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What is Diabetic Maculopathy
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Diabetic maculopathy is a condition that occurs when the macula, the part of the eye which provides us with our central vision is damaged. The macula is responsible for fine vision (reading, writing, watching television, and recognising faces). Patients with diabetes may develop macular oedema (swelling of the retina) due to leaking of fluid from blood vessels. This causes the vision to become blurred.
What is Diabetic Retinopathy
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What is Diabetic Retinopathy?
Diabetic retinopathy is a serious complication of long-term uncontrolled diabetes resulting from persistently high blood sugar levels over the years. This condition affects the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye, impairing its ability to transmit clear images to the brain through the optic nerve.
How does the condition develop?
The retina relies on a network of blood vessels to supply essential oxygen and nutrients. Over time, consistently elevated blood sugar levels can damage these vessels, causing them to bleed, leak, or become blocked. This damage may lead to various forms of retinal impairment, including developing new, fragile blood vessels that can burst, resulting in blurred or lost vision. When the central area of the retina, known as the macula, is affected, the condition is known as Diabetic Maculopathy, a sign of more advanced disease. The risk of retinal damage increases significantly when high blood pressure is also present.
What is Dry Eyes
What is dry eye disease?
Dry Eye Disease is a condition in which the eye does not produce tears properly, or when the tears are not of the correct consistency and evaporate too rapidly. If left untreated, this condition can lead to inflammation and pain, ulcers, scarring of the cornea, and some loss of vision.
For individuals who are suffering from with condition, seeking the expertise of dry eye specialists is essential to identify the main cause of symptoms and the specific type of dry eye disease to get appropriate treatment.
Dry Eye disease can affect the quality of life of the sufferer; dry eye can make it more difficult to perform some everyday activities, such as using a computer or reading for an extended period of time, and it can also reduce tolerance to dry environments, such as an aeroplane cabin. There are many factors involved in DED, which is a chronic and progressive disease that produces a range of symptoms and can potentially lead to damaging the eyes.