Protect your eyes, eliminate blindness

In conjunction with Diabetic Eye Disease month of November, Dr Shalini and Dr John speak on why people with diabetes is at risk of vision loss or blindness from the diabetic eye disease. They advised that annual, comprehensive dilated eye examination is one of the best ways to detect early signs of diabetic eye disease while also taking your diabetic medication as prescribed, maintaining a healthy diet, staying physically active, maintaining a healthy weight, and refraining from smoking can also help control your diabetes which lessens your risks of diabetic eye disease.

Guests: Dr. Shalini C Sree Dharan, Consultant Endocrinologist, Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur, and Dr K John Mathen, Consultant Ophthalmologist & Corneal Surgeon, Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur

Presenter: Sharon Chang