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Diabetes and the prevention of
Retinal Problems
The intolerance of our body to combat blood sugar levels, and there are
many reasons, but generally our inability to produce enough insulin can
affect our eyes. It is also true then that our general health, and any
bodily infections can cause harm to the eyes. In general, retinopathy, a
chronic eye disease results from the damaging effects of poorly
controlled blood sugar affecting the delicate blood vessels in the eye
and leads to eventual blindness. This chronic disease has affected
patients from as young as 20 to 64 years of age in the US. Badly
swollen blood vessels caused by poorly controlled sugar levels which
lead to high blood pressure can burst the blood vessels in the eye. Due
to this effect, fluid becomes present behind the retina often causing
retinal detachment and in some case blindness.
O Dr Shane and his team who approach these patients with courtesy
passion and respect have earned his practice a name and is known far
and wide in many states. Using laser treatment, Dr Shane is able to
repair these damaged retinas however diabetic patients are advised to
visit the American academy of ophthalmology website for more
information at: http://www.asrs.org/patients/retinal-
diseases/3/diabetic-retinopathy. Even these laser techniques cause
irreversible burns on the retina and therefore diabetic patients are
continually suffering from vision loss.
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