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katielou1950
I need to know if lazer treatments for diabetic retinopathy will cause dimming of the eyes? Everytime I have a treatment my sight get dimmer. I need to know if this is normal.
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katielou1950
I have read of Nepretin to help diabetic Retinopothy and considering trying what are your thoughts?
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Ray T Oyakawa, MD
Yes, you probably had pan retinal photocoagulation. This is laser to the peripheral retina and probably involves over a 1000 spots.
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