(Diabetes-related vision) My vision is fine, so why does my primary doctor recommend an eye exam?

 

The most reliable way to prevent diabetic retinopathy, one of the complications of diabetes, is to have regular eye examinations.

 

Diabetic retinopathy increases in risk over time regardless of how well diabetes is managed.

 

If you have diabetes for 30 to 40 years, 80 to 90% of patients develop diabetic retinopathy.

 

10% of diabetic retinopathy cases experience macular edema, which can lead to permanent vision loss.

 

However, in the early stages of diabetic retinopathy, most people have no symptoms.

 

So, if you don't get tested, you may miss the opportunity for treatment.

 

Receiving prompt treatment such as medication, injections, or surgery appropriate to the symptoms can prevent the condition from worsening.

 

Get an eye examination immediately after being diagnosed with diabetes, and continue to visit the ophthalmologist regularly once a year thereafter.

 

That's how we can prevent real-name identification.

 

One-line summary: Visit an ophthalmologist once immediately after a diabetes diagnosis and once every year!

 

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Eye diseases are also among the complications caused by diabetes.

Get an eye examination immediately after being diagnosed with diabetes.

It seems like you are tired..

 

You shouldn't forget to have regular eye examinations.