Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment2023-05-16T03:12:28+00:00

Save your sight with diabetic retinopathy treatment in Auckland, Hawke’s Bay or Wellington

Our safe and effective treatments can help prevent substantial vision loss

Save your sight with diabetic retinopathy treatment in Auckland and Hawke’s Bay

Our safe and effective treatments can help prevent substantial vision loss

Stop and even reverse vision loss with diabetic retinopathy treatment

Discover how our treatment options preserve your vision to maintain your quality of life

If you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes, you’re at risk of developing diabetic retinopathy, and you should take action immediately to prevent it.

Treating diabetic retinopathy early can yield fantastic results. As many as 95% of patients avoid substantial vision loss if they are treated in time. That’s why it’s so important to have regular eye exams to check for diabetic retinopathy.

Treatment options include:

Medication

Anti-vascular endothelial growth factors or Anti-VEGF’s such as Avastin and Eylea are medications that help to prevent vision loss and in some circumstances restore some vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy.

Laser treatment

Patients who have reached the proliferative retinopathy stage – where abnormal blood vessels grow on the retina – can be treated with a procedure called laser photocoagulation. Here we use a laser to seal off leaking blood vessels and prevent further growth of blood vessels, leading to loss of vision.

Vitrectomy

If you have blurred vision because of a vitreous haemorrhage – where blood leaks into the ‘gel’ that fills the eye – you may also need a vitrectomy. Vitrectomy is also used for retinal detachment caused by diabetes.
Cataract and glaucoma treatment

Sometimes diabetic retinopathy can also cause cataracts and glaucoma, in which case you may need a cataract operation or glaucoma treatment as well.

Advantages
  • Treatment can help to preserve vision or, in some cases, improve the vision.
  • Treatment will help to stop the eyes from getting worse.
Risks include:
  • Inflammation
  • Infection
  • Worsening of vision
Treatment options include:
  • Anti-VEGF injections
  • Laser treatment
  • Vitrectomy

Treatments help to prevent vision loss and, in some circumstances, restore some vision loss.

Gain relief from a worrying eye condition

We understand that any issue with your eyes can be a weight on your shoulders. Book an appointment today, and we’ll help you get to the bottom of your issue and put your mind at ease.

Gain relief from a worrying eye condition

We understand that any issue with your eyes can be a weight on your shoulders. Book an appointment today, and we’ll help you get to the bottom of your issue and put your mind at ease.

Gain visual freedom in 3 easy steps

Eye treatment options can be confusing. We’ve made the journey as straightforward as can be

1. Get in touch

The first step is to call us so we can answer any questions we can on the phone. Give our friendly team a call on 0800 99 2020 or request a call back from us.

2. We’ll meet

At your consultation, we’ll diagnose your issues, answer your questions and give you a clear recommendation based on your needs. You’ll confidently leave with a clear understanding of your treatment options.

3. Enjoy clarity

After treatment, people often tell us how pleased they were that they took action when they did. They’re often so glad that they reached out so that we could address their concerns and help them resolve their troublesome eye condition.

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Diabetic retinopathy usually only requires specific treatment when it reaches an advanced stage and there’s a risk to your vision.

It’s typically offered if diabetic eye screening detects stage three (proliferative) retinopathy, or if you have symptoms caused by diabetic maculopathy. Click here to read more.

Retinopathy can lead to blindness but the good news is that it can be treated, especially if retinopathy progression is caught at an early stage.

It is likely that if you have had diabetes for a number of years, you may be at an early stage of having retinopathy. Click here to read more.

Early Symptoms: None
Later Symptoms: Blurry vision, floating spots in your vision, blindness
Diagnosis: Dilated eye exam
Treatment: Injections, laser treatment, surgery
Click here to read more.

Treatment for diabetic retinopathy should involve both a medical doctor and an ophthalmologist. Your medical doctor can help you better control blood sugar and can treat other complications of diabetes that may worsen diabetic retinopathy, such as impaired kidney or heart function. Your ophthalmologist can directly treat retinopathy with a laser or a surgical procedure called vitrectomy, to prevent further vascular changes and preserve vision. Click here to read more.

People with diabetes can have an eye disease called diabetic retinopathy. This is when high blood sugar levels cause damage to blood vessels in the retina. These blood vessels can swell and leak. Or they can close, stopping blood from passing through. Sometimes abnormal new blood vessels grow on the retina. All of these changes can steal your vision. Click here to read more.

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