There are three major treatments for diabetic retinopathy, which are very effective in reducing vision loss from this disease.
In fact, even people with advanced retinopathy have a 90 percent chance of keeping their vision when they get treatment before the retina is severely damaged.
These three treatments are laser surgery, injection of triamcinolone into the eye and vitrectomy.
It is important to note that although these treatments are very successful, they do not cure diabetic retinopathy.
Caution should be exercised in treatment with laser surgery since it causes a loss of retinal tissue. It is often more prudent to inject triamcinolone. In some patients it results in a marked increase of vision, especially if there is an edema of the macula.
Avoiding tobacco use and correction of associated hypertension are important therapeutic measures in the management of diabetic retinopathy.
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