Did you know that November is National Diabetes Month? Diabetes impacts millions of Americans. The most common cause of vision loss among people with diabetes is diabetic retinopathy. Learn more about, steps to prevent, and how to manage diabetic eye disease by visiting the following:
- Diabetes Websites - a list of sites that provide information and resources about diabetes and diabetic visual impairments
- Continuing Education Courses - a variety of online courses that review topics, such as Common Adult Eye Conditions
- OIB-TAC Continuing Education List - more online courses available, including Diabetes: Toward Self-Management from Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - information available from NIDDK, under the US Department of Health and Human Services
- National Eye Institute - facts, news, and resources available from NEI, part of the federal government's National Institutes of Health (NIH)
