Diabetics need to have annual eye checkups

Diabetics are very prone to eye diseases and should have their eyes tested regularly – it is in fact, one of the leading cause of blindness in 24 to 74 year olds. Even those who manage their diabetes well will often eventually still suffer from diabetic eye disease and therefore should have their eyes tested annually. Diabetics are twice as prone to cataracts, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma as other people. Symptoms of eye problems include: blurry vision, seeing double, seeing spots or floaters, sore eyes, feeling of pressure in eye, loss of peripheral vision and difficulty reading.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Business Wire

Related Disease Topics:

• Diabetes
• Eye disorders
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Glaucoma
• Blindness
• Vision disorders

Related Symptom Topics:

• Blurry vision
• Seeing double
• Seeing spots or floaters
• Sore eyes
• Feeling of pressure in eye
• Loss of peripheral vision
• Difficulty reading

Article Source Details

About: Diabetics need to have annual eye checkups

Date: 4 November 2004

Source: Business Wire

URL: http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20041104005696&newsLang=en

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Type 2 diabetes
• Type 1 diabetes

More News Topics

Search Specialists by State and City