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Diabetic retinopathy is controllable
•You can
significantly lower your risk of vision loss by maintaining strict
control of your blood sugar level.
•Treatment
does not cure diabetic retinopathy but it is effective in preventing
further vision loss.
•Most
people with diabetes retain normal eyesight; total blindness is
very uncommon if retinopathy is treated.
•Regular
visits to your ophthalmologist (Eye M.D.) will help
prevent vision loss.
