Taking care of your eyes

Diabetes can affect your eyes and vision. Here are some tips to help prevent diabetic eye disease and preserve your vision:

Check and manage your blood glucose levels with the help of your healthcare professionals.
Work with your doctor to get your blood pressure under control.
Stop smoking, if you do.
Get eye tests on a regular basis, at least once a year, even if your vision seems okay.
See an eye care specialist if you have:
- blurred or double vision
- trouble reading signs or books
- pain or pressure in one or both of eyes
- eye redness that doesn’t go away
- trouble seeing things on the sides that you could see prior (loss of peripheral vision)
- any other changes in vision