RNY and Vision

(deactivated member)
on 12/19/16 8:12 pm

Has anyone else noticed that their eyesight is a little blurry since their surgery?  It seems that I need a little stronger prescription.  Has anyone seen it correct itself?  I don't know whether to what or get new glasses.

White Dove
on 12/20/16 4:55 am - Warren, OH

My vision was blurry and I needed a weaker prescription.  Blood sugar changes can also cause blurry vision.  Get an eye exam and see if your prescription has changed.

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(deactivated member)
on 12/20/16 12:21 pm

Doctor said it's probably a coincidence but they're testing my vitamin A level.

SkinnyScientist
on 12/20/16 2:35 pm

NO really. White Dove is right. If you have high BS, the lense of the eye gets these glycoslated sugars on them. These sugars pulls water into the lense of the eye and distorts it. As you blood sugar goes down, the sugars and water leave the lense of your eye.

MY STBXH, who was a diabetic, experienced this as he went from uncontrolled blood sugar to A1C's in the normal range. His perscription changed about 5 times that year.

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(deactivated member)
on 12/20/16 2:40 pm

That's a good thought.  I am type 1.  I keep very close control and I've never had blurred vision before.  

It isn't sometimes more blurry.  It's like someone switched my glasses and it's a little different prescription. 

(deactivated member)
on 12/20/16 7:19 am

I know my eyesight has been worse since I had surgery. Not because of the surgery. But because I am getting older. My vision is not blurry when I put on a higher number cheaters. 

If you feel it is major get it checked out. 

Deanna798
on 12/20/16 7:21 am
RNY on 08/04/15

After surgery my glasses stopped working and I stopped being able to wear my glasses.  I went to the eye doctor and he told me my vision had corrected itself completely and I didn't need glasses anymore.  I'm now 16 months post op and I'm just starting to have vision issues again.  I am due to go to the eye doctor, but for right now I'm wearing glasses that are 10 years old.  My newer glasses from just before surgery are still way too strong for me.

Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150

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(deactivated member)
on 12/20/16 7:58 am

Wow!

Gwen M.
on 12/21/16 9:42 am
VSG on 03/13/14

Talk to your optometrist.  While it's likely that this is related to diabetes, lots of things can affect vision and some of them are serious.  Get this checked out.  

 

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