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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2179421" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>I took myself off the road when my retinopathy caused a bleed. I was never formally advised not to drive but knew that my distance vision had been compromised (following corrective surgery I could not longer see the 5th line of the sight chart which I believe is the legal requirement for driving.</p><p>Floaters can come and go and may not make you unsafe to drive but I would think you need to know if your retinopathies are stable or progressing in either eye. Mine was very unstable post pregnancy and the laser treatment failed to stop the bleeding hence the loss of sight in 1 eye and then the other.</p><p>You may be at a very early stage of the process but it is up to us diabetics,especially on insulin, to ensure we are safe for driving!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2179421, member: 365308"] I took myself off the road when my retinopathy caused a bleed. I was never formally advised not to drive but knew that my distance vision had been compromised (following corrective surgery I could not longer see the 5th line of the sight chart which I believe is the legal requirement for driving. Floaters can come and go and may not make you unsafe to drive but I would think you need to know if your retinopathies are stable or progressing in either eye. Mine was very unstable post pregnancy and the laser treatment failed to stop the bleeding hence the loss of sight in 1 eye and then the other. You may be at a very early stage of the process but it is up to us diabetics,especially on insulin, to ensure we are safe for driving! [/QUOTE]
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