The term “diabetic eye disease” is used to describe a set of different eye conditions that, if left untreated, lead to severe vision loss and blindness. These conditions arise as complications of diabetes and include diabetic retinopathy, cataract and glaucoma. According to recent studies, diabetes is responsible for 8% of legal blindness and that makes it one of the leading causes for blindness in Americans aged 20-74. Eye care professionals urge people with diabetes to undergo a comprehensive eye examination at least once per year in order to detect and take care of any eye health and...















