a new laser is helping experts at the trolls and I Institute provide better
treatment for eye diseases
this advanced laser can prevent blindness for some patients with serious
I conditions
the traditional laser applies
one spot at a time this new
device allows us to apply up to 12
laser spot simultaneously thereby
allowing the retina specialists to treat the patients more effectively
and more rapidly the laser provides treatment for various rare
I diseases including retinal vein occlusion clackamas and retinal tears
in addition it can also be combined with other therapies to treat the most common
cause a moderate vision loss
diabetes with diabetes on the rise both
in Nebraska and nationally more people
are being afflicted with diabetic I disease
this laser will be a primary treatment
for those patients who have the most severe form
a diabetic retinopathy that would include candy mccauley
I've had diabetes since I was 10
for this patient she has the most severe level
a diabetic eye disease we needed to
applied laser to her retin-a to stop these abnormal blood vessels from
growing
and stop her from calling blind she was the first patient to receive treatment
with the laser the hemorrhage in the back of her left eye was not affecting
her vision yet
but catching it early people gone and I haven't looked at
and and catching it early so they can do this laser treatment
is the best thing they can do you know prevent any vision of
UMC has the only laser like this in the United States
and by having this effective laser treatment available right now
to patients in nebraska we can prevent
vision and sight threatening loss in americans of all ages
just another example of the breakthroughs for life happening every
day
at UNMC