26 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know Could Be Damaging To Your Eye Health

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21. Diabetes

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In a staggering report, more than 100 million Americans are suffering from one type of diabetes or from prediabetes. This also means that every single one of them are now predisposed to having eye health issues because of it. According to Dr. Plowman, “Diabetes can affect almost every part of the eye, from front to back.” In fact, reports show that ‘having diabetes makes you two to five times more likely to develop cataracts, nearly doubles your risk of developing open-angle glaucoma, and puts you at risk for developing diabetic retinopathy, which can lead to vision loss and, in severe cases, total blindness.’