More than 2 million people in Poland suffer from diabetes. Diabetic macular edema-DME-occurs in 14 percent of patients. Diabetic macular edema is one of the most common causes of permanent, severe visual impairment in people between the ages of 20 and 64. Unfortunately, the disease can be asymptomatic for many years. That's why prevention is fundamental. This includes regular eye examinations.
- Young patients with diabetes should have their eyes checked at least once every two years, and older or diabetic patients should have their eyes checked at least once a year. This will help protect against various diseases that may arise after all. Regular examinations allow you to maintain good eyesight for a very long time. It used to be said that diabetic retinopathies were an inevitable complication of diabetes. Today this no longer has to be the case, but on the condition that the doctor has a chance to see early that something is going on," says Malgorzata Pacholec of the Ret...
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