problem with my eye

If you been told you have diabetic retinopathy and you suspect that you have had a bleed in the eye then I suggest you go and visit your gp or hospital casualty unit, there they will bleep the on-call Ophthalmologist, by what you've said it does sound like you've had a bleed in the eye.

The following has some great advice on diabetic retinopathy and describes what a haemorrhage of the eye looks like:

http://www.diabeticretinopathy.org.uk/Information_for_patients.html

As you would suspect it's time to go to your dr or go to A&E ...it sounds like the laser might be closer

Your eyes need to be examined by an ophthalmologist, they will need to do a dilated pupil exam to check if you have increased eye pressure, retina problems etc. Some eye conditions need urgent attention, you can go to A&E especially if you see flash of lights, curtain-like/ shadows (have you seen any of this?) or if it all happened suddenly without any symptoms preceding it.

Have to agree with everyone above. It sounds like you have had a bleed in the eye. That is exactly what mine looked like. Get yourself to A&E and they can do you an emergency referral to the eye clinic. Good luck. Hopefully it'll clear for you over the next few months xx


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No it shouldn't affect the op, but you may know that now if you went to A&E
My mum had the laser, it sounds worse than it is

cheza31 said:

omg i didnt realise it was bad i was just gonna book an appointment to see the eye doctor. it did come on all of a sudden when i was discharged from the hospital after my kidney function went down again. I am going for tests for a kidney and pancreas transplant next month could this affect how quickly i could have the op. oh no im worrying now this just feels like another nail in the coffin!

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Did you get your eye checked out Cheza? If not then I strongly suggest you do so today.

Eye bleeds (if this is the case) often just disappear themselves over a period of days and sometimes weeks, in extreme cases where the bleed is bad and the blood doesn't disperse a Vitrectomy operation is needed to replace the gel of the eye. The Ophthalmologist at your hospital clinic will say if they think the risks are too great to have a transplant over the next few months, once the blood does disperse they may decide to laser your eyes now to prevent further haemorrhages.