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<blockquote data-quote="noblehead" data-source="post: 946444" data-attributes="member: 11028"><p>Good advice by your nurse to get your bp down, ideally with diabetic retinopathy you want it to be around 130/70.</p><p></p><p>I've had laser surgery in the past and still hold a 3 years licence, I do have a few areas in my left eye which were effected by the laser surgery but nothing serious as I still manage to pass the field vision test ( a prerequisite of the DVLA) 10 years after I last had treatment, the Ophthalmologists are very skilled at their work and will only do the minimum amount of laser burns to halt and seal up the rogue and leaking blood vessels.</p><p></p><p>As for the after effects, your vision will be effected for 24 hours and I was advised not to drive in this time, you may also have a headache which will settle down once your eyes have returned to normal, just be sure to take along some dark glasses as the daylight can make the eyes painful when the pupils are dilated.</p><p></p><p>Have a good read of the following as it has a wealth of information on diabetic retinopathy:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.diabeticretinopathy.org.uk/laserdiabetic_retinopathy.html" target="_blank">http://www.diabeticretinopathy.org.uk/laserdiabetic_retinopathy.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="noblehead, post: 946444, member: 11028"] Good advice by your nurse to get your bp down, ideally with diabetic retinopathy you want it to be around 130/70. I've had laser surgery in the past and still hold a 3 years licence, I do have a few areas in my left eye which were effected by the laser surgery but nothing serious as I still manage to pass the field vision test ( a prerequisite of the DVLA) 10 years after I last had treatment, the Ophthalmologists are very skilled at their work and will only do the minimum amount of laser burns to halt and seal up the rogue and leaking blood vessels. As for the after effects, your vision will be effected for 24 hours and I was advised not to drive in this time, you may also have a headache which will settle down once your eyes have returned to normal, just be sure to take along some dark glasses as the daylight can make the eyes painful when the pupils are dilated. Have a good read of the following as it has a wealth of information on diabetic retinopathy: [URL]http://www.diabeticretinopathy.org.uk/laserdiabetic_retinopathy.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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