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retinopathy in one eye?

sunspots

sunspots

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Porthleven, Cornwall
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Non-insulin injectable medication (incretin mimetics)
Is it possible to have retinopathy in one eye but the other be fine? I've just had my second eye 'de-cataracted' (that sounds awfully American, sorry) and found on leaving that the surgeon had written 'diabetic retinopathy' under co-morbidity. I know my right eye is fine so could he have seen something in my left whilst removing the cataract? Any ideas?
 
sunspots said:
Is it possible to have retinopathy in one eye but the other be fine? I've just had my second eye 'de-cataracted' (that sounds awfully American, sorry) and found on leaving that the surgeon had written 'diabetic retinopathy' under co-morbidity. I know my right eye is fine so could he have seen something in my left whilst removing the cataract? Any ideas?
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I've background retinopathy in my right eye, which is also my weaker eye, but not my left. It's perfectly possible.
 
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tim2000s said:
I've background retinopathy in my right eye, which is also my weaker eye, but not my left. It's perfectly possible.
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Oh. Thanks for the answer Tim. Shame as I thought my left eye was the good one! I'll have to work extra hard at looking after it now.
 
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