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<blockquote data-quote="Alisondawn" data-source="post: 1747247" data-attributes="member: 471729"><p>Hi</p><p>I have had lots of laser on both eyes in 2006. I was diagnosed with proliferative retinopathy and r3ceived immediate lase4 treatment over the following few weeks. For a while the retinopathy seemed to be getting worse but eventually it was brought under control. I had several bleeds in both eyes. There is something called Florid retinopathy I think where blood sugars are tightened over a short space of time. The improved oxygen supply to the eyes also ‘feeds’ the abnormal blood vessels. This is what happened with me. After several months it was brought under control. Be patient and it will be resolved eventually. Most of my retina in both eyes is now lasered.</p><p>I have however ha£ a bleed in the front of my eye a couple of weeks ago, in the space between the iris and cornea (called a hyphema). It can be linked to retinopathy but I have had several eye exams over the last couple of weeks but eye docs say they can’t see any abnormal blood vessels so the cause is currently unknown. </p><p></p><p>Your retinopathy will respond to treatment, it may take a while as mine did but you will get there. I do sympathise, I went through some tough times but things turned out o.k.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alisondawn, post: 1747247, member: 471729"] Hi I have had lots of laser on both eyes in 2006. I was diagnosed with proliferative retinopathy and r3ceived immediate lase4 treatment over the following few weeks. For a while the retinopathy seemed to be getting worse but eventually it was brought under control. I had several bleeds in both eyes. There is something called Florid retinopathy I think where blood sugars are tightened over a short space of time. The improved oxygen supply to the eyes also ‘feeds’ the abnormal blood vessels. This is what happened with me. After several months it was brought under control. Be patient and it will be resolved eventually. Most of my retina in both eyes is now lasered. I have however ha£ a bleed in the front of my eye a couple of weeks ago, in the space between the iris and cornea (called a hyphema). It can be linked to retinopathy but I have had several eye exams over the last couple of weeks but eye docs say they can’t see any abnormal blood vessels so the cause is currently unknown. Your retinopathy will respond to treatment, it may take a while as mine did but you will get there. I do sympathise, I went through some tough times but things turned out o.k. [/QUOTE]
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