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With laser surgery for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy or PDR the laser is applied to the peripheral retina avoiding the central macula. This laser treatment called PRP or panretinal photocoagulation and also known as scatter photocoagulation causes the blood vessels to shrink and often prevents them from growing again in the future. It also decreases the chances of the blood vessels bleeding into the vitreous or causing a retinal detachment.