Where can i find state of the art diabetic retinapathy?

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My 43 yr old girlfriend is almost completely blind and no one seems to have an answer.

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As someone mentioned before, blood glucose control is key to prevention. I had this problem in both eyes, but not as advanced as your girlfriend appears to be. I've had a total of 13 laser surgeries (6 in one eye and 7 in the other) to remedy the hemmoraging and it completely eliminated the problem. However, the surgeries are quite painful, basically blasting a burning focused laser 600-900 times at the back of your eyeball per session. I assume they are that hot to cauterize the capillaries. The laser treatment is called panretinal photocoagulation. Despite the treatment pain, it was worth it to have headed off blindness. I am still required to go back every six months for a followup exam with the opthamologist, but so far they have only found a few temporary dots on the retina. I still wear glasses, but they are a minimal prescription for distance.

Can't say if this is the treatment advised for someone of advanced stage retinopathy, but an opthomologist can.

You can read more here:
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/diabetic/retinopathy.asp
http://medweb.bham.ac.uk/easdec/laserdiabetic_retinopathy.html

http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/diabetic/retinopathy.asp

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