2023-12-22 20:00:51
People with problems in insulin production are at risk of developing Diabetes-related macular edema. It is a type of eye disease that begins with dark spots, blurred vision or double vision and causes serious damage to the quality of life of patients.
In that sense, its main characteristic is the swelling of the macula or central part of the retina of the eye. For this reason, vision is the first to develop problems that increase in intensity.
Now, a very important point to remember is that the diabetes It affects the blood vessels in the eyes, making them weaker and more likely to lose blood. It can also cause new, more fragile blood vessels to grow where they should not grow.
How common is it?
Approximately one in 14 people with diabetes develops diabetes-related macular edema.
What are the symptoms of diabetes-related macular edema?
The signs and symptoms of diabetes-related macular edema may include the following:
Blurred vision or double vision. Floaters. Difficulty seeing colors. Dark spots (scotomas). Straight lines that look bent or curved. Difficulty seeing when there is a glare or bright light. Seeing an object of a different size when you look at it with one eye and then with the other.
What are the causes of diabetes-related macular edema?
It occurs when high levels of sugar in the blood They affect the blood vessels of the eyes. The blood vessels leak, causing fluid to build up and thicken the retina.
Problems with blood vessels occur in people who have kidney disease. diabetes-related retina or diabetes-related retinopathy. The blood vessels weaken and form pockets.
If a person begins to develop new blood vessels in eyes that don’t belong there means you have retinopathy related to proliferative diabetes.
These new blood vessels are not as strong as they should be, so they also leak and allow blood to pool in the macula and retina. A serious complication of untreated diabetes-related macular edema is vision loss.
How is diabetes-related macular edema treated?
Treatment options have improved greatly in recent years. In fact, some newer medications work well enough to reverse the damage in some cases.
One form of treatment blocks vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a protein that helps new blood vessels grow. Steroids that control inflammation are another form of treatment applied to the eyes. It is also important to monitor blood sugar levels and your blood pressure.
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