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How Does Diabetes Affect Eye Health | Dr Swati Sinkar

Diabetes can impact on overall health and eyesight. Understand how to cure it with Dr Swati Sinkar.

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How Does Diabetes Affect Eye Health | Dr Swati Sinkar

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  1. How Does Diabetes Affect Eye Health

  2. 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. For More Information Visit: https://www.drswatisinkar.com.au/

  3. 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. For More Information Visit: https://www.drswatisinkar.com.au/

  4. 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. For More Information Visit: https://www.drswatisinkar.com.au/

  5. 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. For More Information Visit: https://www.drswatisinkar.com.au/

  6. 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 SwatiSinkar 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. For More Information Visit: https://www.drswatisinkar.com.au/

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