Blurring Vision as a Side Effect of Type II Diabetes...need Posted: 03-27-06 10:25am
i have recently been diagnosed with type
two diabetes, when i spoke to my doctor
she asked whether my vision was blurred,
at the time it wasn't, however less than a
week later my vision is now blurred, this
is only for reading close up, my doctor
told me not to worry about getting my eyes
tested as my eyes would correct themselves
as the sugar levels dropped, i went to the
opticians and he told me that i needed
reading glasses as and my eyes would not
return to normall, who do i believe?
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Diabetes Answer A724 Posted: 04-11-06 09:24am
One of the long-term complications of
diabetes mellitus is changes in the retina
of the eye (diabetic retinopathy). All
patients diagnosed with diabetes should
perform an ophthalmoscopy with an
ophthalmologist. Sometimes diabetic eye
complications can be manifest even before
diabetes has been diagnosed. Diabetic
retinopathy can’t be repaired by
managing simple sugar levels! Further,
reading glasses have no connection with
diabetic retinopathy or its treatment.
Reading glasses can only correct
prezbiopia (the inability to read from
close distances experienced as we age).
Therefore, I recommend you visit an
ophthalmologist!!!
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