Libert J
Service d'Ophtalmologie de l'Hôpital universitaire Saint-Pierre, Université libre de Bruxelles.
Bull Mem Acad R Med Belg. 1994;149(1-2):104-8; discussion 109-11.
Progress in instrumentation and techniques may prevent from blindness patients affected with severe diabetic retinopathy. Surgery stabilizes the situation in 20% of the cases and improves vision in 70%. In 10% of the cases, however, treatment is undertaken too late and the eye may be lost. Although great improvements have been realized, early detection and screening for diabetic retinopathy, as well as adequate laser therapy, are of prime importance to save vision of diabetic patients.
仪器设备和技术的进步可能会防止重度糖尿病视网膜病变患者失明。手术能使20%的病例病情稳定，70%的病例视力得到改善。然而，在10%的病例中，治疗开展得太晚，眼睛可能保不住。尽管已经取得了巨大进步，但糖尿病视网膜病变的早期检测和筛查以及适当的激光治疗对于挽救糖尿病患者的视力至关重要。
