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Diabetic Retinopathy
Asked For 57 year.
Diagnosed with NPDR with hard exudates in one eye with no Macular edema.
Question: How many years or months will it take to progress from NPDR to PDR ?
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Depends on diabetes control
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Depends on your control of diabetes and also hypertension ,hyperlipidemia if you hv.If you hv anaemia or kidney disease then progression to PDR is faster.Be regular in your follow with physician and retina doctor.
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Dr. Ravi Chandna
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
9 yrs exp
Bhopal
Depends only and only on Systemic Control
Depends on how good is the control of Sugars, blood pressure, cholesterol, Haemoglobin, Kidney problems
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Healthier the body, healthier the eye
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