A 41-year-old member asked:

If i have type 1 diabetes. would i still be able to get surgery with slight retinopathy to the eyes?

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Dr. Oscar Novickanswered

Pediatrics 58 years experience

Surgery: You don't mention the type of surgery you need. Ideally to have surgery your blood pressure should be well controlled

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A male asked:

After Cataract surgery on Nov. 29th my eye still tears is this normal? I have Type 2 Diabetes and Graves Disease and am 68 years old.

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A 27-year-old male asked:

My mother has diabetes and recently her eye sight has been getting weak to a point where she now needs IOL replacement surgery... Is this due to the diabetes? What can she do in the meantime before her surgery in 4 months?

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A 39-year-old female asked:

I have type 1 diabetes and background retinopathy. Is it possible for background retinopathy to stay at the same level into old age and the rest of my life? Or will it always progress?

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A 40-year-old member asked:

At what stage in diabetes type 1 does diabetic retinopathy occur?

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A 36-year-old female asked:

I have had type 1 diabetes for over 20 years & have had background retinopathy for a while. Now it has progressed abit near to macula. Will I go blind?

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