Keeping Our Eyes Healthy An Educational Session on Preventing Eye Complications From Diabetes.

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Keeping Our Eyes Healthy An Educational Session on Preventing Eye Complications From Diabetes

Risk Factors for Developing Diabetes If you have risk factors for diabetes, you should have your glucose levels checked.

Diabetes and Eye Complications If you have diabetes, you must take care of your eyes. Diabetes is caused when the body cannot or does not control high levels of blood glucose. Diabetes can cause diabetic eye disease, which can lead to low vision or blindness.

Anatomy of the Eye and Its Function Vision is wonderful, but you could lose it if you have diabetes. The main parts of the eye—

The Dilated Eye Exam A dilated eye exam allows an eye care professional to see more of the inside of your eyes to check for signs of disease. Don’t wait for symptoms to see an eye care professional. Have a dilated eye exam at least once a year.

Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetic retinopathy is the most frequent cause of blindness in the United States. It affects the tiny blood vessels in the retina. This picture shows an eye with swollen blood vessels from diabetic retinopathy. Normal vision. Same scene viewed by a person with diabetic retinopathy.

Diabetes and Cataract Cataract is common all over the world and affects people with diabetes. A cataract is a clouding of the lens. People with cataract see through a haze. Normal vision. Same scene viewed by a person with cataract.

Diabetes and Glaucoma At first, glaucoma has no symptoms and, if left untreated, vision loss or blindness can occur. Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage the optic nerve and result in vision loss and blindness. Normal vision. Same scene viewed by a person with glaucoma.

The Eye Health Team People with diabetes can protect their vision. Health professionals who are part of an eye health team include— Certified diabetes educator Health promoter Nurse Ophthalmologist Optometrist Pharmacist Primary care provider Social worker Remember— Visit an eye care professional and take care of your eyes. Ask for a dilated eye exam. Have a dilated eye exam at least once a year.

Acknowledgements The National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) of the National Eye Institute (NEI) would like to acknowledge the following organizations for contributing to the development of the module and flipchart that are part of the Diabetes and Healthy Eyes Toolkit: The staff at the Midwest Latino Health Research, Training, and Policy Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC Latino Research Center) for doing the groundwork for the module and flipchart. The National Alliance for Hispanic Health for conducting discussion groups with their network of community lay health workers. The members of the NEHEP Diabetic Eye Disease Subcommittee for reviewing materials for scientific accuracy. The health promoters who tested the Diabetes and Healthy Eyes Toolkit in the field and provided invaluable feedback.