laser

Hi everyone. I have peripheral retinopathy and in the past year or so it has got much worse, despite regular laser treatment. I would be happy to go anywhere to get treatment, if there are new surgeries or medication not necessarily on the NHS. I live in a cottage and am forever bumping into...

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...

Hello! I think I've made a stupid mistake on my driving licence renewal and I wanted to run it by all you nice people! Back in 2012 at the age of 20 I was diagnosed with t1, and I'd gone about 8 months without diagnosis apparently (I know... I was NOT in a good way!). Obviously this took its...

Hello Everyone, I have been T2 for 20 years, 50 years old. About 7 years ago i had hemorrhage in my right eye requiring vitrectomy and laser, leaving very impaired vision on that eye. All was well, with regular checkups to the left eye until a few days ago when i was advised that new vessels...

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...

I've had laser treatment for a couple of years but my retinopathy was getting worse as my bloods were still out of control. So earlier this year I started having Eyelea injections, and have made a good start on control bringing my HbA1c down to 8.5% (yes I know it's still high but it was 13.8%...