Diabetic retinopathy is a disease where blood vessels in the eye tissue are damaged by diabetes.
High amounts of glucose in your blood for extended periods of time or in frequent intervals can make blood vessels leak which causes the retina to swell. Also, irregular new blood vessels can develop from high blood sugars.
Both of these problems contribute to blurry vision and vision loss.
It’s a scary thing but it can be prevented!
The number one prevention plan is to keep your blood sugars in the normal range. But doctors have been studying other ways to prevent retinopathy or at least to slow down its progression.