Diabetic retinopathy in pregnancy a review
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Only Lucentis has been approved for ophthalmic use and only for AMD NOT diabetic retinopathy. Although, these drugs seem to help diabetic retinopathy patients, they have yet to be FDA approved.
Unfortunately the only options available to you are to pay out of pocket for the Avastin (see if your Dr.'s office can work out a payment plan) or go with the laser.
I am 36 weeks pregnant and have developed retinopathy in my left eye. I would love to hear about other diabetic women and their pregnancy experiences since everyone I know has no idea what I am talking about. Please give me some advice, support, whatever I am kind of freaking out. My dr. says delivery could cause blindness.
That is something to consider. In the past 3 years I have had 4 different dilated eye exams, including the OCT as part of my screening for cataract surgery and subsequent laser surgery. At one point I had so many exams that I asked the cataract surgeon if I need to do my annual eye exam for diabetic retinopathy as well and he said no. So, I am not really concerned that I currently have issues, unless they are caused by an excessive number of dilated eye exams.
I have had a vitrectomy in my left eye which is doing much better. Last Friday (05-11-12) my Optomologist said my other eye was "set up" to have similar problems. He scheduled the laser treatment on 06-01...3 weeks away.
My question is, how long does diabetic retinopathy take to develop? I am in pretty decent control of my diabetes. My A1C is 6.4. I know the better control the slower it develops. I do have a floater in there that was present when he examined me last week.
Diabetics with high uncontrolled blood sugars can get diabetic retinopathy. When your vision starts to change, it is already severe. If left untreated diabetic retinopathy will keep getting worse. An Ophthalmologist can detect retinopathy after conducting a thorough eye exam.
That is done for retinal neovascularization and large areas of non-perfusion which in tern is almost always diabetic proliferative retinopathy. If your retina was 'pierced" (strange term except when speaking of external trauma) is assume you have a retina tear or detachment. That requires "focal therapy" and yes a dark sport/light spot is often projected 180 degrees opposite the laser treatment and may last for several months. a PRP is 800-1200 or so laser spots.
My father is a diabetic patient from the age of 36 and has undergone catract operation in the year of 48 int he left eye and after lazer treatment the left eye does not have any vision now does not have any idea why it happened.Then my dad undergone catract treatment in the right eye and after that he came to knw that he has got glaucoma and after consulting different doctors he found that he is suffering from retinopathy....
yes i have diabetic retinopathy. i am interested in your opinion on this and my chances of success in my surgery that is scheduled for thur. oct. 15.
I need to know if lazer treatments for diabetic retinopathy will cause dimming of the eyes? Everytime I have a treatment my sight get dimmer. I need to know if this is normal.
After a series of bleeds and resulting laser surgery, she suffered a detached retina in one eye and underwent a total vitrectomy. Three days later, she could see nothing - the result, probably of an infection. She was treated with antibiotics and steroids, but her sight never fully recovered and now a fluorogram confirms that she has lost blood supply to approximately 25% of the retina.
The retinopathy was noted 4 to 16 weeks after initiation of the treatment and disappeared in a 4-11 week period. The retinopathy disappeared in all patients who continued the treatment except one. At the end of 24 weeks, 4 out of selected patients were negative for HCV RNA by PCR ( 2 in each group).
Conclusion: two weeks to 16 weeks after the start of therapy retinopathy develop in the form of cotton wool spots and retinal haemorrhage.
If you have had diabetes for a long period of time you should get an annual diabetic retina screen to check for retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy has no symptom until damage to the eyes is severe. As diabetes86 stated, call your Optometrist.
Is there a cure for retinopathy? I have type 2 diabetes and was diagnosed with retinopathy with follow up test, the doctor said it was not getting any worst. I watch my diet and excercise. On some test it don,t show up. Does this mean I do not have, and I rid of it.
He has diabetic retinopathy for which he is getting treatment and regular B12 injections and the doctor has given him all the usual checks. He last saw him in July last year but has seen the nurse for a blood test twice and his b12 injections. My worry is that he hates going to the doctor but he is getting increasingly weak .He has no energy -sleeps a lot -most times I have to help him button his clothes as he has poor feeling in his fingers.
If you are having a problem with your foods and controlling the sugar levels, it would be helpful for you to see a diabetic nurse or a diabetic dietician.
High sugar levels in the blood will cause vision problems and can also lead to damage in the eyes called diabetic retinopathy that could lead to blindness - hence it is important to have your eyes screened every year. Having a check up with regard to vision is not the same as diabetic eye screening.
It seems that i can control the direction in which they move, because they only move when move when my eyes move and i see them best when i move my eyes up and down. Could this have anything to do diabetic retinopathy? Do you have any information?
I am taking my dad who has diabetes and high blood pressure, with diabetic retinopathy to san diego from las vegas nevada to see an eye specialist for his diabetic retinopathy. does anyone know if it is ok to fly on an airplane. because i don't want to bring his blood pressure up and make his eyes bleed more or again. if anyone knows it would be greatly appreciated.
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