Diabetic eye disease

What monitoring involves

Diabetic eye care is the ophthalmic monitoring of people with diabetes. Diabetes, and often the associated hypertension, weakens the small blood vessels of the retina: they can leak fluid, become blocked, or proliferate abnormally. This monitoring aims to detect such damage at the earliest possible stage and treat it before it affects vision, in coordination with your GP, diabetologist and, if needed, cardiologist. to be confirmed

Diabetes and hypertension: two silent threats

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of preventable vision loss. High blood pressure can also affect the retina and worsen diabetic damage. In both cases, the eye suffers for a long time without any signs: this is why regular monitoring is essential, even when vision seems perfectly normal. to be confirmed

Why monitoring is essential

• Diabetic retinopathy progresses for a long time without any symptoms;
• regular screening allows early intervention, when treatment is most effective;
• keeping diabetes and blood pressure under control directly protects vision;
• pregnancy or rapid changes in diabetic control warrant more intensive monitoring. to be confirmed

Management and treatment

Management always combines diabetic and blood pressure control with ophthalmic monitoring appropriate to the stage of disease. Depending on the situation, ocular treatment may involve a laser or intravitreal injections, particularly in the presence of diabetic macular oedema. to be confirmed

How monitoring is conducted

1. Visual acuity measurement and fundus examination, sometimes with dilation.
2. Retinal imaging (fundus photography, OCT) to screen for retinopathy and oedema.
3. Written report shared with your physician and a personalised monitoring plan.

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