2. Those who get affected…
Are people who generally have long-term diabetes, and
Type 1 and Type 2
Those who are Hispanic or African American have a
greater risk of getting this disease
Mostly found in adolescents and people over 30 years old
It also affects both genders
3. What is retinopathy?
Damage to the eye’s retina that occurs with long-term
diabetes
Symptoms include: blind spots, difficulty in vision in dim
light, double vision, hazy or blurry focus, pain in the eye,
headaches, floating spots, no peripheral vision, and
shadows
Possible complications include: cataracts, glaucoma,
macular edema, retinal detachment.
4.
5. Areas of infection
Infects blood vessels in the eyes
Blocks the blood vessel
Small bleeding (or retinal hemorrhages) and fluid leaking
into the retina.
New blood vessels are fragile and can bleed
Scars develop on retina and other parts of the eye (the
vitreous)
6. The cause of infection
Diabetes Type 1 and 2
Damage to blood vessels of retina
When you are diagnosed with Type 1 or 2
diabetes you are more susceptible to infection
A person in adolescent or of more than 30 years
with diabetes are at risk
7. Treatment
Control levels of blood sugar, blood pressure, and
cholesterol, and refrain from tobacco use
Treatment: focal laser photocoagulation is used to
treat it
Scatter laser treatment or panretinal photocoagulation
Also surgical treatment called vitrectomy
Perceptions include: corticosteroids