There are 101 million people diagnosed with diabetes

There are 101 million people diagnose d with diabetes *Annual Eye Screening Must for Diabe tics to Save Eyesight: Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital* • Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital, Chennai to provide free consultations for diabetic patients who are 50 years or above till the month end. *Chennai, 14 November 2024* : “There are 101 million people diagnosed with diabetes and 136 million people diagno sed with prediabetes in India. Around 10% of individuals (approx. 1 i n 10) with diabetes will develop some form of diabetic eye disease post 10 ye ars of their diagnosis or even earlier. This can lead to severe vision loss or e ven blindness. However, a vast portion of diabetics population do not go for e ye checkups because there is not enou gh awareness that diabetes could affec t eyes as much...