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 The Eye Care & Surgery Center
at 908-789-8999, visit The Eye Care & Surgery Center, Google
or facebook.com/eyecareandsurgerycenter to schedule an appointment.
The Eye Care & Surgery Center is located at 592 Springfield
Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey 07090, 10 Mountain Boulevard, Warren, New Jersey
07059 and 517 Route One South, Suite 1100, Iselin, New Jersey 08830, and is conveniently located for patients from throughout
central and northern New Jersey.
