If your vision gets blurry from time to time, watch out! big risk from diabetes in eyes: blindness

One and a half million people die every year from causes directly related to diabetes. Diabetes, which is one of the underlying causes of many diseases, can cause consequences such as heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and even blindness. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one out of every 10 diabetics is visually impaired. Stating that diabetic retinopathy, which can result in blindness in the eyes, is a disease that affects both eyes, Prof. Dr. Nur Acar Göçgil emphasized the importance of early diagnosis and made evaluations about the symptoms of the disease and the treatment process.

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What is uveitis?

Uveitis is inflammation of the middle layer of the eyeball, which we call the uvea. Uvea is an important tissue rich in blood vessels. If uveitis is not treated, it can lead to decreased vision or loss of vision. Uveitis is divided into three as anterior, intermediate (intermediate) and posterior uveitis according to the place of involvement in the eye.

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Where is the retina?

The retina is derived from the Latin word “rete” meaning “net”. The retina is the innermost, light-sensitive tissue layer of the eye. The optics of the eye focuses the image of our field of vision on the retina in two dimensions. This image is processed in the retina and sent by nerve impulses along the optic nerve to the visual cortex. In the visual cortex, information from the two eyes is combined and three-dimensional vision occurs. When the light comes to the eye, it reaches the retina through the pupil opening in the middle of the iris, the lens and the vitreous cavity, and the image information focused on the retina is converted into electrochemical information and transmitted to the brain.

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Cataract

Cataract is a condition in which the lens of the eye loses its transparency, which can lead to blindness in advanced cases that cause blurred vision. Cataract is one of the most important treatable causes of blindness in the world. There is no drug treatment and the only treatment method is surgery.

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Cataract

WHAT IS CATARACT? It is the loss of transparency of the lens inside the eye. The task of this lens is to refract the rays coming into the eye and make the image fall on the retina. The image of a concentrated lens can be compared to a frosted or yellowed piece of glass.

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