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<blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 2287718" data-attributes="member: 345386"><p>Hi [USER=527716]@ViolaterUK[/USER] - I notice nothing much has been said on your thread about your letter informing you of some retinopathy being present at your scan.</p><p></p><p>What did the letter say about that. Do the Opthalmologists want to see you again, or will they review it at your next annual appointment?</p><p></p><p>I appreciate it must be really scary and alarming, but there have been several on her who have been found to have retinopathy during a routine scan, only to find at their next review it has resolved itself.</p><p></p><p>I had that happen to me on year. I am fortunate enough to be friendly with a Consultant Opthalmologist, specialising in diabetic eye disease, so naturally enough, I hot footed to my phone to call him.</p><p></p><p>His response to me was that certain grades of retinopthay can disappear, and that not all retinopathy is diabetes related. Coincidentally, I had a routine sight test in the following days (funnily enough "inspired" by the screening result). During the sight test, I had a similar (albeit not exactly the same) eye examination, which revealed nothing.</p><p></p><p>Another call to my friend.</p><p></p><p>His immediate response was to ask who had done the follow up test, and he was happy with my response, as it happened to be his own optician.</p><p></p><p>Again, he explained when the scan is done, there is no way to work out how long the marks have been present on the retina, and whether or not they are forming or repairing.</p><p></p><p>Here are a small number of threads you might want to read:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/and-the-not-so-good-news.164693/#post-2060773" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/and-the-not-so-good-news.164693/#post-2060773</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/worried-by-my-retinal-screening-result.148002/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/worried-by-my-retinal-screening-result.148002/</a></p><p></p><p>There are some others, but I don't want t bombard you.</p><p></p><p>In essence, achieving and retaining decent blood sugar control really seems to be one of the easiest and best ways to look after your eyes. That along with also keeping your blood pressure in a decent place.</p><p></p><p>You're at the beginning of a journey, but it needn't be a nightmare trip.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with it all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUKMod, post: 2287718, member: 345386"] Hi [USER=527716]@ViolaterUK[/USER] - I notice nothing much has been said on your thread about your letter informing you of some retinopathy being present at your scan. What did the letter say about that. Do the Opthalmologists want to see you again, or will they review it at your next annual appointment? I appreciate it must be really scary and alarming, but there have been several on her who have been found to have retinopathy during a routine scan, only to find at their next review it has resolved itself. I had that happen to me on year. I am fortunate enough to be friendly with a Consultant Opthalmologist, specialising in diabetic eye disease, so naturally enough, I hot footed to my phone to call him. His response to me was that certain grades of retinopthay can disappear, and that not all retinopathy is diabetes related. Coincidentally, I had a routine sight test in the following days (funnily enough "inspired" by the screening result). During the sight test, I had a similar (albeit not exactly the same) eye examination, which revealed nothing. Another call to my friend. His immediate response was to ask who had done the follow up test, and he was happy with my response, as it happened to be his own optician. Again, he explained when the scan is done, there is no way to work out how long the marks have been present on the retina, and whether or not they are forming or repairing. Here are a small number of threads you might want to read: [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/and-the-not-so-good-news.164693/#post-2060773[/URL] [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/worried-by-my-retinal-screening-result.148002/[/URL] There are some others, but I don't want t bombard you. In essence, achieving and retaining decent blood sugar control really seems to be one of the easiest and best ways to look after your eyes. That along with also keeping your blood pressure in a decent place. You're at the beginning of a journey, but it needn't be a nightmare trip. Good luck with it all. [/QUOTE]
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