LASER PHOTOCOAGULATION
Photocoagulation is usually effective in the treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy. The progressing damage to the blood vessels in the eye can be slowed with this treatment.
Before the surgery, eye drops are used to dilate the pupil and to numb the eye. A powerful laser beam is then focused on the damaged retina. The laser beam seals the weak or leaking blood vessels, stopping their growth.
In advanced cases of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, a vitrectomy may be recommended. Vitrectomy removes the blood-filled vitreous and replaces it with a clear solution. A sophisticated microscopic instrument is used to extract blood and scar tissue along with the natural vitreous gel of the eye. This microsurgical procedure is performed in an outpatient surgical operating room.