sentence: Macular edema is treated with focal laser treatment.
sentences_after: Up to several hundred small laser burns are placed in the areas of retinal leakage surrounding the macula. These burns cauterize the blood vessels, reduces tha amount of leakage and fluid build-up in the retina. The surgery is usually done in one session but further treatments may be needed. If both eyes are affected by macular edema only one is treated at a time usually a few weeks apart.
concept_name: macular edema
headings: Diabetic retinopathy Treatment Focal laser surgery
categories: Diseases and disorders of the eye Diabetes mellitus