Diabetic Retinopathy
3. Is there a cure for Diabetic Retinopathy?
The majority of sight threatening problems associated
with diabetes can be prevented by early intervention.
Principal amongst these treatments, other than the
proper control of the underlying diabetes, is laser treatment. Whilst
not actually curing the condition, lasers can be used to save remaining
sight by sealing any leaking blood vessels. Lasers cannot reverse
damage caused by retinal detachments but can significantly reduce
the occurrence of new blood vessels.
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