Eye Damage In People With Type 1 Diabetes Significantly Slowed
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 23:35
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have found a treatment that significantly slows the progression of eye injury in people with type 1 diabetes, a common complication caused by this disease. By administering an antihypertensive, medication commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure, they were able to slow progression of diabetic eye damage in more than 65 percent of participants involved in the study.
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