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Diabetes is increasingly leading to blindness

09.09.2016

Scientists compared the statistics and came to the conclusion that diabetes is increasingly leading to blindness in people. Such consequences manifested themselves in every 39th person in the world. At the same time, statistics indicate that the number of sick and injured people's eyesight is increasing. The reason is that the onset of the disease has no symptoms. That is why people turn to doctors only when it is almost impossible to restore vision. Scientists are sounding the alarm. They believe that the state should take control of this problem.

Blindness begins to occur as a result of retinopathy, which is provoked by diabetes mellitus. It occurs gradually, eventually developing into complete blindness. It all starts with the destruction of the small vessels of the eye. This leads to hemorrhages, which ultimately reduce vision.

In addition, new blood vessels are formed at the same time. But they are not what they should be. Abnormal vessels with scars from hemorrhages are obtained. This, in turn, further reduces vision. In order not to lose the ability to see, scientists recommend that diabetics visit a doctor regularly.

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