Diabetic Retinopathy

[SimonW]

Hi,

Had an eye check last week and been sent an urgent referral "both Eyes R2M1P0". Does anyone know what those mean?

thx in advance

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Hi Simon, I found this for you https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diabetic-retinopathy/stages/
Try not to panic, hard I know, if your diabetes control isn't good then you need to improve it but do it gradually as sudden tight control will make your retinopathy worse.

 

[SimonW]

Thx....I’ve looked at that. I was trying to find out what the actual letters and numbers meant. Appt isn’t until middle of August as I had a family holiday booked and there wasn’t one before. Just curious more than panicky...I like to know what I’m facing.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Thx....I’ve looked at that. I was trying to find out what the actual letters and numbers meant. Appt isn’t until middle of August as I had a family holiday booked and there wasn’t one before. Just curious more than panicky...I like to know what I’m facing.

I think the letters mean you have stage 2 retinopathy.

 

[SimonW]

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=836CqvTVKwkC&pg=PT125&lpg=PT125&dq="r2m1p0"+retinopathy&source=bl&ots=fB0WCwmT-a&sig=ACfU3U2qYZ-5XNpFPAAz9bRuJlIkrQuGQg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi87NybnqbjAhXsQEEAHcBPD90Q6AEwAHoECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q="r2m1p0" retinopathy&f=false

thx Benny.....so it appears there may be some "new" blood vessels coming from the vein....assuming this is a bad thing and to be avoided, or a possible bleed in the ye?

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Found this as well for you, http://www.diabeticretinopathy.org.uk/proliferative.html bottom line is you could be needing laser treatment to save your sight.

 

[SimonW]

thx all