Question 1

are there any new treatments in natural medicine for retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

Yes!: Damage to the retina commonly caused by high blood pressure and diabetes. There are herbs that can strengthen blood vessels and prevent deterioration and leakage.  Consider ginkgo, a vasodilator that helps get more blood to retina; grape seed extract, high in proanthocyanidins which prevent blood leakage; quercitin, which can help lower high blood pressure; pycnogenol from pine bark shows promise2.

Question 2

is there a medicine to help control diabetic retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

Yes: The same medicine that controls the overall blood sugar and diabetic control is what will ultimately control the diabetic retinopathy.  However, if there is significant retinopathy, lasers and injections of medicines used to prevent new blood vessel growth are used to control diabetic retinopathy from inside the eye instead of controlling the overall diabetes.

Question 3

can there be any medicine in allopathy to control diabetic retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

Some: First you need to control the diabetes with good sugar control and a lowering of the hba1c to at least 7.0 and lower if possible.  Then you need a retinal specialist to look at your retina to see what shape the retinopathy is in, whether it needs laser or operative surgery and can respond to injected agents called vegf inhibitors.  You need to be in the care of a retinal specialist.

Question 4

can alternative medicine effectively treat diabetic retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

Nope!: You need good medical care, tight control of blood sugar, blood pressure and lipids -- plus frequent visits to a qualified (or even specialized) ophthalmologist.  Don't ignore this problem or entrust your case to a non medical entity!

Question 5

what is retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

Retinopathy: Retinopathy is a general descriptive term used for retinal pathology.

Question 6

what is premature retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

ROP?: There is a condition occurring in premature infants called Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in which the child is born before the retina has completed normal growth.  Treatment needs to be done early and can involve observation, laser, injections and surgery.

Question 7

what are the main causes of retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

Age and Diabetes: The most common retinopathies are caused by age (macular degeneration) and diabetes (diabetic retinopathy).  There are many others as well.

Question 8

what are the causes of central serious retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

Many things: Csr is an eye disease which causes visual impairment, often temporarily, usually in one eye, mostly affecting males in the age group 20 to 50 but which may also affect women. This condition may be caused by the use of cortisol or corticosteroids. Csr is a fluid detachment of macula layers from their supporting tissue allowing choroidal fluid to leak into the subretinal space.

Question 9

what is the definition or description of: retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

Abnormal retina: Retinopathy is a generic term for any disease process of the retina.

Question 10

what should i do when my baby's suffering from retinopathy?

Accepted Answer

See an eye dr.: Retinopathy indicates that something has happened to the retina. Seeing a pediatric ophthalmologist (eye doctor) is the best way to determine what has happened and what your treatment plan and follow-up should be.

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