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Hi guys, So I attended clinic this morning and was told my retina has detached a lot more. The surgeon couldn’t see me as he was in theatre and I’ve been told to come back on Thursday afternoon to discuss and talk about operation. Obviously right now I am panicking and absolutely terrified as I...

So I’ve been told in my most recent appointment that my retina is starting to detach in two places and it’s because of the amount of retinal traction in my eye at the minute. Has anyone here had the Vitrectomy for tractional retina detachment and come out the other side? I’ve read it’s a lot...

I literally have no idea who my diabetes team actually are. I’ve had type 1 diabetes for 21 years and in that time was a little foolish and have paid the price by being diagnosed with proliferative retinopathy back in October last year. Since then, I have attended one diabetes appointment with a...

Do I jump at the chance of having one done? Or try to convince him about having one more laser session to seal the bleeds then anti-VEGF injections to stop further growth? It’s mainly my right eye which has lots of little bleeds, dark spots, string/worms in peripheral after 6 laser sessions and...

Saw this on the news today about a blind man regaining his sight and sparked hope in me. Macular degeneration affects the back of the eye similarly like the effects of retinopathy, doesn’t it? New stem cell research is proving very positive for all us going through this right now! :)

Hi, This is my first post on here. My name is Anneka and I’m 28 years old. I’ve had type 1 diabetes for 21 years and back in August was diagnosed with background retinopathy in my left eye. I had scheduled laser a few weeks later for it and a week later my right eye suddenly filled with black...