Medical & Surgical Retina

Q.1 How does diabetes affects the retina?
Ans. Diabetes causes decreased blood supply to the retina which in turn causes new vessels to grow over the retina. But these new vessels are unstable and can rupture and cause bleeding in the posterior part of gauss loss in vision in Diabetes.
It can also cause blood vessels to leak & cause swelling in the important central part of retina-called macula there is also an important cause of decreased vision in Diabetes.

Q.2 what are the causes (risk factors) for Diabetic retinopathy?

Department of Vitroretina has been existing in H. V. Desai Eye Hospital since 2003. The department has all the latest equipments like Digital fundus camera, ultrasound, B- scan , Double frequency YAG laser, Diode laser; for operation theater services there is accurus vitrectomy machine.
All types of cases like diabetic retinopathy, Retinal vascular diseases, posterior uveitis , Age related macular degenerations, Retinopathy of prematurity, etc are routinely seen and treated regularly.