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Diabetes and Your Eye - Facts that all Diabetics must know

Posted by DrSanjayDhawan on Tue, 22 Sep 2009

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Diabetes and the EyeFacts that every Diabetic should know 1. Diabetics are a higher risk of developing eye problems – some of which can lead to irreversible blindness 2. The longer the duration of Diabetes and worse the control – more are the chances of developing eye problems 3. Eye Problems can go totally un-noticed unless Vision is tested under standard conditions and retina seen by qualified eye specialist 4. Diabetics are at a higher risk of developingCataract (Safed Motia)Glaucoma (Kala Mo... Read More

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srmcurology 02 Oct 09 2:39 PM Thanks for the excellent info, with 120 million diabetics in India, it is very alarming to know how many would get blind and how many would have kidney failure. what can we o as doctors to prevent this health catastrophy .