Can diabetes cause blindness?

Yes: Diabetic retinopathy is the number one reason people age 25-65 loose vision in the USA.

Diabetes: Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in people under the age of 60. It can cause severe macular edema and traction retinal detachment, as well as cataract. Diabetics need a complete eye exam at least once per year.

Yes, potential: Diabetes can cause kidney failure, peripheral nerve damage, and retinopathy, visual issues. Could blindness occur? If not treated aggressively, perhaps. Laser surgeries are beneficial as well as good medical management.

Yes: The changes to small arterioles in organs such as retina in diabetes meletitus can lead to blindness from several causes. Regular ophthalmological examinations are absolutely necessary in the management of diabetes. This is the same as the cause for diabetic kidney disease.