Diabetic retinopathy patient handout
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All patients should receive an eye examination at baseline. Patients with pre-existing ophthalmologic disorders (e.g., diabetic or hypertensive retinopathy) should receive periodic ophthalmologic exams during combination therapy with alpha interferon treatment. Any patient who develops ocular symptoms should receive a prompt and complete eye examination. Combination therapy with alpha interferons should be discontinued in patients who develop new or worsening ophthalmologic disorders.
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....
Jodie is right, there is only a silicone crystalens. There is concern using silicone oil at the time of retinal surgery in a patient with a silicone IOL. The IOL can become cloudy.
However, if you have well-controlled diabetes and don't have diabetic retinopathy or any other retinal disease that is likely to require retinal surgery in the future, a silicone IOL is not a contraindication in a diabetic patient.
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.
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.
I have a blood test every few months and am told that after doctor has checked the results it is acceptable. They never tell me even though I have diabetic retinopathy and microalbuminia in my urine
when I asked they said it was 170 whatever that means but when you are on metformin you don't need to measure.
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.
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.
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.
My daughter has had type 1 diabetes for over 20 years and has diabetic retinopathy. 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.
In studies including a significant number of diabetic patients [5,7] diabetes mellitus has also been associated with retinopathy. Furthermore, improvement of retinopathy is delayed in hypertensive and diabetic patients after ending treatment [7]. This relationship emphasizes that IFN-induced retinopathy can result from physiopathological mechanisms in common with other retinopathies related to microvascular abnormalities.
I was made aware of the need for an annual eye exam for diabetic retinopathy. I initially started getting an eye exam annually with an ophthalmologist specializing in retina issues. I saw him for several years. He used the dilation drops for the eye exam. While he is a well recognized specialist in our city and is an associate professor at the university, the exam seemed a little on the crude side. Each year he would make a hand sketch of what I believe were the blood vessels in the retina.
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.
I am 61 and type 2 diabetic. I am having lucentis injections for diabetic retinopathy and they are working very well. I get a new injection in a few days(the last one has just about has worn off). I just finished taking Bactrim DS for a UTI. I had a lot of side effects including blurred vision and headaches. "Visual disturbances" and headaches were listed as side effects in the patient information.
Normal to a certain extent. I have retinopathy, and a severe case of afterimages (photostress). This is actually how I first started noticing something wasn't right.
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