Funky (Left) Eye Syndrome Progresses (Retinopathy, Take Action!)
I haven't written much here at all for various personal and professional reasons, but over the years I also haven't shared much about my eye health as it relates to diabetes. The main reason: I haven't had much to share on that point of view ( eye pun, totally intended! ). This is a topic that I have visited a handful of times over the years, and amazingly each time it seems a theme is that I've gone too long in between eye health visits. And that things have gone one of two ways: Either they've changed or they haven't. Well, they have. But before delving into that, let's recap my history with Dr. Eye Health (who when I first saw him in February 2016 was referred to as Dr. Eye Roll thanks to his attitude). At the time, he claimed my "eyes were perfect!" and there was no sign of any diabetes damage. Um, yeah.... My first-ever mention of "retinopathy" came in 2007 in my mid-20s, but it wasn't at the point of needing any treat...