Aspirin & Retinopathy
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<<I’ve read a lot recently in the popular press about using aspirin to treat various diabetic complications & wondered whether anyone had been prescribed aspirin to control the progress of their retinopathy? Has it been effective? What does did you take? Any side effects? The benefit of aspirin therapy is that it thins the blood and so helps to prevent blood clots. So any condition which is threatened by blood clots could benefit from aspirin therapy. I would be very careful about using it to deal with retinopathy, just based on personal experience. While I didn’t have retinopathy per se, I had a similar condition in my eye — hardening of the arteries in the eye. I went on a blood thinner therapy similar to aspirin therapy in order to deal with a cardiac condition, but that had the unhappy effect of causing bleeding in the damaged blood vessels in my eye, which basically guaranteed that I won’t see out of that eye again. A whole host of problems ensued, including neovascular glaucoma. After literally thousands and thousands (about 6,000 to be exact) of laser shots and two cryopexies, I’d STRONGLY recommend talking to a doctor before you attempt ANY therapy, including aspirin therapy. Potentially very dangerous. Wendy "Before criticizing someone, walk a mile in their shoes. Then when you do criticize them, you will be a mile away and have their shoes." Jack Handy
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The eye dr. told my type 1 with retinopathy hubby not to take aspirin because it produced symptoms sinilar to what kids who take aspirin & get Reyes syndrome from it in their eyes get. I’d say the best thing to do is to ask your eye dr. Good luck! Peace to all! Peace & have a nice day! Cheryl Harrell Personal Quote: "Cheryl, huh?" By: My folksinger friend ADG "Support Finding A Cure For Diabetes". By: ME ****NO SPAM PLEASE! THANK YOU! **** :)
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I haven’t been following this news group for some time so this subject may have already been covered before…. I’ve had type 1 diabetes for 30 years, 5yrs ago I had laser treatment on my left eye & the eye clinic has just noticed some new changes in my right eye. I’ve read a lot recently in the popular press about using aspirin to treat various diabetic complications & wondered whether anyone had been prescribed aspirin to control the progress of their retinopathy? Has it been effective? What does did you take? Any side effects? Paul
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I have no direct knowledge of this, but since hemorrhage is part of the problem in diabetic retinopathy, aspirin doesn’t sound like it would be beneficial. It may very well help prevent heart problems, but people taking aspirin really do bleed easier. -MT – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I haven’t been following this news group for some time so this subject may have already been covered before…. I’ve had type 1 diabetes for 30 years, 5yrs ago I had laser treatment on my left eye & the eye clinic has just noticed some new changes in my right eye. I’ve read a lot recently in the popular press about using aspirin to treat various diabetic complications & wondered whether anyone had been prescribed aspirin to control the progress of their retinopathy? Has it been effective? What does did you take? Any side effects? Paul
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