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Diabetic Retinopathy

This is a leading cause of blindness in adults. Caused by changes in the blood vessels of the retina, in some people blood vessels may swell and leak fluid (macular edema). In others, abnormal new blood vessels grow on the surface of the retina (proliferative retinopathy).

The danger of this disease is that its symptoms may not become pronounced until it's too late.

All people with diabetes including pregnant women are at risk and should get a comprehensive dilated eye exam at least once a year. The longer the diabetic condition lasts, the more likely the diabetic retinopathy to occur.

Both macular edema and proliferative retinopathy are treated with laser surgery. Scatter laser treatment helps to shrink the abnormal blood vessels before the fragile, new blood vessels have started to bleed; and focal laser treatment slows down the leakage of fluid reducing the amount of fluid in the retina.