FAQs
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Mild lid infections are common among diabetic people.
- you can ferment your lids with warm water for five minutes. Then massage your upper lid downwards and the bottom lid upwards3-4 times. If itching persists need to see an eye doctor.
- Immediately after the diagnosis and annually thereafter. If you already have diabetic retinopathy, your eye doctor will tell you when to see again.
- Usually the eye surgeons will be comfortable with a sugar level around 100. But if your surgery is urgent or if your blood sugar can’t be brought down lower than 150 they will still do the surgery taking precautions.
- Is it effective? Is it safe ?
The injection is usually an ante VEGf agent. It’s effective to reduce the swelling in the macula, the area that gives you a clear image. Your vision may start improving even after one injection though you may have to have several injections until the swelling completely resolves.
Unfortunately no. If your condition worsens ,you may need to undergo eye surgery to improve your vision.
- It’s usually a painless procedure, although some discomfort may occur. Your retina is brought to focus using a contact lens, and a LASER beam is used to produce gentle burns on your peripheral retina. This procedure is proven to help the abnormal blood vessels (causing your retinopathy) to regress.
- Yes, diabetic retinopathy is possible (even advanced stages)in patients with good vision because the changes may not have involved the centre of the eye yet. Since your blood sugar is well controlled, your risk may be less. Still it’s necessary to have annual eye examinations.
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