Diabetic retinopathy is an eye disease that affects people with poorly managed diabetes. It is a serious complication that can lead to irreversible vision loss or blindness.

Cause:

• High blood glucose levels.

• Damage to the retinal blood vessels caused by elevated glucose levels.

  
  

Symtoms:

Symptoms may vary as diabetic retinopathy progresses, ranging from no symptoms at first to progressive stages of vision loss, image distortion, eye bleeding, and eventually blindness.

Treatment:

• Injections of anti-angiogenic agents, laser photocoagulation, or vitrectomy surgery.

• Regardless of the treatment used, it should be accompanied by strict diabetes control through diet, regular exercise, medications, and/or insulin to achieve a satisfactory outcome.