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What diabetic retinopathy treatments are currently available?

April 26, 2017Currently diabetic retinopathy treatments

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What diabetic retinopathy treatments are currently available?

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The best treatment is to keep your diabetes under control; blood pressure control also helps. Your doctor may decide on laser photocoagulation to cause regression of leaking blood vessels and prevent new blood vessel growth. If blood gets into the vitreous humor, your doctor might want to perform a procedure called a vitrectomy.