Diabetic eye problems?
I found out I had type 2 diabetes about 2 months ago and I am on Metformin. I have been having some eye problem a few months prior to diagnosis. The best way to describe the problem was eye strain and sometimes pressure and light sensitivity. I know that diabetes effects vision and eye health. I already wear eye glasses and when I wear them I can see fine. My question is should I just go to a regular eye doctor such as lens crafters or should I immediately make an appointment with an opthamologist? I know that taking care of my eyes are extremely important. I have health insurance but not vision (couldn't afford both). For financial reasons if I had to choose to go the eye doctor which should I choose optometrist or an opthomologist?
despite the many uninformed answers on this thread...
you could go to either an optometrist or an ophthalmologist. while ophthalmologists like to think & tell everyone they have "much more knowledge and training about diabetic eye disease", it is absolutely not true. i happen to know aaaaall about diabetic retinopathy and vision/eye changes related to diabetes, and i see it on a daily basis. i am just as good despite my "fancy equipment"...which i do, in fact have.
ophthalmologists like to try & make this complicated. i'll make it simple: its pretty easy to figure out who has retinopathy & who does not, and to what extent, and if its going to affect heir vision. ophthalmologists make it seem like rocket science, but its not. not to me, anyway.
an optometrist is probably fine to diagnose & manage retinopathy. don't be "blinded" by the uninformed ophthalmology bias here.
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