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Treatment may include any of the following: Healthcare providers will check your eyes regularly to monitor the damage to your retinas. You may not need treatment if you have mild DR.

Fundus photography may show your DR and how severe it is.

Fluorescein angiography uses a dye to show blood leakage and damage in your eye.

Eye drops are placed into your eyes to make your pupils larger. A magnifying lens is used to see your retina and other parts of your eye.

Dilated indirect ophthalmoscopy may show early damage in your retina.

The following may be used to check for DR: Your healthcare provider will examine your eyes. Your provider will tell you how often to get screening in the future. You may need screening every 1 to 2 years if you do not have DR on 1 or more yearly exams.

You will need to be checked immediately after a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Your provider will tell you when to get checked. You will be checked within 5 years of a type 1 diabetes diagnosis, because DR can take 5 years to develop. Screening means you are checked for DR before you have signs or symptoms. What do I need to know about DR screening? Seeing light flashes or red, black, or grey floating spots (floaters).Seeing red or black wavy lines that look like a curtain or spider web.High blood pressure, high cholesterol, pregnancy, or kidney disease.Over time, new, weak blood vessels grow, leak blood, and cover the center of the retina. This causes swelling and vision problems. The walls of the blood vessels in the retina weaken and leak blood. Last updated on Jul 3, 2023.ĭR is eye damage caused by long-term high blood sugar levels.