Long Island LASIK Specialists

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Long Island Diabetic Retinopathy Specialists

Diabetic retinopathy is an eye disease common in people with diabetes. The disease causes abnormal blood vessel growth and can lead to severe vision loss or blindness.

Diabetic retinopathy is the result of damage to the capillaries within the retina caused by tiny bulges that protrude from the blood vessels (micro aneurysms). Micro aneurysms cause blood and fluid to leak from the retina, which leads to vision loss.

The retinal team at OCLI specializes in treating diabetic retinopathy with a number of cutting-edge therapies designed to prevent vision loss, including laser photocoagulation and vitrectomy surgery.

Laser photocoagulation seals damaged blood vessels and prevents harmful leaking. This treatment can prevent further vision loss and is a good early treatment option. To perform the procedure, a retina specialist at OCLI will place a special contact lens on the cornea to help the laser focus on the retina. Energy emitted from the laser seals the blood vessels.

Vitrectomy surgery removes clouded vitreous gel from the center of the eye. The gel is replaced with a solution that is similar to healthy vitreous matter. The surgery can also be used to remove scar tissue resulting from a retinal detachment.

To learn more about these procedures or to be screened for retinal conditions, call OCLI today to schedule an appointment with one of our renowned retinal specialists. OCLI eye doctors are also leading Long Island macular degeneration (AMD) specialists.

In addition to treating Long Island retinal surgery patients, the physicians of OCLI also specialize in treating Long Island glaucoma, LASIK, and cataract patients with innovative technologies including Intraocular lenses (IOLs). To learn more about how Long Island IOL eye surgery, LASIK, and glaucoma patients have improved their vision and gained freedom from a variety of vision conditions, please visit our LASIK, glaucoma, cataract, or IOL pages.