Did
you know that medications
used to treat high cholesterol and triglycerides in your blood can help
diabetic retinopathy?
In two clinical studies, the Fenofibrate
Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes (FIELD) study and the Action to
Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) study, the medications
Fenofibrate (TriCor, Lipofen, Triglide, Trilipix) and Statins (Lipitor,
Crestor, Mevacor, Pravachol, Zocor) have been found, to reduce the signs of blood vessel disease in the retina
from diabetic retinopathy but also to actually reduce the need for certain
treatments for diabetic retinopathy. We are hoping that additional research
becomes available that helps us help patients with diabetes avoid the sight
threatening complications of this terribly common disease.
If
you or someone you know has diabetes please be sure to have regular eye exams
in order to avoid the potentially blinding vision loss from this disease.
Schedule an eye exam at Center for Sight
508-730-2020, visit Center for Sight, Google or www.facebook.com/centerforsightfallriver to schedule an appointment.
Center for Sight is conveniently located
at 1565
North Main Street, Suite 406, Fall River, Massachusetts 02720 for patients from
Massachusetts or Rhode Island.
