exam, at least once a year can help a person catch the condition early to prevent further complications.
TAILPIECE: Diabetic patients develop diabetic retinopathy within 3-5 years. Beware that DR is not reversible. If you catch it early enough, you can prevent loss of vison. You should take care to visit your ophthalmologist or optometrist & have your blood sugar level tested, at regular intervals depending on the history of diabetes. Agappe, your best partner in diagnostics, offers you blood glucose reagents & HbA1C test reagents in fully auto clinical chemistry analyzer systems & Nephelometry analyzer platforms like Mispa i2 & Mispa i3 protein analyzer systems.