1 in 4 people with diabetes have eye damage, study finds

Health Jun, 21 2023

ISLAMABAD: Diabetes is medical condition that impacts 37.3 million Americans or about 1 in 10 people according to CDCTrusted Source.

However, impact of diabetes doesn't stop with just poor blood sugar control. It can also affect many other organs in body including eyes, resulting in condition called diabetic retinopathy.

Diabetic retinopathyTrusted Source is when blood vessels in retina are damaged and can result in blindness or vision loss.

Newly released data published in journal JAMA OphthalmologyTrusted Source shows that past estimates were incorrect and prevalence of this vision loss condition is much higher than previously believed.

Published in The Daily National Courier, June, 21 2023

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