Lucentis® injections for diabetes
vision problems can be very
helpful in restoring and preserving sight. For patients with diabetes
who are at risk for diabetic macular edema, a significant cause of vision loss
and a somewhat common complication
of diabetic retinopathy, Lucentis® eye injections work to treat diabetic
macular edema, or swelling of the macula. Lucentis® has been used for some time
to treat “wet” age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Lucentis® is the first
drug FDA approved to treat diabetic macular edema. More than 500,000 people in
the U.S. have diabetic eye disease and before Lucentis® had to have laser
treatment to address this complication of diabetic retinopathy.
“The use of Lucentis® to treat
diabetic macular edema gives us a great tool and a significant advantage is
managing vision loss from diabetes,” commented Connecticut
eye physician Leslie Doctor, M.D. of Doctor & Associates with Fairfield County offices in Norwalk,
Westport & Wilton, CT. “As we well know, the key to preservation of eye
health and vision for diabetics is early detection, diagnosis and treatment.”
If you
or someone you know has questions or needs an eye exam for diabetic eye disease
or the problems from diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema please
feel free to call
Doctor &
Associates-203-227-4113, visit Doctor &
Associates or
facebook.com/doctorandassociates to schedule an appointment.
Doctor & Associates is a leading Fairfield County Connecticut eye care practice with offices at 129 Kings Highway North, Westport, Connecticut 06880, 195 Danbury Road, Wilton, Connecticut 06897 and 148 East Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06851
.
