Eye problems are common in people with diabetes, but older patients with the disease are the most likely to experience the ocular complications of diabetes. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Although vision loss can be temporary in patients with diabetes, irreversible blindness is also a potential risk associated with the disease.

People with diabetes are at an increased risk of developing cataracts, which is a clouding of the eye lens that causes people not to be able to see things clearly. According to information from the American Diabetes Association, a person with diabetes is around 60 percent more likely to develop a cataract than a person who is not diabetic. If a person experiences blurred vision, poor night vision, glares off of objects, distorted vision or an inability to distinguish between similar colors, cataracts may be present.

The American Diabetes Association also reports that diabetics are …