Did
you know that medications
used to treat high cholesterol and triglycerides in your blood can help
diabetic retinopathy?
In two clinical studies, the Fenofibrate
Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes (FIELD) study and the Action to
Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) study, the medications
Fenofibrate (TriCor, Lipofen, Triglide, Trilipix) and Statins (Lipitor,
Crestor, Mevacor, Pravachol, Zocor) have been found, to reduce the signs of blood vessel disease in the retina
from diabetic retinopathy but also to actually reduce the need for certain
treatments for diabetic retinopathy. We are hoping that additional research
becomes available that helps us help patients with diabetes avoid the sight
threatening complications of this terribly common disease.
If
you or someone you know has diabetes please be sure to have regular eye exams
in order to avoid the potentially blinding vision loss from this disease.
Schedule an eye exam at Doctor
& Associates-203-227-4113, visit Doctor
& Associates in Fairfield County, Google or
facebook.com/doctorandassociates to schedule an appointment.
Doctor & Associates offices are located
at 129 Kings Highway North, Westport, Connecticut 06880, 195 Danbury Road,
Wilton, Connecticut 06897 and 148 East Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06851.
