Diabetic blindness: a major challenge.

ABSTRACT

Diabetes mellitus, once believed to a disease of the West, is becoming an endemic to modernising and urbanising population in our country. In the last 20 years, dramatic improvement has taken place in the diabetic eye care due to availability of new information and laser technology. The diabetic blindness is now preventable provided both the physicians and patients are well informed about the need and the timing for eye check-up. The present review attempts to provide an update to physicians taking care of diabetics.