While there is no cure for diabetic eye disease, there are several effective treatments.
This short video explains how diabetic eye disease can be treated, including the drug fenofibrate, laser treatment, and intravitreal eye injections.
Please consult your eye health professional – your optometrist or ophthalmologist – about any treatment for diabetic eye disease.
MDFA explains how vision loss, low vision and legal blindness are different concepts in this short video.
Diabetic eye disease is a complication of diabetes. Everyone with diabetes is at risk of diabetic eye disease.
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