Dr. Lloyd M. Aiello, a pioneer in laser treatment, has helped diabetics retain their sight. “Our goal is to preserve the vision in the retina that you came into the world with,’’ he says.
(Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)
DR. LLOYD M. AIELLO | G Force
An eye to the future
Dr. Lloyd M. Aiello, a pioneer in laser treatment, has helped diabetics retain their sight. “Our goal is to preserve the vision in the retina that you came into the world with,’’ he says.
(Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)
Before 1921, the year insulin was discovered, few diabetics lived long enough to suffer complications of the disease. Before 1967, few who had a complication called proliferative diabetic retinopathy avoided blindness. That was the year ophthalmologist Dr. Lloyd M. Aiello and his father-in-law, Dr. William P. Beetham of the Joslin Diabetes Center experimented with lasers to counteract leaking blood vessels ... (Full article: 439 words)
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