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I am a 43 yo male and I have been type Type 2 for 5 years and have my regular 6 monthly checks and the annual retinopathy tests. All tests over the years have been normal. On Monday I was working as normal and started suffering from double vision. Thought I might need some fresh air and went for a walk. When walking outside realised that my vision was not stable. Came back home and got through the evening and decided to sleep on it. On Tuesday things didn't get any better and I was getting a headache which seemed to be on the left hand side of the head. I slept through a large part of the day and I noticed that watching TV was becoming a challenge and I had to close one eye to focus. Therefore I got an appointment to see the GP on Wednesday. The GP was at a loss to understand it so asked me to go to A&E.
At A&E they did a CT scan which was normal and they said they would refer me to neurology as an out patient which would come through in a couple of months! When I walked outside A&E I could see that my vision was getting severely compromised. Looking at far objects was proving very difficult and my perception of depth was getting compromised such as negotiating stairs.
I decided at this point that I should go to the A&E at the eye hospital. The A&E at the eye hospital were brilliant in dealing with me and after extensive tests I was diagnosed with having a slight damage to the nerve in the left eye which is known as Fourth Nerve Palsy. i was given some glasses with a prism coating on the left eye which immediately resolved the double vision.
Normally the Fourth Nerve Palsy is caused by a blow to the head or trauma but neither was the case in my case. It can only be put down to the diabetes. My HbA1c was carried out last week and came back as 48.
I am told by the Eye Hospital that over time the glasses will resolve the fourth nerve palsy but in the meantime it is a case of learning to live with glasses.
The whole episode has been quite a scary experience so would like to know if anyone else has been through the same and what their post diagnosis experience has been.
At A&E they did a CT scan which was normal and they said they would refer me to neurology as an out patient which would come through in a couple of months! When I walked outside A&E I could see that my vision was getting severely compromised. Looking at far objects was proving very difficult and my perception of depth was getting compromised such as negotiating stairs.
I decided at this point that I should go to the A&E at the eye hospital. The A&E at the eye hospital were brilliant in dealing with me and after extensive tests I was diagnosed with having a slight damage to the nerve in the left eye which is known as Fourth Nerve Palsy. i was given some glasses with a prism coating on the left eye which immediately resolved the double vision.
Normally the Fourth Nerve Palsy is caused by a blow to the head or trauma but neither was the case in my case. It can only be put down to the diabetes. My HbA1c was carried out last week and came back as 48.
I am told by the Eye Hospital that over time the glasses will resolve the fourth nerve palsy but in the meantime it is a case of learning to live with glasses.
The whole episode has been quite a scary experience so would like to know if anyone else has been through the same and what their post diagnosis experience has been.