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Diabetic Eye Disease

Diabetic eye disease has no warning signs. Finding and treating the disease early, before it causes vision loss or blindness, is the best way to control diabetic eye disease. If you have diabetes, make sure you get a dilated eye examination at least once a year.

Think of all the beautiful things you wouldn't see if you lost your sight. If you have diabetes, get a dilated eye exam and keep your health on TRACK. Staying on TRACK article -- read more...

By taking good care of yourself through diet, exercise, and special medications, you can control diabetes. And diabetic eye disease, a complication of diabetes, can be treated before vision loss occurs. Diabetic Eye Disease FAQ article -- read more...

 

Diabetic Eye Disease: A Self-Guided Module
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