Treatment of Diabetic Eye DiseaseRetinopathy and Maculopathy
What is Diabetic Eye Disease?
Diabetes is a systemic disease that affects all parts of the body. The specialists at the Eye Clinic Regensburg focus on treating the changes that diabetes causes in the eye.
Diabetic retinopathy is a condition that attacks the walls of the smaller blood vessels in the eye, leading to sac-like bulges in the vessels. This can result in leaks and bleeding in the eye. If left untreated, the insufficient oxygen supply to the eye can cause abnormal blood vessels to grow, eventually leading to blindness.
Uncontrolled blood sugar levels can cause vision problems such as diabetic macular edema, advanced diabetic eye complications, and cataracts.
The symptoms are not always noticeable, but blurred or distorted central vision, sudden appearance of spots in the visual field, or visual field loss in diabetics must be examined as early as possible.
We recommend that you have your eyes examined regularly, even if you do not have any vision changes. Because diabetes can gradually impair your vision, and if diabetic retinopathy is too advanced, there is a risk that it cannot be successfully treated.
Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy is a condition that damages the walls of the smaller blood vessels in the eye, causing them to bulge outward. This can result in leaks or bleeding in the eye. If left untreated, the insufficient oxygen supply to the eye can cause abnormal blood vessels to grow, eventually leading to blindness.
Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy and Maculopathy
Laser treatment can be applied either to a localized area or to the entire retina, excluding the macula, or to both.
If you develop high eye pressure or glaucoma, you may be given drops to control the pressure and reduce the risk of long-term damage.
If you have developed cataracts due to diabetes, surgery is required to remove the cloudy lens in your eye, which is then replaced with a clear artificial lens implant (intraocular lens).
If you have developed a vitreous hemorrhage or scar tissue that causes a retinal detachment, a vitrectomy may be necessary.