Small amounts of different types of medicine can be injected inside the eye to help seal leaking vessels to improve and preserve the Retina. The procedure is very well tolerated and is performed routinely in the outpatient clinic as part of a comprehensive treatment plan to manage diabetic macular edema world wide.

LASER is performed routinely in the outpatient clinic, different types of laser treatment help to seal leaking vessels and decrease or prevent swelling.

The purpose of the surgery we call "Vitrectomy " is to restore the anatomical condition of the retina and reattach the retina if pulled away (detached ) from its natural position, remove the natural gel within your eye which may have become clouded by blood and remove newly grown tissues from any ruptured area of the retina to prevent further deterioration. Surgery nowadays is performed using advanced technology, with the use of a special microscope through very small (less than 1 mm) incisions, which self-seal avoiding the use of sutures