{"id":274,"date":"2019-08-28T18:54:22","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T18:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/?page_id=274"},"modified":"2019-09-16T03:32:55","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T03:32:55","slug":"diabetic-retinopathy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/resources\/eye-care-education\/diabetic-retinopathy\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetic Retinopathy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"274\" class=\"elementor elementor-274\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b50135 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b50135\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-469bf92\" data-id=\"469bf92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2928986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2928986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Diabetic Retinopathy<\/h1><p>Diabetic eye disease is the number one cause of blindness in working adults in the United States. High blood-sugar levels can damage blood vessels in the retina. This can lead to leaking of blood vessels and swelling of the retina, loss of blood flow to the retina, or growth of abnormal blood vessels that can bleed or cause retinal detachment. Each of these problems can lead to significant vision loss.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2731aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2731aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms of Diabetic Retinopathy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb8282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cb8282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many people with early diabetic retinopathy have no noticeable vision changes. Sometime eye treatments are needed to halt the disease, even when you are not noticing vision problems. This is why regular eye exams for diabetics are important. You should have your eyes examined promptly if you notice:<\/p><ul><li>Blurriness, especially if it lasts more than a few days<\/li><li>New floaters or blind spots in your vision<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-106a00c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"106a00c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<var style=\"width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0px; display: block;\" data-presentation=\"5dc65c8b-45e0-460a-413a-41c34b244e72\" data-loaded=\"true\"><a href=\"\/\/showecho.com\/theater\/5dc65c8b-45e0-460a-413a-41c34b244e72\" style=\"display:none\"><font style=\"font-size:100%\" my=\"my\">View Video<\/font><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom: 56.25%; position: relative;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/share.rendia.com\/whitelabel\/load\/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpY2FsZXllY2VudGVyLmNvbS9leWUtY2FyZS1lZHVjYXRpb24vZGlhYmV0aWMtcmV0aW5vcGF0aHkv\/5dc65c8b-45e0-460a-413a-41c34b244e72\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Rendia Embed Player\" onload=\"this.style.visibility = &quot;visible&quot;\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: none; visibility: visible;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/var>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c885f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c885f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatment Options for Diabetic Retinopathy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c9db6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93c9db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Laser surgery<\/li><li>Eye injections (not as uncomfortable as it sounds)<\/li><li>Eye surgery in the operating room<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-701f688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"701f688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment Overview<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5320eac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5320eac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>General diabetic care and detection of eye disease is key. Controlling your blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol with you primary care provider is important in managing your eye disease. Regular eye exams, including retinal examination, are important to detect eye disease that would benefit from ocular treatment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2910e83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2910e83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<var style=\"width: 100%; padding-top: 2.25%; padding-bottom: 0px; display: block;\" data-presentation=\"5fd4eb56-4e4f-48e9-4076-4f2849f744e9\" data-loaded=\"true\"><a href=\"\/\/showecho.com\/theater\/5fd4eb56-4e4f-48e9-4076-4f2849f744e9\" style=\"display:none\"><font style=\"font-size:100%\" my=\"my\">View Video<\/font><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom: 56.25%; position: relative;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/share.rendia.com\/whitelabel\/load\/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpY2FsZXllY2VudGVyLmNvbS9leWUtY2FyZS1lZHVjYXRpb24vZGlhYmV0aWMtcmV0aW5vcGF0aHkv\/5fd4eb56-4e4f-48e9-4076-4f2849f744e9\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Rendia Embed Player\" onload=\"this.style.visibility = &quot;visible&quot;\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: none; visibility: visible;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/var>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be8fbb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be8fbb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Learn more about\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"Diabetic Retinopathy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.medfordretinacare.com\/diabetic-retinopathy\/\"><span>Diabetic Retinopathy.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetic eye disease is the number one cause of blindness in working adults in the United States. High blood-sugar levels can damage blood vessels in the retina. 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