'Cool' laser to stop diabetics going blind

[Northerner]

A revolutionary ‘cool’ laser is offering new hope to diabetes patients facing blindness.

Until now, laser treatment is typically given only when sight loss is significant as it can damage healthy parts of the eye in the process of fixing abnormal areas.

But now the new procedure uses a low-heat beam of energy that leaves surrounding tissues unharmed.

Diabetes is a condition in which the body fails to process sugar, leading to dangerously high levels that, if left untreated, can cause damage to organs.

One of the most common complications is sight loss due to deposits of sugar causing tiny, fragile blood vessels to form in the back of the eye and then rupture – a condition known as diabetic retinopathy.

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Until now, laser treatment is typically given only when sight loss is significant as it can damage healthy parts of the eye in the process of fixing abnormal areas.

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