My 88 year old mother was just diagnosed with hyperglycemia and has blurred vision will her vision improve?

Question

she has been started on insulin. the hyperglycemia was due to steriod use.

Answer 1

It depends on if the hyperglycemia itself is causing the blurred vision, or if untreated hyperglycemia led to damage to retinal nerves...if there is no nerve damage it should improve after the hyperglycemia is under control.

Answer 2

There really is no way to answer this question and be 100% sure. There is a very good possibility that her eyesight will improve (assuming that she had good sight before) once her sugar levels are under control. There is also the possibility that she may require some form of vision treatment (glasses, etc.) even after her hyperglycemia is controlled. Age may be a factor to think about too.

The best advice that I can give you on this question is to talk to the doctor and eyecare professional.

Good luck and best wishes...

Answer 3

Often times there is blurred vision with hyperglycemia. As your mothers glucose levels become closer to normal there may be an improvement in her vision. Steroids can also cause the body to retain fluids throughout the body including the eye. This also can contribute to a visual change. Best wishes hopes this helps.

Answer 4

If she has no nerve damage in her eyes, it should improve. However, be prepared for more hyperglycemic episodes. It's difficult for elderly diabetics to control their diabetes because of more restricted movement. I have brittle diabetes and when my sugars are high, my vision gets blurry and I can't read fine print. When the sugars come back down, my vision gets better. It's kind of off again, on again. Don't panic if she has more episodes. Get her blood sugars lower, and if there's still a problem, take her to the doc.

Many Blessings,
Lilyth

Answer 5

With glasses I have 20/10 vision, without glasses I have 20/100 vision in one eye and 20/70 in the other.

Answer 6

My mother was also diagnosed with adult onset diabetes and her eye dr noticed a great change in her vision. She started on oral medication and her eye dr said once her blood sugar gets more under control her vision will yes indeed improve. Diabetes is a serious disease that affects not only eyes but every organ in your body. Good luck.

Answer 7

If the veins to her eyes have not been damaged, and she gets her blood sugar under control, she will get better vision.

When your blood sugar is high, it warps the lenses in your eyes. When it goes down, the swelling goes down too so the lenses go back to normal.

This happened to me and this is what two doctors told me.

Answer 8

at 88 her vision may improve a little if her glucose comes under control, but probably not much.... has she seen an eye doctor? maybe she also has macular degeneration or cataracts.