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Elevated blood sugar can cause you to suffer vision loss and damage to the blood vessels in your eyes. When this happens, it is the eye disease known as diabetic retinopathy. Here at 3D Optometry, we recommend that all those with type 1 or type 2 diabetes get a complete eye examination at least once per year in order to get out ahead of any effects of this eye condition. Don't wait until symptoms appear, since this does not happen until the later stages, and puts you at serious risk for consequences that may be irreversible.
It is blood vessel damage that is at the heart of the danger presented by diabetic retinopathy. If blood cannot get to your eyes efficiently, that's obviously very bad for your vision. And as the disease grows worse, the blood supply to your eyes may become completely blocked. Complete blindness is not impossible. And your retinal blood vessels may hemorrhage, leaking blood into your eyes. If all of this sounds scary and grisly, it is not our intention to alarm you. Rather, we want to instill in you the importance of seeing our Mt. Pleasant diabetic eye doctor for a complete examination and testing. As vital as this is even if you're free of symptoms, experiencing signs such as blurry vision, floaters (spots in your field of vision), difficulties perceiving colors, and vision loss of any degree, it is absolutely essential that you come in for a prompt checkup by our Mt. Pleasant diabetic eye doctor. Management in the form of getting your blood sugar under control is key, and specific treatment may be necessary for any damage to your ocular blood vessels.
We encourage you to reach out to our office right now to schedule an appointment with our Mt. Pleasant diabetic eye doctor. Being proactive is the best course of action.
By 3D Optometry and Eyepifany Eyewear
February 15, 2019
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