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Originally Posted by fgummett  One of the (many) complications of Diabetes is retinopathy... which can be caused by a proliferation of extra blood vessels in the eye. These extra vessels tend to be fragile and bleed easily. Laser is often used to cauterize these little bleeders. |
Just to clarify (and I realize I'm splitting hairs here)....
In my case, the laser treatments for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy were not to cauterize bleeders, they were essentially to kill off the less important parts of my retina so that these parts wouldn't need as much oxygen, and the oxygen in my eye can be directed to the important central part of my eye (i.e. the macula). This is why people who have this type of laser treatment often lose some of their peripheral vision. The result of the treatment, if all goes well, is that the brain sees that the macula is getting enough oxygen and stops sending signals to produce new (weak) blood vessels - i.e. proliferation.
Sorry to nitpick.
