Update, I am now 13 weeks into my second pregnancy and so far my eyes are fine! My hba1c was around 7 when I conceived, which is just about ok, i've got it down to 6 now. I had my eyes checked yesterday and no sign of any changes. The consultant thinks this is because I had so much laser last year, I even had top up laser to protect me in a further pregnancy which I paid for privately so as to avoid any chance of it getting worse as I would not have got this on the NHS (they do not laser unless it is essential). Plus the fact that my hba1c was lowish before I conceived. I really believe that the hba1c drop is a major factor causing retinopathy problems for a lot of people particularly those in pregnancy when the drop can be really sudden and severe if the pregnancy is unplanned - I can't be the only diabetic to have an unplanned pregnancy!