Caption for page ten: How is diabetic retinopathy treated? Description for page 10: A graphic shows the anatomy of the eye, pictures of blood vessels inside the eye that have been damaged by diabetic retinopathy, and a view inside the eye after treatment.

Since nearly everyone with diabetes will develop some level of diabetic retinopathy over time, your eye care professional will know when and how best to treat your particular symptoms. The most common treatment is laser surgery using a special beam of light to treat the damaged blood vessels inside your eye.