While there is no cure for diabetic eye disease, there are several effective treatments.
This short video explains how diabetic eye disease can be treated, including the drug fenofibrate, laser treatment, and intravitreal eye injections.
Please consult your eye health professional – your optometrist or ophthalmologist – about any treatment for diabetic eye disease.
MDFA explains how vision loss, low vision and legal blindness are different concepts in this short video.
Diabetic eye disease is a complication of diabetes. Everyone with diabetes is at risk of diabetic eye disease.
Watch the videosWe aim to respond to your request by the next business day. If you require assistance sooner, please call our National Helpline on 1800 111 709 (Monday - Friday 9-5pm AEST).
If your query is about an eye emergency - including sudden changes to your vision or eye pain - please contact your optometrist or ophthalmologist as soon as possible.
Great!