My eyes are getting better... optometrist suggested possibility of diabetes

[pr_capone]

So I go to get some new glasses and at the end of the "which is better 1 or 2" routine, the optometrist tells me that my eyesight has improved dramatically. My script, from the same doc and same place, 2 years ago was 1.75 on both eyes. As of today it is .5 on one eye and .25 on the other.

The guy quite literally scratched his head in befuddlement and asked me if anything had changed recently. He then suggests that Diabetes can cause a drastic change in a persons eyesight and tells me I should get checked out.
He goes on to do the light test and tells me that he does not see the spots or dark veins typically associated with diabetes.

I immediately go over to walgreens and pick up one of their blood glucose checker thingies and have checked at random points during the day and at my highest I have had a 93mg/dL level and that was about 2 hours after I ate. It was 79mg/DL after not eating for about 6 hours.

Has anyone else had their eyes get better over time? Seemed strange to him and I both.



/tl;dr - eyes are getting better, optometrist thought it might be diabetes, it isn't.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

I tend to see better with the use of corrective lenses.

/tl;dr I see better with help

[cdcox]

Banning giant sodas saved 1 life already.

[ClevelandBronco]

Originally Posted by pr_capone

/tl;dr - eyes are getting better, optometrist thought it might be diabetes, it isn't.

If the "optometrist" thought that diabetes was the reason your eyes were getting better, you might want to look for another optometrist. Or another dog. I think yours led you into a taco stand or something.

[Renegade]

My wife just had her eyes checked, and she is in the same situation as you. Her eyes were noticeably better. The doctor told her that just happens over time. I found it strange as well.

[pr_capone]

Originally Posted by ClevelandBronco

If the "optometrist" thought that diabetes was the reason your eyes were getting better, you might want to look for another optometrist. Or another dog. I think yours led you into a taco stand or something.

I don't know why you have it in quotes... dude had degrees both from Mizzou and KU hanging on his wall. His office is even next to an eyeglass world and everything.

[threebag]

Bump can see better once the smoke clears.

[JD10367]

Are you farsighted?

Nearsighted eyes are longer than usual, causing light to come to a focus in front of the retina instead of on it. Farsighted eyes are shorter than usual, causing light to come to a focus behind the eye's retina instead of on it. If you're farsighted, as you age, your head actually starts to shrink a little, improving your vision.

[pr_capone]

Originally Posted by JD10367

Are you farsighted?

Nearsighted eyes are longer than usual, causing light to come to a focus in front of the retina instead of on it. Farsighted eyes are shorter than usual, causing light to come to a focus behind the eye's retina instead of on it. If you're farsighted, as you age, your head actually starts to shrink a little, improving your vision.

Nearsighted

[Bump]

have you recently discovered the power of marijuana? I have no idea if that could possibly help eyesight, but it has been known to help with other eye related issues.

[pr_capone]

Originally Posted by Bump

have you recently discovered the power of marijuana? I have no idea if that could possibly help eyesight, but it has been known to help with other eye related issues.

recently? no

[Rain Man]

I saw this in a movie once. Put 500 pounds on some barbells and see if you can bench press it. If that works, get someone to shoot at you from point-blank range.

[Ace Gunner]

Did you quit drinking?

[rico]

Originally Posted by pr_capone

So I go to get some new glasses and at the end of the "which is better 1 or 2" routine, the optometrist tells me that my eyesight has improved dramatically. My script, from the same doc and same place, 2 years ago was 1.75 on both eyes. As of today it is .5 on one eye and .25 on the other.

The guy quite literally scratched his head in befuddlement and asked me if anything had changed recently. He then suggests that Diabetes can cause a drastic change in a persons eyesight and tells me I should get checked out.
He goes on to do the light test and tells me that he does not see the spots or dark veins typically associated with diabetes.

I immediately go over to walgreens and pick up one of their blood glucose checker thingies and have checked at random points during the day and at my highest I have had a 93mg/dL level and that was about 2 hours after I ate. It was 79mg/DL after not eating for about 6 hours.

Has anyone else had their eyes get better over time? Seemed strange to him and I both.



/tl;dr - eyes are getting better, optometrist thought it might be diabetes, it isn't.

My fiancee's eyes have gotten better over the years. She used to have to wear glasses or contacts, but now she has perfect vision.

[mlyonsd]

Maybe your head is growing at a large rate and squeezing your eyes. Have you noticed your hats seeming to get smaller? Sore neck? Do you look like a bobble head in the mirror?