ok just returned from eye dr and he said eyes have gotten 20% worse .. he then informed me after he good find no real good reason for this change in past few months then proceded to tell me my hep was causeing the problems after we did more tests.. he also wants to follow up every 3 months while im on treatment cause he says the inerferon can cause mojor trouble with the retnas.. anyone here of any of this or is he grabbing at straws and blamming my hep cause he could find no other real reason? he says ones eyes dont change so bad in a short time with out an injury or major health problem..
any input on this would be greatfully appriciated
thanks in advance :wave:

ok just returned from eye dr and he said eyes have gotten 20% worse .. he then informed me after he good find no real good reason for this change in past few months then proceded to tell me my hep was causeing the problems after we did more tests.. he also wants to follow up every 3 months while im on treatment cause he says the inerferon can cause mojor trouble with the retnas.. anyone here of any of this or is he grabbing at straws and blamming my hep cause he could find no other real reason? he says ones eyes dont change so bad in a short time with out an injury or major health problem..
any input on this would be greatfully appriciated
thanks in advance :wave:


Interferon therapy can cause eye problems. It is listed as an adverse event in the package insert.

I am not sure that the hepatitis C does this. Hepatitis C can cause insulin resistance and it can aggrevate diabetes. And, diabetes and insulin resistance can cause sight changes. So, in this way, maybe.

I hope this helps,

thanbey

TY thanbey, you always help out... I will ask the dr when my blood sugar was tested last... I tell ya,, here lately its just 1 thing after another with my health,,,drives me nuts...

Hi again! Yep i sure know what you are talking about-its just 1 thing after another! Bernadine i do not know your age all i can tell you about is my own personal experience-all i know is that after i turned 40 my health just went to hell, lol. hey gotta laugh and have some sense of humor, or i would go insane haha. oh, to the vision problem-i have had blurry vision and head-aches for about 6 years-i was dx with hepc in 2000-3 years ago my eye doc got concerned and ran tests and told me i have glaucoma-i had to get bifocals too on top of all my life being nearsighted. he has me on 2 different eyedrop scripts since then, my pressure in my eyes are staying at normal range now, buttt i still do not see that clearly its all blurry. that same year i was dx with Type 2 diabetes (sheesh) and i refused to go on meds for it and just changed some of my eating habits and lost 25 pounds. now my sugar level is in good range-but my vision is still blurry. it is so aggravating-i do not trust myself to driive at night because of it. i once read that peripheral (sp?) vision probs can be related to hepc-[ website not allowed - please carefully review the posting rules ] do you see a specialist in the liver disease field? or a GP? i really believe your doc is right in what he told you-IMO. i have so many of the symptoms that hepc sites speak of that it is unreal! damn fibromyalgia is driving me nuts too. the reason i asked about your age is my eye doc said that after ya get in your 40's lots and lots of peeps have to get bi-focals. even with my glasses i still have to set the puters Text size to Large-that has helped alot. about the interferon therapy-my doc says i am not a good candidate for it, but i hope and pray it will work for you and all our hepper sisters and brothers. just another part of my story, hope it helps.

Hi again! Yep i sure know what you are talking about-its just 1 thing after another! Bernadine i do not know your age all i can tell you about is my own personal experience-all i know is that after i turned 40 my health just went to hell, lol. hey gotta laugh and have some sense of humor, or i would go insane haha. oh, to the vision problem-i have had blurry vision and head-aches for about 6 years-i was dx with hepc in 2000-3 years ago my eye doc got concerned and ran tests and told me i have glaucoma-i had to get bifocals too on top of all my life being nearsighted. he has me on 2 different eyedrop scripts since then, my pressure in my eyes are staying at normal range now, buttt i still do not see that clearly its all blurry. that same year i was dx with Type 2 diabetes (sheesh) and i refused to go on meds for it and just changed some of my eating habits and lost 25 pounds. now my sugar level is in good range-but my vision is still blurry. it is so aggravating-i do not trust myself to driive at night because of it. i once read that peripheral (sp?) vision probs can be related to hepc-[ website not allowed - please carefully review the posting rules ] do you see a specialist in the liver disease field? or a GP? i really believe your doc is right in what he told you-IMO. i have so many of the symptoms that hepc sites speak of that it is unreal! damn fibromyalgia is driving me nuts too. the reason i asked about your age is my eye doc said that after ya get in your 40's lots and lots of peeps have to get bi-focals. even with my glasses i still have to set the puters Text size to Large-that has helped alot. about the interferon therapy-my doc says i am not a good candidate for it, but i hope and pray it will work for you and all our hepper sisters and brothers. just another part of my story, hope it helps.
Im 38 and started wearing the bi focals a yr ago.. Its just one thing after another not sure just how much more i can take