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  • Smart Vision Hospital I Diabetic Retinopathy

    We offer the best of diabetic retinopathy treatment in Chennai.

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About Diabetic Retinopathy

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The retina senses light coming into your eye, and it sends messages to your brain about the things you see. Damage to blood vessels inside the retina from blood sugar buildup is called diabetic retinopathy. You might not notice changes at first, but over time the walls of your blood vessels may leak fluid. When you’ve had diabetes for a while, blood vessels can form scar tissue and pull the retina away from the back of your eye. This can lead to severe vision loss and even blindness.

What we do

We at Smart Vision do all diagnostic tests relating to retina like FFA, OCT and Fundus photograph. If needed treatment options like panretinal photocoagulation, intravitreal injections are undertaken.

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FAQs on Diabetic Retinopathy

The longer a person has diabetes, the higher are the chances DR occurring. More periods of uncontrolled state of diabetes can result in DR. The type of diabetes also matters.

Mostly none initially. In many cases, people having diabetes for more than 5 years there could be blurred vision or floaters, due to fluid accumulation at the macula or due to cataract.

DR can be divided into non proliferative stage and a proliferative stage with or without macular edema

If the central part of the eye that is the macula is seriously involved then we have blindness resulting

Diabetic retinopathy is mainly a disease involving the small blood vessels and the resultant damage it causes to the retinal neurons which is called retinal neuropathy

This is a non proliferative stage in which the doctor can see microaneurysms ,small dot and blot haemorrhages as well as soft and hard exudates

After dilating the eyes with mydriatic drops for one hour through an examination known as ocular fundus examination

It can be if diagnosed in early stages and steps are taken to treat it

Vision impairment is principally due to macular affliction and media haze which can be caused by vitreous haemorrhage as well as by complicated cataract

Increased intraocular pressure can result in eye pain. It may co exist with Diabetic retinopathy or can be caused by complications resulting from it

It can cause blurred vision in one eye if there is more serious involvement as compared to the other eye. Investigations to rule out atheromatous involvement in the carotid as well as vertebrobasilar systems need to be done

Tractional retinal detachment can occur if the vitreous haemorrhage causes fibrous bands to develop between the vitreous and retina

Prior investigation such as fundus fluorescence in angiography(FFA) or optical coherence tomography(OCT).DR can also be treated by intravitreal injections ,laser and surgery depending on the condition

Yes with medicines, good control of blood sugar, intravitreal injections and by laser if done appropriately and early

Poor control of diabetes can result in infections in any part of the body and the eye is no exception. Intra ocular surgery is best avoided in such cases

This is the stage before the occurrence of new blood vessels in the retina which signifies local or globalised ischemia of the retina

It affects the wall of the microvasculature of the eye resulting in out pouching called as microaneurysms, which can burst resulting in leakages inflammation and ischemia.

Ischemia results in damage to the retinal ganglion cells and retinal neurons in the optic nerve and its head

Inflammatory and non-inflammatory

Diabetes causes DR and Cataract. On doing a complete eye exam with diabetes and refraction both can be detected.

This means an examination after the pupils of the eye are dilated and examination is done by an ophthalmologist

Many patients over the age of 50 with or without diabetes can have eye floaters.

Fluid collection and cystic formation can result in macular swelling which is otherwise called macular edema

Statistically after seeing a large population of diabetics it has been found that around 40% of them have raised intraocular pressure. So there is a higher chance that diabetes may cause glaucoma.

Yes it could signify onset of vitreous haemorrhage

 

Patients of uncontrolled may develop DR changes at an accelerated pace and vitreous hemorrhage can lead to sudden vision loss. If not managed adequately can lead to traditional retinal detachment

Book an appointment for your Diabetic Retinopathy treatment at SMART Vision Hospital in Chennai.
You can book appointment at any of these places from Chennai: Adyar, Thiruvanmiyur,Tharamani, Velachery, ECR, OMR, Muttukadu, Kelambakkam, Kandanchavadi, Perungudi, Vijayanagar, Kotturpuram, Saidapet, Nandanam, Pallikaranai, Medavakkam, Ashok nagar, Besant nagar, Chamiers road, Chrompet, Gopalapuram, Mandaveli, Triplicane, Mylapore, Adambakkam, Greams road, Guindy, Tnagar, Ekkaduthangal, Jafferkhanpet, KK nagar, Kodambakkam, Madipakkam, St thomas mount, Mambalam, Mettupalayam, Nanganallur, Nungambakkam, Choolaimedu, Anna nagar, Mogapair, Thirumangalam, Kilpauk, Chetpet,Panagal park, Saligramam, Virugambakkam, Porur, Alwarthirunagar, Selaiyur, Vandalur, Kanathur, Panayur, Uthandi, Akkarai, Nesapakkam, Vettuvankeni, Neelankarai, Kottivakkam, Thiruporur, Nemili, Mahabalipuram, Mambakkam, Kandigai, Urapakkam, Guduvanchery, Perungalathur, Pallavaram, Tirusulam, Pazhavanthangal, Keelkattalai, Sembakkam, Peerkankaranai, Sithalapakkam, Vengaivasal, Madambakkam, Tambaram, Kattankulathur, Maraimalainagar, Ponmar, Muttukkaranchavadi, Kalpakkam, Pudupattinam, Senneri, Karumbakkam, Manimangalam, Sriperumbudur, Thiruneermalai, Kundrathur, Thoraipakkam, Moulivakkam, Iyyappanthangal, Poonamallee, Sai nagar.