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The article aims to provide information about complications of diabetes. There are two main types of diabetes complications are short and long term. Here we will talk about long-term complications of diabetes.
Long-term complications
Diabetic retinopathy: the ocular complications of diabetes are very common. It’s the leading cause of blindness and vision problems immediately. If left untreated, leading to a deterioration of vision and ultimate blindness.
Diabetic retinopathy is caused by the deterioration of small blood vessels of the retina at the back of the eye. The small vessels can be damaged by hyperglycemia and hypertension. Thus, a person suffering from hypertension is an increased risk of developing diabetic retinopathy than those with normal blood pressure. High levels of blood glucose limited blood circulation and therefore oxygen, the cells of the retina. This hampers the functioning of the retina and thus leads to an inadequate. The initial phase of the disease
called non-proliferation retinopathy is characterized by the development of occasional small blisters caused by enlarged capillaries and small hemorrhages on the surface of the retina. Moderately severe to very severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy is also known as proliferative diabetic retinopathy before. The blurred vision and distorted due to macular edema.
Diabetic retinopathy is the advanced form of diabetic retinopathy, the breaking of new blood vessels, where they are weak and the blood flow in the eye transparent gel, which leads to spots floating eye, blocking vision. The percentage of loss is not identical in both eyes, but both eyes are affected by this disease. Sometimes, one eye is affected more easily than others. After a certain period, swelling and scar tissue of the retina nerve is completely destroyed and pulling the whole layer of the retina and is off the back of the eye. Retinal detachment is the cause behind the blindness in middle-aged diabetics. A diabetic has to go to the regular view so that the early stages of diabetic retinopathy can be detected and treated at an initial stage of her, with less eye damage. The glucose levels should be monitored and maintained to prevent damage to blood vessels.
Treatment
There is no pharmacological treatment currently available that stops the progression of diabetic retinopathy by treating the underlying process of vascular microphone. Current treatment options (usually reserved for later stages of pre-proliferative and proliferative diabetic retinopathy and sight at risk of diabetic macular edema) are two different forms of laser surgery. Laser therapy to seal leaking blood vessels in the macula, which slows down the swelling that causes a visual impairment. This procedure does not improve blurred vision but can prevent its deterioration. Although laser surgery can usually prevent a deterioration of vision, in most cases, you cannot restore vision that has already been lost.
