{"id":2680,"date":"2022-01-12T02:58:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T02:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eceye.com.hk\/?page_id=2680"},"modified":"2024-10-09T13:33:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T05:33:21","slug":"diabetic-retinopathy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eceye.com.hk\/en\/diabetic-retinopathy\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetic eye"},"content":{"rendered":"
Diabetic retinopathy<\/span>(commonly known as diabetic eye) is one of the complications of diabetes. Improper blood sugar management damages the endothelium of retinal blood vessels, causing microfilament vasculopathy. The retina is covered with tiny blood vessels, and lesions can cause vascular obstruction and reduce the blood supply to the retina, resulting in hypoxia and triggering the growth of new blood vessels. Abnormally fragile new blood vessels can easily rupture, bleed, and leak into the vitreous body. Hypoxia in the retina can lead to edema and death of optic nerve cells, resulting in vision loss. Diabetic eye can cause a series of pathologies such asglaucoma symptoms<\/a>, retinal detachment, which may cause severe vision loss.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Complications of diabetes mellitus<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Diabetes for 5 years or more: 20-30% chance of developing diabetic eye<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Diabetes for 15 years or more: 80% chance of developing diabetic eye<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t The risk of blindness is 25 times higher in people with diabetes than those without if the retinopathy is not treated properly.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tCauses of Diabetic Eye<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Symptoms of Diabetic Eye<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t