Vision Loss and Diabetes Can Go Hand-In-Hand

Type-2 diabetes and vision loss often go hand-in-hand. It's a complicated disease that can be fatal if it isn't carefully monitored. A group of researchers wondered: "Could vision loss and the visual disturbances that diabetes patients experience be prevented?"

A 4-year study was conducted to assess the cumulative incidence of visual impairment and blindness and their determinants in well-characterized community-based people with type 2 diabetes. The researchers found that avoiding hypoglycemia may prevent vision loss among individuals with type 2 diabetes, preserving kidney function may prevent vision loss among individuals with type 2 diabetes, and smoking cessation may prevent vision loss among individuals with type 2 diabetes.

 
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Predicting Vision Loss in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes