{"id":4722,"date":"2020-02-19T11:03:35","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T11:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/news\/?p=4722"},"modified":"2020-02-19T11:03:35","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T11:03:35","slug":"how-to-spot-and-prevent-diabetes-related-vision-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/how-to-spot-and-prevent-diabetes-related-vision-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Spot and Prevent Diabetes-Related Vision Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source:healthtalk.unchealthcare.org<\/p>\n

Diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of vision loss in people who have diabetes and the\u00a0leading cause\u00a0of blindness in working-age people in the United States. It can be prevented, but it is difficult to catch because it usually has no symptoms in the early stages of the disease. Once damage is done, it often cannot be reversed.<\/p>\n

As the prevalence of diabetes rises, so does vision loss: In 2010, about 7.7 million Americans had diabetic retinopathy; by 2050, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention anticipates that number will be 14.6 million.<\/p>\n

UNC ophthalmologist Seema Garg, MD, PhD, is working to educate people about the condition and how to prevent the vision loss caused by diabetes.<\/p>\n

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