Argon laser is used to treat both advanced (proliferative) disease and fluid near the central vision caused by leaking blood vessels in the eyes of people with diabetes. In both cases laser reduces the risk of severe retinal loss and especially with proliferative disease remains the main stay of treatment preventing blindness from the effects of high sugar that causes profound loss of blood supply to the eyes.
There have been 1580 patients with diabetes who have received laser treatment from January 2012 to July 2020.
