Celebrity chef, Andrew Rudd has joined Diabetes Ireland, NCBI-the National Sight Loss Agency, Fighting Blindness, the Irish College of Ophthalmologists (ICO), the Association of Optometrists Ireland (AOI) and Novartis to launch Eye Am What I Eat campaign. The campaign aims to raise awareness of diabetic macular edema (DME) a form of diabetic retinopathy that can have a severe … [Read more...] about Eye Health Campaign Highlights Leading Cause of Blindness in Diabetes
Diabetic Retinopathy
Majority of People Unaware of the Leading Cause of Blindness in Working-Age Population
Campaign to highlight awareness of sight-threatening condition in people with diabetes According to research, over three quarters (75%) of people with diabetes in Ireland have not heard of the condition Diabetic Macular Edema (DME). DME is the most common form of Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), which is the biggest cause of blindness in working-age Irish adults1. According to … [Read more...] about Majority of People Unaware of the Leading Cause of Blindness in Working-Age Population