What eye diseases does diabetes cause?
It is known by almost everyone that diabetes causes eye problems. Anadolu Health Center Ophthalmology Specialist Op. emphasizes that treatment success is higher if these problems are detected early. Dr. Yusuf Avni Yılmaz said, “Even if diabetic patients have no complaints, regular eye examination is very important. Provided that the conditions are the same, the risk of complications in the eye and other tissues in people who have had diabetes for 10 years is higher than in those who have had diabetes for 5 years. “The common eye problems in diabetic patients can be listed as glaucoma, cataract and retinopathy,” he explained. Kiss. Dr. Yusuf Avni Yılmaz gave important information on the subject…
Diabetes is a disease that requires lifelong control. Diabetes can affect the whole body as well as the eyes. While there are people who have diabetes and have not experienced any eye problems for years, there are also people who have serious eye and vision problems due to the effects of diabetes. Although eye problems due to diabetes begin initially, patients may not feel any complaints…
Even if there is no complaint, check-ups should be done twice a year.
When patients feel symptoms related to the complications of diabetes, the damage to the eye is usually significantly advanced. If these problems are monitored well at the initial stage and appropriate treatments are applied when necessary, permanent vision damage can be prevented to a large extent. The only way to do this is through regular eye examinations of patients diagnosed with diabetes. Every person with diabetes should have regular eye examinations at least twice a year, even if they have no visual complaints. If a problem is detected during the inspections, a road map should be drawn accordingly…
Ophthalmologist Op. Dr. Yusuf Avni Yılmaz shared important information about glaucoma, cataract and retinopathy, common eye problems in diabetic patients, and their treatments:
glaucoma It is known as eye pressure. Glaucoma occurs approximately twice as often in diabetic patients than in non-diabetics. Early recognition of glaucoma and initiation of treatment is the most important factor in preventing permanent vision damage. There are various treatment options for glaucoma, including medication, laser treatments and surgery, depending on the patient’s condition.
Cataract It is an eye disease that causes blurring, characterized by the opacity of the lens located just behind the pupil, known as the pupil. Although its frequency increases with age, it is more common in diabetic patients than in non-diabetic patients. The treatment is surgery.
diabetic retinopathy As the name suggests, they are some disorders that develop in the retina of the eye due to diabetes. It is necessary to examine diabetic retinopathy in 3 categories.
1) Non-proliferative Retinopathy is the initial stage of diabetic retinopathy. Here, bleeding has started behind the eyes, but it does not cause a major problem yet. It is one of the most important things to prevent vision loss by closely monitoring patients at this stage and treating them when necessary. Since patients do not have visual complaints during this period, they are usually recognized by physicians during routine eye examinations.
2) Macular edema It is a condition that significantly reduces vision due to fluid accumulation in the area where vision receptor cells are concentrated in the center of the retina. As edema increases, vision decreases, and when edema decreases, vision improves. However, if the edema continues for a very long time, vision may not improve at the same rate even if the edema is reduced with treatment. Therefore, if this condition is detected, treatment should be applied quickly.
3) Proliferative Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most serious eye problems of diabetes. New vessels form on the retina due to circulatory disorders in the retinal layer. These vessels are not as healthy as the real vessels of the retina. They are fragile and prone to bleeding. If these retinal hemorrhages fill the inside of the eye, vision may be completely lost and critical surgeries may be needed. In addition, this circulatory disorder and bleeding in the retina can cause types of glaucoma that are quite problematic and difficult to control. This situation can cause not only vision problems but also pain in the eyes that is difficult to control.
Treatments related to the effects of diabetes on retinopathy can be divided into three groups: laser treatments, intraocular injections and vitrectomy surgeries.
