High blood sugar levels can affect your retina and macula, leading to vision loss. This is called diabetic retinopathy. In its early stages, diabetic retinopathy often has no symptoms. But as it gets worse, eye damage from diabetes leads to vision loss.
Treatment for diabetic retinopathy may include medication, eye injections and surgery.
See your ophthalmologist regularly to check for damage from diabetic retinopathy.
