Severe non -proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Good afternoon, although I am new in this forum, I have about 24 years with diabetes, now with 41 and with a slight RD in AO for a couple of years, in the last review they told me that I had a moderate to severe RD but with the angiography that they made to me they confirmed that it is severe due to the periphery ischemia that I suffer, the truth I have really lookingscared to lose sight.I don't know if anyone can tell me your experience with the laser and if that is the best treatment, they have told me that they are several sessions, I am very stressed with the subject, thanks in advance

They have never given me, but not even think about it, the laser is something very good.It burns the affected part and prevents bleeding.That is what leaves you blind.

First give all the sessions that tell you.Then you have to start controlling the glucose and everything that affects the circulation.

But not before the laser, it is not good that from good times the blood is less dense in the eye and can cause some leak.

This is just a reminder, that you have to take care of yourself.

The good thing is that you can control what happens to you in the future, it depends largely on you.

Jusonsolo thank you very much for your advice, the truth is that months before I began to be stricter with my diet because I have had personal problems in recent years and I have been uncontrolled, although they never detected anything serious in fact in 2023 it was my last review and it was a slight RD in or rightStunned that I do not find out anything alone that it was severe and gave me the consent of the laser, it is already, report or anything, I know that things for the S.Social are fatal because of saturation and lack of staff but the issue of diabetics in terms of revisions in general foot, eyes, it is worse because everything is being loaded, at least in Andalusia and that the professionals strive but do not give themselves.Anyway, I will try to reassure myself because it does not do either diabetes or my eyes well, I will tell you how I advance because I think that young people must be informed of all the things that can happen to them in the future if they do not take care of themselves, I have gone through that and I understand that sometimes we want to throw in the towel, but we have to take care of each other there is no other!

In Andalusia we have the worst health in Spain and that is to say a lot.

I am from Malaga and every year they send me a retinography, you no longer see any ophthalmological.I usually take three photos for an eye and someone will look at them.The one two years ago were lost and that of this too, it is not that they are lost is that there is no staff and they tell you that if they do not call you, everything is fine.And above the person who looks at them is a resident of endocrinologia, someone who has explained what he has to look for ... and to follow.When they take the photos I ask you to see them, I have been seeing photos of initial retinopathies, in case I see something strange.

Laugh for not crying.

In your case you still have many more options and having RDs are already seeing you the specialists.It can stop and treatments are advancing a lot.

Good luck and we continue forward

That I am also from Malaga, so I understand you the same, I was, in 2023 I made the last one and I had slight rd in both eyes and they did not tell me anything, so far I only had it since 2018 in the right eye imagining my surprise in the revision of this year severe non -proliferative and of course they have sent me to ophthalmology of the clinicThat they do well, for my part the diabetes to Rajataba because I do not want to be complicated.And if Health in Andalusia they are loading it but well and people with pathology are the ones who realize and suffer it, fortunately the doctor who has attended me has been very friendly and encouraging, has attended me without an appointment to explain everything better because the day of the test I did not understand anything with the nerve and scare I had.But well I hope everything goes well.And to the people who read this serves not to stop going to periodic reviews, because we have been with diabetes for many years, it usually affects us at some point.Thanks Juan

Hello

I am from Alicante and in my case they have behaved greatly and they have done everything, contrast angiogram, and three laser sessions in both eyes.

It is not painful but if a little annoying because not being able to close your eye you cannot react to the light but as you anesthesize your eye you do not know.

Of course, go accompanied by someone if you have to drive because the sunlight dazzles you and you see nothing until a little time.

First of all, much encouragement,

They have given me treatment with anticoagulant injections in both eyes, they were also going to give me laser, but the improvement freed me from it.

The laser is not going to hurt, it is like a nuisance for a blow, in fact they give you several sessions not to saturate your eyes.

They have already told you here, but it is essential that you are accompanied and with good sunglasses.

I'm sure you're going to recover.

Hello insa, with some delay, I read your comment on severe RDNP.In this forum, much has been written on the subject, and I recommend you look for the previous comments, because they seem very illustrative.

Of course, if you have a peripheral ischemia, I recommend you treat yourself with laser exhaustively because, otherwise, the neovas will appear, and with them, hemorrhages.

If two years ago I gave you that it was slight, only two possibilities can be: either it was an erroneous diagnosis, or the control of those dates and later of the HBA1C was disastrous and the disease has advanced extraordinarily in these two years.In any case, that or is important.The priority is photocoagulation

Naturally, I wish you the best, and in this case, the best goes through the laser.All the best

meginer said:
@meginer said:

Let's see, the DB type 2 if it is controlled with retinographies in the health C but in type 1 the endocrine derives you to the ophthalmologist and make you what is necessary.I am a family doctor and also of Andalicia.I am Panfotocoagulated by Mr. Doctor who has spoken up to the one who knows that life almost owes him, they have treated me and they take me very good professionals.If you have a preprolive or proliferative retinopathy, the treatment is the laser by burning the entire affected retina and leaving the macula that is the central vision zone so that it has more oxygen.

You will avoid loss of vision and you will see how you are going well

Much encouragement.

Thank you very much for your advice and good wishes ❤️.The truth was quite scared and discouraged by the diagnosis, but thanks to the doctors of the Clinical Hospital of Malaga who have explained everything perfectly today I am calmer and prepared to take all the treatment to Rajataba, I hope everything goes well and can stop my RD.Yesterday I started the Pantofotocuagulation and what you commit to me, a bit of discomfort and light sensitivity, in 2 weeks I touch again, I will tell you.Thank you so much!!

@Insa said:

Thank you very much for your advice and good wishes ❤️.The truth was quite scared and discouraged by the diagnosis, but thanks to the doctors of the Clinical Hospital of Malaga who have explained everything perfectly today I am calmer and prepared to take all the treatment to Rajataba, I hope everything goes well and can stop my RD.Yesterday I started the Pantofotocuagulation and what you commit to me, a bit of discomfort and light sensitivity, in 2 weeks I touch again, I will tell you.Thank you so much!!

I debuted almost 45 years ago, then the gluconometers began, we mediated the glucose in urine and we were blinded with everything.Even if it is a great whore, he debuts now, is not even a comparison with then.And continuous measurement has made everything much easier.With good self -knowledge and today's means and treatments, good control can be achieved.I have not uploaded a curve as stable as possible and with little variability for years since years.

The Panfotocoagulation more than 20 years ago that was made to me.You will avoid many problems.

meginer said:
@meginer said:

insa said:
@innsasaid:

Thank you very much for your advice and good wishes ❤️.The truth was quite scared and discouraged by the diagnosis, but thanks to the doctors of the Clinical Hospital of Malaga who have explained everything perfectly today I am calmer and prepared to take all the treatment to Rajataba, I hope everything goes well and can stop my RD.Yesterday I started the Pantofotocuagulation and what you commit to me, a bit of discomfort and light sensitivity, in 2 weeks I touch again, I will tell you.Thank you so much!!

Of course, it is important that you have a gly as close as possible to normal, it does not prevent everything at 100 p 100 but in large part.

I debuted almost 45 years ago, then the gluconometers began, we mediated the glucose in urine and we were blinded with everything.Even if it is a great whore, he debuts now, is not even a comparison with then.And continuous measurement has made everything much easier.With good self -knowledge and today's means and treatments, good control can be achieved.I have not uploaded a curve as stable as possible and with little variability for years since years.

The Panfotocoagulation more than 20 years ago that was made to me.You will avoid many problems.