Traditional action on the occasion of World Diabetes Day

For the fourth year in a row, the doctors of the “Perfect Vision” eye center marked the World Diabetes Day with a lecture and free eye examinations.

World Diabetes Day

Diabetes is an insidious and very serious disease that gradually leads to damage of all blood vessels, and thus also blood vessels of the fundus, which can lead to loss of sight. Changes can progress for a long time and imperceptibly, and therefore, regular examinations of the fundus are of crucial importance, in order to start treatment as soon as possible. The longer you wait, the more difficult it is to achieve a satisfactory result, and in the end, the only option to preserve minimum vision is a complex operation (vitrectomy).

According to estimates by the International Diabetes Federation, around 366 million people in the world live with diabetes. Devastating statistics predict that in the next 20 years, the number of sufferers will rise to around 552 million. More than 600,000 patients have been registered in Serbia. What is most worrying is the fact that for every person suffering from diabetes, there is another person who does not know that they suffer from this disease.

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