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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Emck" data-source="post: 1969419" data-attributes="member: 498565">Thanks for the reassurance [USER=52527]@Dark Horse[/USER].Just back from the opticians, he did a thorough slit lamp exam and says that my retina looks very healthy and the likelihood is that the spot (which has gone now) was most likely a big ol' floater.Additionally, because I am short-sighted I am more likely to see floaters. I am also at a greater risk of retinal detachment, so it's good to know the warning signs just in case. He said that the most common sign is seeing a lot of floaters in one eye, and that if that happens I should go straight to A&E as urgent surgery has a good chance of saving sight!I had a chat with him about the retinopathy screening letter too. He says that as there was no great detail, it was likely that the retinopathy that they saw was probably next to nothing. He has worked as part of the review team and says that they get the pics on a massive screen and can magnify them to great detail. Even one tiny micro-aneurysm can count as 'background', though this will normally resolve itself with good control of BSL.Thanks for the support on this, eye health can be very stressful!</blockquote>

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