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<blockquote data-quote="IanD" data-source="post: 81630" data-attributes="member: 6186"><p>I've had annual screening for nearly 10 years, first at the Moorfields visit to Ealing Hospital, now at a Southall clinic under the auspices of DRSS. They always do a sight chart test before dilating the pupils. I have got slight retinopathy in one eye. Its been like that for several years & not progressed.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3457&p=17762&hilit=hounslow#p17762" target="_blank">This thread didn't get very far.</a> </p><p></p><p>My optometrist uses drops to dilate examine the retina. He's not "pushy" - he's been testing my eyes for 10 years & my prescription hasn't changed, nor has he suggested that new glasses might be beneficial in some way (like others have - sometimes for the worse, the benefits were so marginal.) </p><p></p><p>I've just had a very thorough examination as part of the 17-year follow up to the Southall & Brent heart & diabetes project - retina, & lens photographed to look for signs of cataract, even the lens cross section. St Mary's Hospital, Paddington did the tests. They also used all available non-invasive "machinery" to test heart & brain, & neck arteries.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IanD, post: 81630, member: 6186"] I've had annual screening for nearly 10 years, first at the Moorfields visit to Ealing Hospital, now at a Southall clinic under the auspices of DRSS. They always do a sight chart test before dilating the pupils. I have got slight retinopathy in one eye. Its been like that for several years & not progressed. [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3457&p=17762&hilit=hounslow#p17762]This thread didn't get very far.[/url] My optometrist uses drops to dilate examine the retina. He's not "pushy" - he's been testing my eyes for 10 years & my prescription hasn't changed, nor has he suggested that new glasses might be beneficial in some way (like others have - sometimes for the worse, the benefits were so marginal.) I've just had a very thorough examination as part of the 17-year follow up to the Southall & Brent heart & diabetes project - retina, & lens photographed to look for signs of cataract, even the lens cross section. St Mary's Hospital, Paddington did the tests. They also used all available non-invasive "machinery" to test heart & brain, & neck arteries. [/QUOTE]
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