Cassie Koch

DEFINITION: IS A DIABETES COMPLICATION THAT AFFECTS EYES. IT'S

CAUSED BY DAMAGE TO THE BLOOD VESSELS OF THE LIGHT-SENSITIVE TISSUE
AT THE BACK OF THE EYE (RETINA). MAY CAUSE NO SYMPTOMS OR ONLY MILD
VISION PROBLEMS. EVENTUALLY, IT CAN CAUSE BLINDNESS. THE CONDITION
CAN DEVELOP IN ANYONE WHO HAS TYPE 1 OR TYPE 2 DIABETES. THE LONGER
YOU HAVE DIABETES AND THE LESS CONTROLLED YOUR BLOOD SUGAR IS, THE
MORE LIKELY YOU ARE TO DEVELOP THIS EYE COMPLICATION

SYMPTOMS: YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE SYMPTOMS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY. AS THE CONDITION PROGRESSES, DIABETIC
RETINOPATHY SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE:
SPOTS OR DARK STRINGS FLOATING IN YOUR VISION (FLOATERS)

BLURRED VISION

FLUCTUATING VISION

IMPAIRED COLOR VISION

DARK OR EMPTY AREAS IN YOUR VISION

VISION LOSS

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY USUALLY AFFECTS BOTH EYES.

FACTS:DIABETIC RETINOPATHY MAY BE ASYMPTOMATIC

GOOD SUGAR CONTROL DOES NOT PREVENT THE DISEASE
DIABETIC RETINOPATHY CAN CAUSE BLINDNESS
TREATMEANTS: TREATMEANT OPTIONS DEPENDS LARGELY ON THE
TYPE OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY YOU HAVE AND HOW SEVERE IT IS, IS
GEARED TO SLOWING OR STOPPING PROGRESSION OF THE CONDITION.
When diabetic retinopathy is mild or moderate, good blood sugar control can usually slow the
progression.

Focal laser treatment, Scatter laser treatment, Vitrectomy

https://nei.nih.gov/health/examples#3

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/blog/2017/03/nintendo-switch-game-enables-man-diabetic-retinop
athy-enjoy-gaming-wife/

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetic-retinopathy/basics/definition/con-20023311
https://www.aoa.org/patients-and-public/eye-and-vision-problems/glossary-of-eye-and-vision-condition
s/diabetic-retinopathy?sso=y