Diabetic Retinopathy
Alternate Names : Retinopathy - Diabetic
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Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment
The goal of treatment is to control your diabetes and associated high blood pressure. Such treatment usually does not reverse existing damage, but will slow the progression of the disease. Laser surgery may be used to seal leaking vessels or to eradicate abnormal fragile vessels.
Surgical treatment (vitrectomy) is used in cases of hemorrhage into the eye. It may also be used to repair retinal detachment caused by hemorrhage and subsequent scarring.
People with diabetes should see an ophthalmologist for a dilated examination of the retina once per year to reduce the chances of serious vision loss.
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