There are several kinds of myths when it comes to diseases like diabetes. The repeated one which all of us have heard is – it is caused due to excess intake of sugar which is totally untrue. Increase in blood sugar is just a symptom, whereas, the root cause is the alteration in the secretion of insulin which is a pancreatic hormone that regulates blood sugar level. Then comes another misinformed subject for many – the relation between diabetes and eye sight.
Vincare brings for you an elaborated discussion on the topic, to help you understand all the details about how the eye sight gets affected and how does diabetes cause retinopathy.