Diabetic retinopathy medical therapy

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Caution should be exercised in treatment with laser surgery since it causes a loss of retinal tissue. It is often more prudent to inject triamcinolone into the eye.

People with advanced retinopathy have a 90 percent chance to retain their vision when they get treatment before the retina is severely damaged. Besides of the tight diabetic management, there are three major treatments for diabetic retinopathy.

• Laser surgery
• Triamcinolone injection to the eye
• Vitrectomy

Caution should be exercised in treatment with laser surgery since it causes a loss of retinal tissue. It is often more prudent to inject triamcinolone. In some patients it results in a marked increase of vision, especially if there is an edema of the macula. Avoiding tobacco use and correction of associated hypertension are important therapeutic measures in the management of diabetic retinopathy. ^[1]

Diabetic retinopathy is considered an absolute contraindication to the use of the following medications:

• Somatropin

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