Diabetic retinopathy is a disease that affects the eyes of people with diabetes and can cause vision loss. It causes dark spots or blurriness in vision. Symptoms include blurred vision, floaters, loss of vision, eye pain or redness. The best treatment is to control blood sugar through diet and medication to prevent the disease and vision loss.

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3. Introduction
o On this PowerPoint you will learn about a disease called
DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, if you are likely to get it and how to treat
it.

4. What is Diabetic Retinopathy?
People with Diabetes are at risk of blindness and loss of vision.
Diabetic Retinopathy is a disease that makes you see dark
splodges/spots.
Look at these two pictures. The one on your right is what it looks like
with Diabetic Retinopathy

5. The Symptoms
 Symptoms of diabetic retinopathy and its
complications may include:
Blurred, double, or distorted vision or difficulty
reading.
Floaters or spots in your vision.
Partial or total loss of vision or a shadow or veil across
your field of vision.
Pain, pressure, or constant redness of the eye.

6. Treatment
 The best treatment for diabetic retinopathy is to prevent it. Strict
control of your blood sugar will significantly reduce the long-
term risk of vision loss.
 The best way to prevent Diabetic Retinopathy is to eat healthy
food.

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