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25 II For Camera Operators (Pullout section)
The EyePACS Handbook: Tools for Program Success
The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) showed that better control of
blood sugar levels slows the onset and progression of retinopathy. The people with
diabetes who kept their blood sugar levels as close to normal as possible also had much
less kidney and nerve disease. Better control also reduces the need for sight-saving
laser surgery. This level of blood sugar control may not be best for everyone, including
some elderly patients, children under age 13, or people with heart disease. Be sure to
ask your doctor if such a control program is right for you.
Other studies have shown that controlling elevated blood pressure and cholesterol can
reduce the risk of vision loss. Controlling these will help your overall health as well as
help protect your vision.
References:
National Eye Institute: [http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/diabetic/retinopathy.asp#1c]