High blood pressure or blood sugar can cause vision loss; doctors explain their connection to the eyes.:

News Topical, Digital Desk : These days, cases of high blood pressure and diabetes are increasing rapidly. These are health conditions that often require medication to control. It is extremely important to keep blood pressure and blood sugar under control, as they can have adverse effects on health.

Both of these conditions can be dangerous, especially for the eyes. Dr. Pawan Gupta, senior cataract and retina surgeon at Eye7 Hospital and Vision Eye Clinic in Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, explains that high blood pressure or blood pressure can be a serious problem.

Even slight changes in sugar levels can affect the retina and its blood vessels. Let's explore how changes in blood pressure and blood sugar affect the eyes.

Effect of blood sugar on the eyes

Doctors explain that high blood sugar can cause the eye vessels to leak, leading to a condition called macular edema. In some cases, high blood sugar levels can cause these blood vessels to become blocked, a condition known as ischemia. This ischemia, or lack of adequate blood supply to the retina, causes the body to create new blood vessels, which are generally unhealthy.

These vessels continue to bleed, causing bleeding in the eye, a condition called vitreous hemorrhage. If not controlled and treated promptly, this can lead to vision loss.

The connection between blood pressure and eyes

The second condition is blood pressure . Doctors explain that the retinal vessels are very thin, and if blood flows through them under too much pressure, the blood vessels can become blocked. When blood vessels become blocked, conditions such as vein occlusion or artery occlusion can occur.

The important thing is that even if the veins are blocked, treatment can be done with laser or injection, but if the arteries are blocked, treatment is a little more difficult because in most cases, the blood supply is completely cut off and the chances of permanent vision loss are very high. Another condition called AION, in which the blood supply to the optic nerve, which connects the eye and the brain, is blocked, can be caused by both high blood pressure and high blood sugar.