{"id":223,"date":"2019-08-28T17:17:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T17:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/?page_id=223"},"modified":"2019-09-04T20:36:46","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T20:36:46","slug":"diabetic-retinopathy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/specialties\/retina\/diabetic-retinopathy\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetic Retinopathy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy<\/span><\/h1>

How is diabetic retinopathy diagnosed?<\/span><\/h2>

A medical eye examination can find changes inside your eye. An eye care specialist can often diagnose and treat serious retinopathy before you are aware of any vision problems. Your doctor dilates your pupil and looks at the inside of your eye.<\/span><\/p>

If your eye doctor finds\u00a0<\/span>diabetic retinopathy<\/span><\/a>, he or she may order color photographs of the retina and a special test called fluorescein angiography to find out if you need treatment. In this test, fluorescent dye is injected into a vein in your arm and your eye is photographed as the dye passes through the blood vessels in the back of the eye.<\/span><\/p>

Treatment of diabetic retinopathy<\/span><\/h2>

The best treatment for diabetic retinopathy is to prevent it\u2019s development. Strict control of your blood sugar will significantly reduce the long-term risk of vision loss from diabetic retinopathy. If high blood pressure and kidney problems are present, they need to be treated.<\/span><\/p>

Laser surgery is often recommended for people with macular edema, PDR and neovascular glaucoma. For macular edema, the laser is focused on the macula to decrease the fluid leakage. The main goal of treatment is to prevent further loss of vision. It is uncommon for people who have blurred vision from macular edema to recover normal vision, although some may experience partial improvement.<\/span><\/p>

For PDR, the laser is focused on all parts of the retina except the macula. This panretinal photocoagulation treatment causes abnormal new vessels to shrink and often prevents them from growing in the future. It also decreases the chance that vitreous bleeding or retinal distortion will occur. Recently, eye injections have become a useful tool in the management of diabetic retinopathy.<\/span><\/p>

Multiple eye injections or laser treatments over time are sometimes necessary. These procedures do not cure\u00a0<\/span>diabetic retinopathy<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and does not always prevent further loss of vision. Sometimes, in severe cases, a patient may need to see a retina specialist to discuss more involved surgery.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Vision loss to diabetic retinopathy is largely preventable.<\/span><\/h2>

If you have diabetes, it is important to know that today, with improved methods of diagnosis and treatment, only a small percentage of people who develop retinopathy have serious vision problems. Early detection of\u00a0<\/span>diabetic retinopathy<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is the best protection against loss of vision. You can significantly lower your risk of vision loss by maintaining strict control of your blood sugar and visiting your eye care specialist regularly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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