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10-25-2007, 10:56 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Alaska
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| | | I have issues For the last few months I noticed my vision getting worse. Reading was a bit harder but I kept putting off going in to get a new prescription. I picked up a magazine the other night and my vision got to the point I couldn't read themagazine so I finally went in.
First he did the cover the left eye thing and read this so he did his switch the lense thing and we got me to 20/20. Ok now cover the right eye.....I couldn't see anything, he switched it around.......still nothing. Still nothing after 10 minutes of trying. So he then dialatedmy eyes and lookedin my right eye. He said everything back there looked great and who ever did the lasery surgery did a fantastic job.....now to the left eye....utoh...He saw hemmoraging all around the outer edges of the eye. He said he saw nothing blocking the middle that would blur my vision so bad. He putmy vision in my left eye at 20/150 corrected.......legally blind in my left eye.
I've had NO floaters AT ALL So what the **** is going on?? Anytime I cover my right eyeall my left eye see's is a blur.
So what the **** could possibly be going on?I go in to seemy eye surgeon on the 7th. | 
10-25-2007, 11:51 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Do Dah, OZ, aka Kansas
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| | | That really sucks! Sure hope the surgeon can correct it. Keep us posted. | 
10-26-2007, 01:34 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cleveland, Oh
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10-26-2007, 03:16 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hastings Melbourne Australia
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__________________ We inject to stay alive!!! So that i can enjoy what you enjoy!!!  A1C for July '08 5.9 MMOL/L
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So I am well armed to enjoy food of any kind!!! | 
10-26-2007, 04:07 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: NC
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| | Alaska, sorry you are having this eye problem. I will keep you in my thoughts. Hang in there buddy. 
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10-26-2007, 04:40 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
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| | | Sounds like the vitreous pulling away from the retina, but you'd think even an opto could see evidence of this. I assume the pressure was ok.
Since you've had laser already, I suspect a vitrectomy is in order. Ask lots of questions.
Have you been getting your regular anual exams?
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10-26-2007, 02:39 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, FL
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| | | Going blind from diabetes is my biggest fear (and motivator). Hopefully it's a temporary thing and they can fix you up. Good luck...
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10-27-2007, 09:36 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Alaska
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| | | Well I have found out something new but something odd. I can see clearly out of the corners of my eye on either side so it seems that the only affected area is the center of the vision. |  | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
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