DIABETIC RETINOPATHY

WHAT IS DIABETIC RETINOPATHY?

SYMPTOMS

CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TREATMENTS

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Diabetic Retinopathy is an eye disease that occurs in up to 80% percent of all people who have been suffering from Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes for 10 years or more. The longer a person has diabetes, the higher their chances of developing this eye disorder.

There are generally 2 causes of vision loss as a result of diabetic retinopathy: diabetic macular edema and proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Diabetic macular edema is used to describe swelling in the central part of the retina, known as the macula. Blood vessels supplying the macula are weakened and begin to leak as a result of the high blood sugar levels seen in diabetes, causing the central part of the retina to become thickened or swollen.

Because the macula’s photoreceptor cells are responsible for sharp, detailed vision, leaky blood vessels can lead to blurring of central vision.

Further, diabetes can damage small blood vessels in the retina, resulting in poor circulation and leading to further loss of vision because some retinal tissues die as a result of inadequate blood supply.

Eventually, most of the blood vessels supplying the retina stop carrying blood permanently, leading to significant retinal cell death and permanent vision loss.

Poor circulation may also cause new blood vessels and scar tissue to grow on the retina, known as proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

These new blood vessels begin to bleed into the middle cavity of the eye, causing vision loss because light cannot reach the retina. Scar tissue formation can also pull on the retina, detaching it from the back of the eye, resulting in further vision loss.

What is Your Risk?

You are at risk for developing diabetic retinopathy if you have been suffering from either Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes for 10 years or more – which is why, if you have been diagnosed with diabetes, we recommend that you undergo a comprehensive eye exam at least once a year.

Even with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, the risk of blindness can be reduced by up to 95% with timely treatment and appropriate follow-up care.

Leading risk factors for diabetic retinopathy include –

  • Duration of diabetes
  • Level of hyperglycemia
  • Presence of high blood pressure (BP)
  • Extent of dependence on insulin
  • Pregnancy
  • Levels of serum lipids
  • Nutritional and genetic factors.

Ongoing control of blood sugar levels within safe limits is the most reliable way known (so far) to lower the incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy. Hence, early diagnosis is vital for preventing vision loss.

If you suffer from either Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes, we strongly recommend that you get your eyes checked regularly by an ophthalmologist who is specially trained to detect retinal diseases.

It’s also critically important that you manage your blood sugar levels within prescribed limits, so that you can reduce your risk of developing diabetic retinopathy and hopefully, prevent further vision loss.

If you have been diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy, you are likely to experience one or more of the following symptoms −

  • Blurred Vision – this is a typical symptom (along with vision darkening and distorted images) caused by macular edema – which is when fragile blood vessels leak their contents into the macular region of the retina of the eyes. Remaining good vision in one eye may compensate for vision loss in the other, so it may be some time before both eyes are affected enough for you to notice vision problems.
  • Loss of Central Vision – the greater the extent of macular edema, the worse your central vision is likely to get, making it difficult to recognize people's faces or to see details such as small print. The extent of central vision that is lost varies from person to person. Peripheral vision is usually preserved.
  • Dramatic Loss of Visual Acuity – you are likely to experience a drastic reduction in your visual acuity.
    Note: “Visual acuity” means clarity or sharpness of vision and is measured separately for each eye. 20/20 vision is normal vision. If you have 20/20 vision, you can see objects in clear detail at 20 feet which the average person can see at that distance. A visual acuity of 20/40 means that a person will only be able to see objects in clear detail from 20 feet away which the average person can see in clear detail from 40 feet away.
  • Neovascularization – in this stage, abnormal new blood vessels form to try and repair earlier damage. Unfortunately these new blood vessels are weak and in the wrong place. As a result they bleed easily, causing scar tissue to form. Scarring pulls and distorts the retina and can result in retinal detachment, causing vision to become blurred and/or patchy.
  • “Proliferative” diabetic retinopathy – with time, bleeding into the retina becomes worse, damaging vision further. It may take the blood a few days to months or even years to clear. In some cases it may not clear at all. This proliferative form of the disease is often seen in people who have been insulin-dependent for many years.

Eventually, most of the blood vessels supplying the retina will stop carrying blood permanently. As a result, retinal cells begin to die from lack of oxygen and nutrients.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to predict how quickly vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy will progress, whether you will get it in both eyes, and to what extent and how rapidly your vision will be lost over time.

Without proper simultaneous management of diabetes and ongoing vision loss, total blindness is likely to be the final outcome.

To prevent vision loss, people with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes are typically advised to manage their levels of blood sugar, blood pressure, and blood cholesterol.

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy is usually treated with laser surgery to shrink abnormal blood vessels. Although some sight can be saved using this approach, inevitably some loss of peripheral, color, and night vision also occurs.

Laser treatment works best before the fragile, new blood vessels have started to bleed. Even if bleeding has started, laser treatment may still be possible depending on the extent of bleeding, even though it may not be as effective.

Macular edema can also be treated with laser surgery to slow fluid leakage and reduce the amount of fluid accumulated in the retina.

However, no drug or treatment has been clinically proven to arrest vision loss – even reverse it – in patients with diabetic retinopathy by acting directly to preserve the retina.

Until today.

Incredibly, the breakthrough new treatment Rejuven-Eyes Bio-Therapy has been clinically proven to slow down vision loss – even restore lost vision – in patients with Diabetic Retinopathy.

No other vision loss therapy can do this.

BENEFITS OF REJUVEN-EYES BIO-THERAPY

  • Stops Ongoing Vision Loss After Just One Treatment Course

    This innovative therapy stopped ongoing vision loss quickly and painlessly in patients suffering from diabetic retinopathy after just one course of treatment lasting 20 days.

  • Restores Lost Vision

    A significant proportion of patients reported a noticeable improvement in their eyesight on treatment with Rejuven-Eyes Bio-Therapy.
    Yes, it’s true – they regained some of their lost vision.

  • Is Clinically Proven to be 100% Safe

    Not a single patient reported any side effects or adverse reactions. In other words, clinical data based on patient outcomes clearly confirms that Rejuven-Eyes Bio-Therapy is fast-acting, powerfully effective and 100% safe.

  • Does Not Involve Intraocular Injections

    This novel therapy is NOT injected directly into the eyes, but into the muscle like a flu shot. In fact, patients report that this treatment is comfortable and completely painless.

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Diabetic retinopathy has no early warning signs.

Several years after diagnosis, patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes may begin to experience blurred vision, along with vision darkening and distorted images.

The greater the extent of macular edema, the more central vision is affected, although peripheral vision is usually preserved.

Next, the fragile new abnormal blood vessels also start to bleed causing scarring, which can lead to retinal detachment and further vision loss. As this bleeding gets worse, vision is damaged even further.

Eventually, most of the blood vessels supplying the retina stop carrying blood permanently, resulting in retinal cell death and permanent vision loss.

Without proper management of blood sugar levels and ongoing vision loss, total blindness is the final, inevitable outcome.

How does Rejuven-Eyes Bio-Therapy help to prevent ongoing vision loss – even restore lost vision – in patients with Diabetic Retinopathy?

The synergistic formulation of small but therapeutically potent “retinoprotective” peptides in Rejuven-Eyes Bio-Therapy halts ongoing damage in retinal photoreceptor cells. This innovative new therapy is also believed to trigger the formation of new, healthy photoreceptor cells! 

For instance, one of the main components of Rejuven-Eyes Bio-Therapy, known as Retinalamin, has been shown to trigger formation of new retinal cells in laboratory conditions, while also significantly improving visual acuity and expanding the field of vision in patients.

Another component known as Epitalon has been shown to improve visual function in up to 90% of patients.

Let’s consider individual case studies of patients with diabetic retinopathy treated with Rejuven-Eyes Bio-Therapy.

CASE STUDY 1 – Female, 28 years old, St. Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology, Russia

Clinical Observations before treatment

Visual Acuity in Left Eye – 20/630; Visual Acuity in Right Eye – 20/630

Note: “Visual acuity” means clarity or sharpness of vision and is measured separately for each eye. 20/20 vision is normal vision. If you have 20/20 vision, you can see objects in clear detail at 20 feet which the average person can see at that distance.

If you have 20/630 vision, then you need to be as close as 20 feet to clearly see the objects that an average person with normal eyesight can see from 630 feet away.

Clinical Observations after treatment with 2 courses of Rejuven-Eyes Bio-Therapy

  • Improvement in Left Eye. Visual Acuity improved to 20/320.
  • Improvement in Right Eye. Visual Acuity improved to 20/250.

The sad fact is that if you have been diagnosed with Diabetic Retinopathy, no drug or treatment available today can save your lost vision – or prevent your vision loss from getting worse.

However, there’s no need to lose hope.

That’s because Rejuven-Eyes Bio-Therapy has been shown to –

  • Quickly and painlessly stop progression of vision loss in patients with diabetic retinopathy after just 20 days of treatment!
  • Restore lost vision in a significant proportion of these patients,
  • Without causing any side effects or adverse reactions in a single patient.

If you are suffering from Diabetic Retinopathy, or know someone who does – we strongly recommend that you get in touch with us right away to learn how you can prevent further damage to your precious vision – and perhaps even recover some of your lost vision.

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