How and why does diabetes affect vision?

  Types 1 and 2 diabetes affect vision in different ways, which raises the question of diabetic patients about the effect of this disease on their visual strength and sense.

  Both types of diabetes, the first (appears in childhood) and the second (appears at puberty), have a direct impact on vision, most patients show these risks, but these risks can be reduced if you follow the right steps.

  The most common problem that arises from uncontrolled diabetes is diabetic retinopathy, which is a disorder in the retina, which can lead to double vision or blindness, due to high levels of sugar in the blood, which causes damage to the blood vessels in the retina (the retina is responsible for receiving  and sending images to the brain) and this leads to the leakage of fluid and blood from these vessels, and this may lead to blockage of the vessels, which deprives the retina of the blood necessary to perform its function , so when the doctor looks at your eyes, he is looking for traces and scars that can result from  Diabetes causing retinopathy.

  One of the problems that can accompany the blockage of the vessels is that the retina builds new blood vessels so that it can get nourishment, and these new vessels are formed randomly. It leads to a sudden loss of vision, and these abnormal vessels are one of the things that the doctor looks for when examining your eyes.

  But the most beautiful thing about it is that you can prevent these things from happening easily, by strict control of diabetes levels, and regular examination of the eyes every 6 months or annually at the very least, where pathological changes can be noticed very early and treated before their symptoms even begin to appear  .

  Laser therapy is considered a cornerstone and cornerstone in dealing with such cases, and the uses of lasers vary from one case to another. There is also a treatment called anti-VEGF, which is one of the modern treatments, as it works to block the chemical signals that encourage the building of blood vessels in the retina.

  Therefore, we always advise to control sugar levels and not tolerate that because sugar has many side effects, and our topic today was one of these aspects.