Diabetes can pose a real threat to your vision. When you have diabetes, your eyesight can be gravely impacted by several diseases, including diabetic
retinopathy, early-onset cataracts, diabetic macular degeneration, and glaucoma.
There are, however, steps you can take to help prevent these conditions from stealing your vision.
- Attend regular eye exams – diabetic eye diseases typically have few symptoms until the condition has advanced beyond the early stages. At you next eye exam, book an OCT (optical coherence Tomography) scan, that can identify changes in your vision before you do.
- Manage your blook sugar – keeping your blood sugar normal through diet, exercise, and prescribed medications can keep your blood vessels healthy and your eyesight intact.
- Control your blood pressure and cholesterol – Like other blood vessels in your body, the delicate vessels in your eyes react negatively to both elevated blood pressure and high cholesterol levels. Monitoring your blood pressure and cholesterol regularly and taking steps control both can protect the health of your eyes.
- Healthy eating and regular exercise – healthy nutrition and regular exercise help control your diabetes and greatly benefit your eye health.
Any concerns, book an eye exam with us today.