npkallergy
12-06-2007, 09:38 PM
Hi,
I have been going through some of the posts to find answers for the state my father is in now. He is 65 years old and has been diabetic for the past 13 years and recently was diagnosed with a clot in his leg and hence has been on blood thinners and statins.
Last month he woke up one morning with no vision in his left eye. He can just see a little silhoutte from the corner of his left eye. The eye doctor said he has diabetic retinopathy and has severe blood leakage. It was so much that he couldn't check whether the retina was damaged or not.
He checked the right (good) eye for damage and said some blood leaking has already begun in the right eye as well and we need to get laser therapy done so that atleast one eye can be saved. The problem is that the cataract in his right eye is very heavy and hence is not letting the doctor perform the laser therapy and he wants to get the cataract taken care of first.
I am really worried that if anything goes wrong with his right eye he might not be able to see at all. I had the following questions:
1. Does diabetic retinopathy make the cataract surgery more vulnerable to complications and is it worth taking that risk on his good eye?
2. Also will cataract on the other hand make the retinopathy worse in his good eye?
3. Are there any chances he would get back atleast partial vision back in his bad (left) eye?
I would really appreciate any experiences or insights.
Thanks.
I have been going through some of the posts to find answers for the state my father is in now. He is 65 years old and has been diabetic for the past 13 years and recently was diagnosed with a clot in his leg and hence has been on blood thinners and statins.
Last month he woke up one morning with no vision in his left eye. He can just see a little silhoutte from the corner of his left eye. The eye doctor said he has diabetic retinopathy and has severe blood leakage. It was so much that he couldn't check whether the retina was damaged or not.
He checked the right (good) eye for damage and said some blood leaking has already begun in the right eye as well and we need to get laser therapy done so that atleast one eye can be saved. The problem is that the cataract in his right eye is very heavy and hence is not letting the doctor perform the laser therapy and he wants to get the cataract taken care of first.
I am really worried that if anything goes wrong with his right eye he might not be able to see at all. I had the following questions:
1. Does diabetic retinopathy make the cataract surgery more vulnerable to complications and is it worth taking that risk on his good eye?
2. Also will cataract on the other hand make the retinopathy worse in his good eye?
3. Are there any chances he would get back atleast partial vision back in his bad (left) eye?
I would really appreciate any experiences or insights.
Thanks.