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Approximately 10.5 million people with diagnosed diabetes have some
form of diabetic eye disease. In fact, if you have diabetes, you're at
increased risk for blindness. So, at least once a year, get a dilated eye
examination in which drops are used to enlarge your pupils. This allows
your eye care professional to see more of the inside of your eye to check
for diabetic eye disease. To learn more about diabetic eye disease, call Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness If you or someone you know has diabetes
For more information about diabetes and diabetic eye disease, call:
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Don't
Lose Sight of Diabetic Eye Disease
Each
year, as many as 24,000 Americans with diabetes lose their sight from
diabetic retinopathy, the most common form of diabetic eye disease. Yet
blindness can be prevented through early detection and timely treatment.
People with diabetes need to have a dilated eye examination at least once
a year. This allows the eye care professional to see more of the inside of
the eye to check for diabetic retinopathy and other types of diabetic eye
disease, such as glaucoma and cataract.
