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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bluenosesol" data-source="post: 163027" data-attributes="member: 20149">Hi Joely,I went along to a meeting of our local DUK support group. The woman responsible for managing diabetic retinopathy from our PCT gave a talk. She said that the latest treatments in association with annual retinal photography meant that  incidents of blindness due to diabetes is becoming a rarety.I noted this comment on the iternet There are three major treatments for diabetic retinopathy, which are ''very effective'' in reducing vision loss from this disease.In fact, even people with advanced retinopathy have a 90 percent chance of keeping their vision when they get treatment before the retina is severely damaged. These three treatments are laser surgery, injection of triamcinolone into the eye and vitrectomy.The article also states that bg control and bp control are also important to reduce risk along with tobacco avoidance.All the best - Steve</blockquote>

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