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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
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- Tablets (oral)
Last week I went to Boots for my Annual Eye check (I am T2 aged 50). After the test I was told by the Optician that she didn't need to see me annually and to come back in two years' time. She even wrote "recall every two years" on my notes and also on the form she gave me (the form was a new prescription for new specs). When I questioned her she was quite evasive saying my eyes weren't too bad and she just didn't need to see me for another two years. Not being satisfied with her answer, I then questioned the staff on reception about this and they said that this was a new thing for diabetics and if your eyes are deemed 'ok' or 'no immediate complications' then patients were not called back every year, but every two years so in other words, scrapping the Annual Eye Test for diabetics.
Has anyone else come across this? I'm a bit concerned as we all know how important annual eye tests/checks for diabetics are!! Is this another way of saving money?
Has anyone else come across this? I'm a bit concerned as we all know how important annual eye tests/checks for diabetics are!! Is this another way of saving money?