Diabetic eye complications include diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, glaucoma, and refractive error.
The main complication of the diabetic eye is diabetic retinopathy, which is most often seen in patients with a relatively long course of diabetes and poor glycemic control. Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of adult blindness in this country.
In addition, diabetes can cause other eye complications, such as retinal maculopathy, iridocyclopathy, refractive error, glaucoma, and cataracts.
Current studies have shown that strict control of blood glucose has a limited effect on preventing and delaying chronic complications of diabetes such as diabetic retinopathy, so in addition to strict control of blood glucose, early and comprehensive control of various complications of diabetes is advocated, such as regular comprehensive eye examinations to try to preserve vision as much as possible; control of blood pressure is mostly advocated below 130/80 mmHg; diabetes has a greater impact on For the prevention and treatment of vascular sclerosis, early oral aspirin enteric tablets or clopidogrel hydrogen sulfate tablets can be taken. Regular blood glucose checks, liver and kidney functions, eye examinations, etc.