DIABETES & EYE LONG TERM COMPLICATION OF DIABETES:WHAT IS DIABETIC RETINOPATHY ?

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The retinal vascular complications that occur due to uncontrolled longstanding diabetes in adult individual is called diabetic retinopathy. It is basically microangiopathy affecting arteriole, the capillaries and venules of retina due to metabolic disorder. The large vessels may also become involved. Vessels are either blocked or blood leakage occurs from the vessels.

Who gets these eye complicaitons ?

1. Type-1 patients, particularly elders whose duration of diabetes is longstanding.

2. Pregnant women having diabetes are liable to get eye complication

3. In western countries and even in our country this is the most common cause of blindness in type – 2 or diabetes of adults, specially elderly group.

Background retinopathy or Non-proliferati ve diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic maculopathy which may be

(a) Focal (b) Cystoid (c) Ischaemic (d) Mixed

Pre-proliterative Diabetic Retinopathy

Advance diabetic eye disease —

a) Persistant vitreous haemorrhage

b) Retinal detachment

c) Opaque membrane formation

d) Neovascular Glaucoma

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DIABETES & EYE LONG TERM COMPLICATION OF DIABETES:WHAT IS DIABETIC RETINOPATHY ?The retinal vascular complications that occur due to uncontrolled longstanding diabetes in adult individual is called diabetic retinopathy. It is basically microangiopathy affecting arteriole, the capillaries and venules of retina due to metabolic disorder. The large vessels may also become involved. Vessels are either blocked or blood leakage occurs from the vessels.Who gets these eye complicaitons ?1. Type-1 patients, particularly elders whose duration of diabetes is longstanding.2. Pregnant women having diabetes are liable to get eye complication3. In western countries and even in our country this is the most common cause of blindness in type – 2 or diabetes of adults, specially elderly group.Background retinopathy or Non-proliferati ve diabetic retinopathyDiabetic maculopathy which may be(a) Focal (b) Cystoid (c) Ischaemic (d) MixedPre-proliterative Diabetic RetinopathyAdvance diabetic eye disease —a) Persistant vitreous haemorrhageb) Retinal detachmentc) Opaque membrane formationd) Neovascular Glaucoma*68\329\8*

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