Diabetic Eye Care

Diabetes is a very serious condition that affects most other biological functions. The eyes are also susceptible to damage and injury by Diabetes. Many diabetic patient experience sporadic blurriness in vision, glared vision and a general difficulty seeing while driving. It is important that you have your blood tested, and should you have diabetes, visit your eye specialist Dubai regularly to ensure your eyes remain healthy.

Diabetes affects all functions in the body, including how you see. Diabetes is a condition that is present in the blood stream. As the sugar levels in the blood vessels increase, it causes them to swell up affecting the way the nerves function as well. Nerves and blood vessels are present in the eyes, and therefore blood sugar management and regular screening is necessary to maintain your vision quality.

Many eye conditions like Glaucoma, Cataracts, and Diabetic retinopathy is are brought on by diabetes, and without proper treatment can change the way you see things. Glaucoma is a condition of the eye in which the inner pressure increases. This happens as the Aqueous Humour, the fluid in the eye that holds the shape, becomes trapped inside. Normal activity should be for old fluid to drain out and new fluid to be produced. When the old fluid remains stagnant in the eye, the pressure increases causing blurry vision to the individual concerned. This diabetic eye disease, is managed by your general physician and your specialist care eye doctor who will ensure both phenomenon are treated well in advance and your blood sugar levels are maintained at average.

Cataracts is another condition of the eye brought on by diabetes. In this instance, it affects the lenses of the eyes. The lens is a hard jelly like oval part of the eye that is made of proteins and water. The lens is a clear part that stretches and constricts to allow the right amount of light to the retina, which lies at the back of the eye. Over time, with age, the lens can become cloudy, making it harder to focus and your vision becomes obstructed and blurred. Diabetic Cataracts is the same thing, and due to the high levels of sugar in the blood stream, the lens will change from being clear to opaque or cloudy. Unfortunately, there is no know treatment for a cloudy lens, except to have the affected lens removed and replaced with an artificial one.

Diabetic Retinopathy is the third and most serious diabetic eye disease that has to be observed regularly and managed effectively before it is allowed to progress to cause more damage. The retina is the inner back surface of the eye, which holds a number of blood vessels and light sensitive nerves. This is the part of the eye that receives light signals and transmits it to the brain, via the optic nerve. Diabetes can greatly harm this area, by causing the blood vessels to swell up impacting the nerve endings and in extreme cases, the vessels can burst. This is the leading cause of blindness in diabetic patients, who are unaware of what takes place inside their body due to high-blood sugar.

If you have been experiencing blurred vision, or even pain in the eye occasionally, it could be due to increased levels of blood sugar in your blood stream, and an emergency check up is necessary. Once you are certain you have varying levels of blood sugar, you will need to make regular visits to a Dubai eye clinic to ensure your eyes are protected from diabetic vision damage.

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