diabetic retinopathy

Hello everyone. I'm new here and I need some advice. I was diagnosed with T2 in February 2021. I actually thought I had diabetes in 2016 because I was getting numbness in my toes. I checked this website back then as a lurker and went on a low carb diet, lost a ton of weight and started taking...

Has anyone had eye surgery to treat retinopathy and can recommend any tips or tricks on hope to cope with recovery? I've been told I need to lay face down for 5 days post op, which sounds so awful. Any recommendations for pillows or face supports please? And ideas on how to fill the time / keep...

I have diabetic retinopathy. I have been told they’re going to be doing a Fluorescein Angiography because my eyes are still blurry when they shouldn’t be. They said that if they find nothing that means there’s nothing they can do. Does that mean I will be going blind no matter what? Or will I...

Hi, I'm Courtney. I'm 24 (25 next month) and I've been a diagnosed T1 diabetic since I was 11. Today, I recieved news from my most recent diabetic retinal scan that I have background retinapathy. To put it midly, I have been in bits. Whilst my management of my diabetes has varied (especially at...

I was diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy last year around April/May time. They told me I had sight threatening diabetic retinopathy. Then I lost my sight a bit. had to go to an emergency eye clinic and then had laser surgery straight away. i couldn’t go to my diabetic eye screening in 2019...

Appreciate if someone who experienced or who has a story to tell about diabetic retinopathy laser surgery to reach out to me at this forum. Thank you. Message edited by moderator: Removal of personal information

Hi, I had PRP laser for the first time on half of my left eye two weeks ago and then again on both eyes 10 days ago, a few days after I developed a large round light that keeps circling my eyes (left eye is a lot worse than the right eye). It starts at one point and goes all the way round, and...

Hi, I got diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy about 3 weeks ago and got told that I need two sessions of laser treatment in both eyes. I did my research on the laser and everyone I found said that it doesn't hurt so don't worry. I went to my first session last week and fainted halfway through...

I have proliferative diabetic retinopathy and my consultant has done 6 sessions of laser treatment - it is now beginning to remove my peripheral vision due to the scarring. He refuses to allow anti VEGF injections as it is "not approved by NICE for this purpose" - though it is allowed for...

Hi. I've recently started with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. I've had a large haemorrhage in my left eye on July 7th which is being watched to see if the blood drains away of its own accord On Aug 11th my right eye started to bleed and I've had some laser on that. Now I'm waiting til the...