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<blockquote data-quote="francesk" data-source="post: 2179457" data-attributes="member: 192328"><p>Thank you Dumfries and Nicole for your answers - I've had retinopathy for about 7 or 8 years and have not had to have any more laser treatment for the last three years, so it seems fairly stable, but I have a small blind spot in the worst affected eye.</p><p>I'm actually going to go to the opticians today as I was offered the Zeiss lenses, but was told that their own brand was comparable - and cheaper! Most of the time I can get out of driving at night, but sometimes I have to! But I'm not going to unless I can see properly - I dont want to endanger myself or others! My vision is ok in daylight with glasses for driving. I also had a vitriol haemorrhage in my good eye, which I had operated on a few years ago, and regained almost better sight in that eye than I had before!</p><p></p><p>Dumfries, diabetes increases progression of cataracts, I had the first one out at 42years old, and the second at about 52yrs. They took the first one out earlier than usual so they could get to the back of the eye to laser the leaky blood vessels.</p><p></p><p>Wish I'd looked after myself when I first found out I was diabetic!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="francesk, post: 2179457, member: 192328"] Thank you Dumfries and Nicole for your answers - I've had retinopathy for about 7 or 8 years and have not had to have any more laser treatment for the last three years, so it seems fairly stable, but I have a small blind spot in the worst affected eye. I'm actually going to go to the opticians today as I was offered the Zeiss lenses, but was told that their own brand was comparable - and cheaper! Most of the time I can get out of driving at night, but sometimes I have to! But I'm not going to unless I can see properly - I dont want to endanger myself or others! My vision is ok in daylight with glasses for driving. I also had a vitriol haemorrhage in my good eye, which I had operated on a few years ago, and regained almost better sight in that eye than I had before! Dumfries, diabetes increases progression of cataracts, I had the first one out at 42years old, and the second at about 52yrs. They took the first one out earlier than usual so they could get to the back of the eye to laser the leaky blood vessels. Wish I'd looked after myself when I first found out I was diabetic!! [/QUOTE]
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