Diabetes and blurred vision: beware of cataracts

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Extract from the article: Diabetes increasestherisk of developing visual impairment. Although it is not the main cause of cataracts, diabetes is nonetheless an important and recognised contributing factor. A cataract is a progressive opacification of the crystalline lens. In

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Diabetes increasestherisk of developing visual impairment. Although it is not the main cause of cataracts, diabetes is nonetheless an important and recognised contributing factor. A cataract is a progressive opacification of the crystalline lens. In practice, this visual disorder means difficulty in seeing both far and near. The person affected sees blurred, fuzzy, as if looking through a waterfall. Why does this happen? Chronic hyperglycaemia has an undeniable impact on blood circulation, since excess glucose causes the blood to thicken. Eventually, the blood vessels in the eye lose their suppleness and elasticity, supplying the various eye structures less effectively. Consult an ophthalmologist.

Jean ELI