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What does OCT say? Is there an improvement? You need oct before every injection. Sometimes you may need many more injections. Retinal surgeon will decide on it.

Yes if blood sugar and blood pressure is not properly controlled then diabetic retinopathy happened.
It needs costly treatment.

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A. All are equally good and equally efficacious

Only difference is that avastin is not recognised by US FDA

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Both are equally good and effective. Only difference is Avastin is Not US FDI approved but lucentis is US FDI approved


Cost of avastin is approximately 8k-10k depending on city

Lucentis costs around 28k

Ongoing treatment is right. Successful treatment may not restore normal vision, but it will improve sight and prevent central vision loss from worsening.

Till date inj. Lucentis is the only treatment available. Besides some lefestyle management helps.
Take plent of fruits and green leafy vegetables avoid preserved food, oily and fatty food and can take oral supllements of antioxidents.

The drug is Ranibizumab. Accentrix is the trade name. It is administered by injection directly into the eye ball.

Treatment options include one or more of the following
1. Intravitreal injections (bevacizumab, ranibizumab)
2. Photodynamic therapy
3. Laser photocoagulation of the new vessels success will be based on location, size and duration of disease. The closer to the fovea (most sensitive part of the retina) is is poorer will be the response to therapy. Bigger size and longer duration are also poor prognostic factors.

Diabetic macular oedema ( DME ) is severe form of Diabetic Retinopathy affecting vision.
DME can occur in any stage of diabetes.
Thus, the importance of regular eye check-up for diabetic patients is must. At least once in a year get your eyes fully tested.
Most of the people are unaware of this complication. And many times when I ask my patient about eye test I get answers like , "I got my eye glasses power checked and changed or I don't have cataract. "
Eye check-up for diabeti...more

Macular Degeneration is an age-related macular degeneration incurable eye disease, which might result in blurred vision or no vision in the centre of the vision field, which might lead to visual distortions, reduced central vision, decreased intensity of the colours and can make it difficult for the patient to recognize faces, read, drive and to perform other activities.

Types of Macular Degeneration
1. Dry Macular Degeneration: It is characterized by the presence of drusen and thin...more