April 21, 2009

Diabetic retinopathy

Diabetes can cause eye damage to various parts of the occurrence of disease organizations, such as cataracts, optic neuritis, such as ophthalmoplegia. Especially diabetic retinopathy was the most the most serious. Diabetic retinopathy is a systemic part of diabetic microangiopathy. At the same time there are changes in retinal blood vessels, retinal vascular changes as a window, is the epitome of systemic microvascular changes. The understanding of diabetes have a greater degree of help. Fundus showed hemorrhagic lesions, micro-vascular disease, exudative, decreased vision, if the treatment was detrimental to the blind. Patients with good diabetes control can prevent or delay the occurrence of retinopathy, even if the retinopathy has emerged, also reduce the seriousness of the situation. Therefore, the timely detection of, reasonable control of diabetes is the most important. By diet and drug therapy, it is best to control fasting blood glucose value 150 mg% or less, and to reduce fluctuations in blood sugar. If combined with high blood pressure, treatment must also be positive. For the treatment of retinopathy but only a temporary solution, but the maintenance of visual function have a positive significance. Therefore, patients with diabetes in their daily lives, it is necessary to avoid any lead to head, neck vein mechanical role of hypertension in order to prevent the breakdown of retinopathy. In addition, diabetic patients with or without retinopathy, every six months to 1 year have to do a thorough eye examination, so that timely detection of eye damage.