Diabetes can cause many eye problems which are also known as Diabetic Retinopathy. Diabetic Retinopathy screening or diabetic eye screening is to check the eye problems caused by diabetes. It may lead to the loss of eye sight in a patient. It weakens and damages the small blood vessels within the retina.
Symptoms:
• Spots or dark strings floating in your vision (floaters)
• Blurred vision
• Fluctuating vision
• Impaired colour vision
• Dark and empty areas in your vision
• Vision loss
• Poor night vision
Causes:
• High blood glucose level
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Tobacco use
• Pregnancy
Treatments:
• Laser treatment
• Eye injections
• Eye surgery
