DIABETES LEADS TO EYE  BLINDNESS

People suffering from Diabetes are at a high risk of getting blind.

Diabetic patients develop a condition known as diabetic retinopathy that affects the eyes and in this condition, excessive sugar is deposited on the blood vessels of the retina, causing pressure that develops into plugs that burst with time, causing blurring which eventually leads to blindness.

This condition becomes a threat next to cataract, which is the major burden for blindness plus trachoma, childhood blindness, trachoma due to increased pressure in the eye and among others.

 The increase in these eye conditions is greatly due to lack of awareness creation by policy makers, patients, and parents among other stakeholders.

 Some people shun medical centers for fear of surgery and others say that if am partially blind due to cataract, I cannot go for surgery because I will become completely blind which is not the case after treatment.

Other people fear putting on spectacles because they say they will lose the residual sight Eating a meal rich in fruits and vegetables, plus regular visits to eye specialists could reduce the eye infection rate