Diabetic retinopathy, an uncomfortable reality

Patients with diabetes should lead a controlled, healthy and active life, but there are ailments that are not patent until they are definitely irreversible.Retinopathic problems will double in the next 15 years due to the increase in the population suffering from diabetes.Which is a very important challenge for the administrations that must face the health costs derived from a diabetes poorly controlled by the patient's neglect or by the restrictions imposed by some governments, such as the PP government of the Valencian Community PP.

Between today and tomorrow the annual congress of the ophthalmological society of the Valencian Community takes place where the concerns, ailments and remedies or means of detection on ophthalmology will be revealed.One of the central themes is the diabetic retinopathy, although the application of microcirgery chemotherapy will also be discussed in the treatment of eye tumors, intraocular lenses and their application in the treatment of cataracts or the prenatal diagnosis of ophthalmological anomalies, among others.

Experts have revealed the importance of control in primary care and premature detection of vision problems in patients with diabetes to be able to detect in time and give time solutions to patients affected by this ailment that can cause, among other problems, complete blindness.

To detect the existence of retinopathy, it is enough to perform a retinography, a technique through which color photos are obtained from the retina and allows in an easy and fast way to control the appearance of said pathology.According to Pilar Marco, vice president of the ophthalmological society of the Valencian Community, the diabetics "a photograph of the bottom of the eye should be taken when a diabetes is diagnosed in adulthood and, from then on, once a year."From Ladiabetes.net we want to clarify that people without diabetes should do so once a year ... People with diabetes should do so every 6 months to carry out correct control of their vision.

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