Diabetic macular edema is swelling in the center of the retina that can blur reading and driving vision. Learn the symptoms, risks, and treatment options....
Prediabetes can start changing the tiny blood vessels in your eyes before diabetes is ever diagnosed. Learn the signs, the risks, and when to get checked....
Most people think of high blood pressure as a heart or kidney concern, not an eye concern. But blood pressure affects blood vessels throughout your entire body, and your retina happens to be one of the only places in the body where a doctor can...
If you are managing diabetes, you already know the drill: check your blood sugar, watch your diet, keep up with your appointments. The annual diabetic eye exam is on that list for a reason, and it is not just about checking for diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes...
Diabetic eye disease is not a single event. It is a slow, progressive process that unfolds over months and years, often without any noticeable symptoms in the early stages. Understanding how it develops, stage by stage, is one of the most powerful things a person...
Understanding how diabetes affects your eyes is an important step toward protecting your vision over time. Diabetes can increase the risk of vision loss by damaging the small blood vessels in the retina, a condition known as diabetic retinopathy. Because these changes often develop without...