How does diabetes affect your eyes?

Diagnosis and detection of eye diseases. Inset Dr Bala Credit: Getty/Dr Bala

Diabetes affects your eyes when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Diabetic eye disease is a group of eye problems that can affect people with diabetes. Eye specialist Dr Chandra Bala explains more

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