Eye problems

[zooper]

Hi all,

Very recently i have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes as a result of complaining of severe blurred vision.
Ive been for retinopothy screening etc and for a short while my vision was getting better.
However, it is now worse than ever and despite informing my optician, doctor and opthamologist all three say this is a temporary thiong and will improve once my sugar levels have settled.
Its extremely worrying for me.
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Thank you

 

[Northerner]

Hi zooper, welcome to the forum 🙂 Sorry to hear about the blurry eyesight, it is something I think most of us can relate to when we think back to our diagnosis. However, what you are being told is true - it is temporary and it will improve before long. Don't confuse this problem with retinopathy, the two are only related by being related to high blood sugar levels but are quite different conditions. What happens is that the lens of your eye has become distorted due to the high sugar levels you have no doubt experienced in the lead up to your diagnosis. I'm afraid the only solution is patience and making efforts to improve your blood sugar control.

I went from being a person who only rarely had to use reading glasses to someone who needed to constantly wear glasses and increase font size on my computer and use a magnifying glass when even the glasses weren't good enough. Within a few weeks I was back to normal, only needing the glasses occasionally. For this reason, it's important not to splash out on new glasses as they will become useless in a very short time.

 

[Doddy]

I have had the same thing, but did change my specs I have monthly disposables contact lenses so I can chop and change prescription ok. I did buy a cheap pair of specs to go on with, and hopefully if my sugars ever go lower and my vision returns to what it was, I at least have my old specs to go back to, and the contacts can be changed every month.

I know people say not to change glasses, but how on earth do you cope with not being able to see properly...for me, I couldn't continue not being able to see clearly.

I know the advice now is to not change, and give it time....