Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Cataract and Diabetes


Eye Problems and Diabetes
Cataracts caused by metabolic disorders (cataracts due to diabetes occur due to accumulation of sorbitol in the lens of the eye resulting in turbidity) of cells in the lens, so the lens becomes cloudy and vision becomes impaired because light can not enter into the eye. The lens allows us to see and focus on the image like a camera. About 90% of the material in the lens consists of long stringy proteins laid out like cord wood to allow nearly perfect light transmission. The lens is what allows us to see and focus on an image just like a camera.
Diabetes related causes of Cataract and need an eye surgery
Although anyone can get cataracts, people with diabetes get these eye problems at an earlier age than most and the condition progresses more rapidly than in people without diabetes.
Indeed, everyone can get cataracts, but in people with diabetes can get these eye problems at a younger age than others and in developing the condition more quickly than people without diabetes. This can happen because people with diabetes to accelerate the crystallization process is faster lens so diabetisi develop cataracts by age should be.
Cataracts come in a variety of types. The most common type, called a senile cataract, becomes a vision problem almost exclusively in those over the age of 60, although the underlying damage begins decades earlier. Senile cataracts often start as a discoloration of the lens, with loss of vision occurring as this localized structural damage enlarges to form a distinct opacity.
Cataract symptom we must know Diabetes, with its environment of high blood sugars
People with cataracts will experience blurred vision, decreased vision acuity, contrast sensitivity is also lost, so the contour, shadow and color vision is less clear because the light scattered by the cataracts to the eye. If you have a cataract with diabetes, your eyes can not adjust the focus of light and vision impaired. Symptoms of diabetic eye problems including blurred vision or eye bulging out.
If these symptoms occur is usually done through a surgical treatment which was followed by placement of a lens implant, with glasses or contact lenses are needed to further correct the vision of sight.
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