Using mathematics to avoid blindness in diabetics (Part 2): eliminating re-emergent diabetic retinopathy caused by blood thinners
Arieh Helfgott,
John O. Willoughby
Abstract:Purpose: To report the clinical experiences of author AH, who calculated that modest stepwise lowering of arterial blood pressure can reverse (i) re-emergent diabetic retinopathy (DR) caused by antiplatelet and anticoagulant agents, even in the presence of continued use of the latter necessary agents, or (ii) DR induced by common or severe hypertension and so, (iii) simultaneously treat both of AH’s vascular and ocular medical conditions.
Methods: In instances of DR and visual impairment with evidence of exuda… Show more
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