Why Eye really Important?

Diabetic eye disease refers to a group of eye problems that people with diabetes may face as a complication of this disease. Eye disease caused by diabetes. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Diabetic. See? This is not simple eye problem.

Diabetes mellitus is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide, and, in the United States, it is the most common cause of blindness in people younger than 65 years of age. In addition to being a leading cause of blindness, diabetic eye disease encompasses a wide range of problems that can affect the eyes.

If the patient has fairly large, rapid shifts in their blood sugar levels, they may notice that their vision becomes blurry. This may occur prior to the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, or it may develop after the initiation of treatment or a change in treatment of diabetes mellitus. This difficulty with vision or focusing will disappear once blood sugar levels have been stable for approximately one week.

Even if the patient has background diabetic retinopathy or early proliferative diabetic retinopathy, it is possible that they may not have any symptoms, or they may experience mild-to-severe blurring or vision loss. Many people with severe diabetic eye disease may not realize that they have a vision problem until it is too late and permanent damage has already occurred. Seems not many people alert about this one. So, be careful!

If the patient has a cataract, vision may become blurry or hazy. At night, the patient may experience glare from oncoming lights. If the patient has glaucoma, they may not experience any symptoms until a significant loss of vision has already occurred.

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What is Blindness? Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.

Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define “blindness.” Total blindness is the complete lack of form and visual light perception and is clinically recorded as “NLP,” an abbreviation for “no light perception.” Blindness is frequently used to describe severe visual impairment with residual vision. Those described as having only “light perception” have no more sight than the ability to tell light from dark. A person with only “light projection” can tell the general direction of a light source.

Another good source for blindness information :

- Wikipedia
- Foundation Fighting Blindness
- Blindness The Movie
- Definition and Blindness symptoms
- Prevent Blindness America
- Hicom

Eyeman – How you feel about blindness? Only who already suffer blindness know about that..

Exhibiting several, or all, of the following behaviors may be indicative of vision loss. Be sure to check with a doctor or eye care professional if you or a loved one shows any of these signs.

Moving Around

• Constantly bumping into objects
• Having difficulty walking on irregular or bumpy surfaces
• Stepping hesitantly
• Going up and down stairs slowly and cautiously
• Shuffling feet
• Brushing against walls while walking
• Missing objects by under-reaching or over-reaching

Everyday Activities

• Discontinuing or doing certain activities differently such as reading, watching television, driving, walking, or engaging in hobbies
• Squinting or tilting the head to the side to focus on an object
• Having difficulty identifying faces or objects
• Having trouble locating personal objects even in a familiar environment
• Reaching out for objects in an uncertain manner
• Experiencing trouble identifying colors
• Selecting clothing in unusual combinations of colors or patterns

Eating and Drinking

• Having problems getting food onto a fork
• Having difficulty cutting food or serving from a serving dish
• Spilling food off the plate while eating
• Pouring liquids over the top of a cup or drinking glass
• Knocking over glasses while reaching across the table for another item

Reading and Writing

• Ceasing to read mail, newspapers, or books
• Holding reading material very close to the face or at an angle
• Finding lighting that was previously sufficient inadequate for reading and other activities

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Eyeman – I guess not many people pay attention with this issue. Only people who already suffer with this problem will be able to learn and understand including me.