•Dr Priscilia Imade When you look at the world, your eyes work like a finely tuned camera, capturing clear, focused images that allow you to see beauty, colour and detail. But when you live with diabetes, that clear lens inside your eye can gradually become cloudy, turning the world around you into a blur. This […]
•Dr Priscilia Imade DEFINITION Diabetic cataract refers to the clouding or opacity of the eye’s natural crystalline lens due to diabetes, leading to vision impairment. CAUSES 1. Sorbitol Accumulation: High blood sugar leads to sorbitol buildup in the lens, causing swelling and clouding. 2. Oxidative Stress: Diabetes increases free radic...

