As the population of adults with diabetes grows and ages, so grows the risk for associated diabetic eye disease, including cataracts.
According to the National Eye Institute, prolonged disease status increases the risk for vision loss as a result of diabetic eye diseases. Early detection and treatment can decrease odds for blindness by 95% through proper diet, exercise and medication.
In a study published in the World Journal of Diabetes, Hasan Kiziltoprak, MD, FEBO, FICO, of Ulucanlar Eye Education and Research Hospital in Turkey, and colleagues wrote cataracts are “one (Read more...)
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