Don't Lose Sight to Diabetes

Don’t Lose Sight to Diabetes

Are you diabetic or pre-diabetic? Diabetes is a serious disease that can cause irreversible vision loss and blindness. Diabetic retinopathy, a common cause of severe vision loss in American adults, often has no symptoms in its early stages. Protect yourself and find out how to catch and treat diabetic eye disease before sight is lost.

Join the Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington (POB) at three important events in November in recognition of National Diabetes Month. Learn from experts about risks, detection and treatment of diabetic eye disease.

Tuesday, Nov. 11 – MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Washington, DC

Thursday, Nov. 13 – Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library

Alexandria, Va.

Thursday, Nov. 20 – Friendship Heights Village Center

Chevy Chase, Md.

For more information about POB, visit YourEyes.org or call 202-234-1010.