The treatment of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema has been turned on its head during my career in ophthalmology. When I was in training, the only treatment available was the use of tissue-destructive laser photocoagulation. While studies then and now confirm that over a lifetime laser retinal photocoagulation procedures are far better than no treatment, we are all well aware of the meaningful loss of vision that laser treatment itself causes in many patients.
As noted in the comprehensive and very well-written cover story in this issue, laser treatment (Read more...)
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