If you have diabetes you are at risk for diabetic eye disease. Diabetic eye disease refers to a group of eye problems including diabetic retinopathy that people with diabetes may face as a complication of this disease. All can cause severe vision loss or even blindness.

Diabetic eye disease has no warning signs. If you have diabetes, make sure you get a comprehensive dilated eye examination at least once a year. Finding and treating the disease early, before it causes vision loss or blindness, is the best way to control diabetic eye disease.

If you have diabetes, you should have your eyes examined at least once a year. Your eyes should be dilated during the exam, which means eye drops are used to enlarge your pupils. This dilation allows the eye care professional to see more of the inside of your eyes to check for signs of the disease.

The longer someone has diabetes, the more likely he or she will get diabetic retinopathy. Between 40-45 percent of those with diagnosed diabetes have some degree of diabetic retinopathy.

All people with diabetes need to get a comprehensive dilated eye exam at least once a year.

Courtesy: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health (NEI/NIH).

Call 812.242.3700 today to schedule your annual diabetic eye exam.

Courtesy: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health (NEI/NIH).