November/December 1996

Of the 14 million people with diabetes in the United States, nearly half will develop some degree of diabetic eye disease. Do you know that diabetic eye disease is a leading cause of blindness? If you have diabetes, do you know how to reduce your risk of visual loss? To determine how high your Eye-Q is, answer the following questions about diabetic eye disease.

	1	People with diabetes are more likely than people without diabetes to develop certain eye diseases.	TRUE or FALSE
	2	Diabetic eye disease usually has early warning signs.	TRUE or FALSE
	3	People with diabetes should have yearly eye examinations.	TRUE or FALSE
	4	Diabetic retinopathy is caused by changes in the blood vessels in the eye.	TRUE or FALSE
	5	People with diabetes are at low risk for developing glaucoma.	TRUE or FALSE
	6	Laser surgery can be used to halt the progression of diabetic retinopathy.	TRUE or FALSE
	7	People with diabetes should have regular eye examinations through dilated pupils.	TRUE or FALSE
	8	Cataracts are common among people with diabetes.	TRUE or FALSE
	9	People who have good control of their diabetes are not at high risk for diabetic eye disease.	TRUE or FALSE
	10	The risk of blindness from diabetic eye disease can be reduced.	TRUE or FALSE
	How well did you do? Answers

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