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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 a 54-year old diabetic with diabetic retinopathy. I have been severely nearsighed all my life, and recently presbyopia. I recently had cataracts surgery in both eyes with Toric lenses to correct astigmatism. The vision in each eye is greatly improved, but they do not work well together. I seeem to be experiencing aniseikonia and diplopia.
Is this a result of a dislocated intraocular lens or something else?
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.
Thanks for your reply. I had a clear bill of health for any signs of diabetic retinopathy on March 3rd, 2009. This was done by my local optician. On March 28th, I woke up not seeing properly and went to emergency. The emergency doctor gave me a general workup and connected me to an opthamalogist (and eye surgeon) who met me at another hospital on March 29th. He did a complete set of tests and wanted me back the next day for a flurostan scan.
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.
Hello I am writing on behalf of my husband. He is a type 2 diabetic and has developed really bad rentinopathy in both eyes. He has had some treatment in the past and now needs to have further surgery. Because of some medical conditions he has been unable.to work for over a year, so we do not have money for the surgery. The doctor that he has been seeing in colorado won't do it because he still owes them money from before.
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.
Thank you very much for the reply Dr. Hagan! I will do the search.
will it be possible to share my an-geography CD with you so probably some suggestion could be made for the cause and cure of blinking spot.
Regards.
Too little details for such a complex problem. Avastin is used for many complications of diabetic retinopathy from bleeding from the retina, macular edema, and rubeotic vessels in the angle which can cause glaucoma.
The standard treatment for proliferative diabetic retinopathy is pan retinal photocoagulation. Loss of vision is after laser is extremely rare.
Is the elevated pressure in the eye being treated with glaucoma drops?
Dr. O.
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.
Hello and thanks so much for your response. I am currently seeing an opthalmologist who has diagnosed the retinal damage. She feels it happened because of an interruption to the blood supply to the retina. I'm not hypertensive at all, and I'm not diabetic, nor do I have cholesterol problems. The retinopathy has happened very suddenly. I did take hydroxychloroquine for rheumatoid arthritis, but stopped it at six weeks due to the developing blurry vision.
GO SEEK MEDICAL HELP IMMEDIATELY. YOU MAY BE SUFFERING FROM A RETINAL DETACHMENT. AND DUE TO THE TYPE 2 DIABETES IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY DIABETIC RETINOPATHY. AGAIN, CALL AN EYE MD NOW!!!!!
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.
My daughter had a vitrecomy operation due to diabetic retinopathy and she is only 34. The operation was on Monday that was 3 days ago and they had a lot of old blood to remove also they did cataract surgery but after they removed the eye patch she complained of a black line across her eye, i know it is early days but could anyone tell me if this is normal. Thank you.
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.
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.
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