Hyderabad: During a pandemic, obesity and the resulting diabetes have seen an increase.
At the same time, diabetes eye diseases are also seen in the increase.
At the LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), more than 200 cases like that are seen every month.
“Patients with severe diabetes retinopathy have increased significantly in Hyderabad.
This is due to the fact that many patients do not come to their regular retinal examination because of the fear of Coronavirus for the past half a year.
Their blood sugar control is also not good due to lack of activity outside Room and rising job choices from home.
In Lvpei, we see more than 200 patients with severe and advanced diabetes retinopathy every month.
Many of these patients are in their 30s and early 40s, “said Dr Raja Narayanan, director and head The network, clinical research at the LV Prasad Eye Institute and the Head and Secretary General at the Vitreo Retina Society of India, it has been estimated that diabetes (DR) retinopathy affects 1 of 3 people with diabetes and remains the main cause of blindness in young adults (25- 40) Adults.
“One of the 4 adults who worked (early in the early 20s to the early 60s) had diabetes that was not diagnosed.
Very often, the problem of vision leads to the discovery of these conditions.
It is important to be aware of the symptoms of diabetes eye disease.
If left untreated, this It can even cause loss of vision, “said Dr.
Gaurav Arora, a regional clinical service at Agarwals’ eye hospital.
While in the early stages, this disease has no symptoms.
However, with developments, blurred vision, floating spots in vision, dark or empty visual areas and sudden visual loss can occur.
“Diabetes education, compliance with drugs, regular screening for regular complications and follow-up with dialectology is the key to the success of diabetes management and its complications,” said Dr.
Shehzad Roman, endocrinologist and diabetes consultant, hospital.