5 shocking effects of diabetes on vision

Diabetes is slowly becoming one of the major causes of blindness in India, as a person with Diabetes is prone to diabetic complications related to different body organs like eyes, kidneys and nervous system to name a few. Diabetes refers to a complex metabolic disease which diminishes the pancreas power to produce insulin, resulting in excess levels of blood sugar. The incredibly tiny blood vessels at the back of your eyes can become damaged over time by high blood sugar levels. The vessels' fluid leakage results in inflammation, high pressure, and other issues.

“Diabetic Retinopathy is caused when high blood pressures due to diabetes affect the retinas and damages it. Damaged blood vessels are likely to swell and leak which can cause a blurred vision for the patient. The blood flow stops and in some rare cases, other blood vessels grow but they aren't normal and can lead to further vision problems in both eyes,” says Prof. Dr Mahipal Singh Sachdev, Chairman and Managing Director, Centre For Sight. Here are certain eye diseases a person with diabetes is prone to have:

Although anyone can have cataract problems, a person with diabetes tends to get them earlier and they get worse faster. As the prevalence of diabetes mellitus has increased, cataract cases have risen.

Damaged nerves or blood vessels cause changes in vision and a reason for pressure building in the eye causing the fluid can't drain like it should. Medications can cure the most common type of Glaucoma i.e. open-angle.

If you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, you might develop this eye Disease. It's brought on by damage to the retina, a crucial component of the eye for vision.

This typically occurs in conjunction with diabetic retinopathy. Tiny bulges in the vessel walls can cause fluid or blood to leak in the eye causing permanent blindness.

Diabetes can also lead to blurry vision Constant shifts in the blood sugar levels can affect the shape of the eye lens causing the vision to be blurred.