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10 Ways to Safeguard Diabetic Eyes

10 Ways to Safeguard Diabetic Eyes

Protect Your Vision: 10 Essential Tips to Safeguard Diabetic Eyes It’s a fact: Living with diabetes means that you are more likely to experience vision problems. But here’s another fact: You can help prevent diabetic eye disease or slow its progression by being diligent in keeping your blood sugar levels down! High blood sugar causes damaged blood vessels, which leads to diabetic neuropathy, diabetic macular edema, cataracts, and glaucoma. These conditions can then cause vision loss and other health problems. After 15 years of living with diabetes, 98% of Type 1 diabetics will have some degree of damage to the retina, while 78% of Type 2 diabetics will experience irreversible...

What is Diabetic Eye Disease?

What is Diabetic Eye Disease?

6 Questions (and Answers!) About Diabetic Eye Disease November is American Diabetes Month. With more than 38 million Americans – 15% of our country’s adult population – experiencing diabetes, it’s an important time to bring awareness to this...

9 Fun Eye Facts in Observance of World Sight Day

9 Fun Eye Facts in Observance of World Sight Day

October 10 marks World Sight Day, a global event dedicated to raising awareness about eye health, preventing blindness, the various diseases that affect our vision, and the effects those conditions can have on everyday life. The global observance day was launched by...

5 Questions About Dry Eye Symptoms and Care

5 Questions About Dry Eye Symptoms and Care

July is National Dry Eye Awareness Month. It is estimated that at least 17 million and up to 50 million Americans suffer moderate to severe symptoms from Dry Eye. Twice as many women as men experience the pain and discomfort of Dry Eye. A significant percentage of...