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How can you prevent cataracts from getting worse?
5 ways to keep cataracts from getting worse
- Have regular eye exams.
- Watch your blood sugars if you have diabetes.
- Stop smoking.
- Reduce alcohol consumption.
- Eat a balanced diet.
- Wear sunglasses.
What happens if your eye pressure is too low?
When the eye pressure is too low it can cause several distortions of the retina, lens and cornea that can degrade vision. Treatment of hypotony is especially important when it is associated with visual loss. Hypotony may be treated with a variety of techniques, depending on the cause.
What is the correlation between diabetes and eye disorders?
Diabetes can lead to swelling in the macula, which is called diabetic macular edema. Over time, this disease can destroy the sharp vision in this part of the eye, leading to partial vision loss or blindness. Macular edema usually develops in people who already have other signs of diabetic retinopathy.
How long do you have to wait between cataract surgeries?
If you have cataracts in both eyes, you’ll need two separate surgeries. Typically, you’ll have the procedures about two to six weeks apart. This way, the first eye has time to heal. Your vision can return in the first eye before the second surgery.
How do they treat cataracts without surgery?
There is no way to cure or get rid of cataracts once they’ve formed besides cataract surgery. No medication can eliminate existing cataracts, and no eyewear can completely counteract their effects. Some ophthalmologists are seeking nonsurgical solutions, but at this time, no other solution has been found.
How do you treat low eye pressure?
Treatment options include argon laser photocoagulation, cryotherapy, external diathermy, ciliary body suturing, and vitrectomy with endotamponade. Clefts can spontaneously close and result in a dramatic rise in IOP. Miotics should be avoided to prevent recurrence of cleft opening.
Is 14 a good eye pressure?
Eye pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). Normal eye pressure ranges from 12-22 mm Hg, and eye pressure of greater than 22 mm Hg is considered higher than normal. When the IOP is higher than normal but the person does not show signs of glaucoma, this is referred to as ocular hypertension.
How do diabetics take care of their eyes?
Manage your blood sugar. One of the best things you can do for your eyes is to keep your blood sugar at near-normal levels. Steady blood sugar control can slow the damage to the tiny blood vessels in your eyes. This helps prevent or delay the start of eye problems linked to diabetes.
Do all diabetics have eye problems?
Anyone with diabetes can develop diabetic eye disease. But your risk of developing it is higher if you: Have had diabetes for a long time. Don’t have good control over your high blood sugar or high blood pressure.
What is the procedure for removing cataracts?
During phacoemulsification — the most common type of cataract surgery — the rapidly vibrating tip of the ultrasound probe emulsifies and helps break up the cataract, which your surgeon then suctions out (top). An outer housing of the cataract (the lens capsule) is generally left in place.