How Diabetes eye tests help prevent diabetic retinopathy

Early diabetic retinopathy can be treated and reversed

Dr. Szirth says that it is often possible to “reverse” the first stages of diabetic retinopathy.

“You have two things to do: you need to control your blood sugar, and you need to control your blood pressure. And if you carefully follow the diet, we can bring you back, ”explains Szirth.

Without screening, not all patients will be so lucky and more serious damage can be permanent. “When some parts of the eye die, we cannot go back this,” says Szirth. This is why regular screening and early intervention can be so important. If the eye lesions are detected early, it can be treatable before it worsens.