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“Sight is a very important
thing. If I was not able to go
back to work, the future
would be blurred.
- James, Solomon Islands

1 in 10 adults have diabetes, a condition that,

without early detection and treatment, can lead to
serious complications like diabetes eye disease.

Diabetes eye disease often lacks Before James could get cataract
symptoms in its early stages, so surgery, he had to get his blood
many with diabetes aren't aware sugar levels to a manageable
that their condition, if left level. After being hospitalised for
unmanaged, could affect their a month, James was finally able to
vision and potentially lead to undergo cataract surgery and
blindness. This is why it is so have his sight restored. James
important to attend regular eye could now go back to work and
screenings, so that any issues can back to supporting his family.
be detected and treated as early as
possible. Visit your local eye clinic for
regular checkups so you can
James in Solomon Islands has continue to care for your family
experienced first-hand the impact and do all the things you love.
diabetes can have. James was
diagnosed with diabetes in 2020
and not long after, developed
diabetes-induced cataracts which
caused him to lose his sight. For The Fred Hollows Foundation
nine months, James was completely NZ works to end avoidable
blind. He couldn't go to his job at blindness and vision
the university and wasn't able to impairment in the Pacific.
care for his two young children.

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