Letrozole/ Femara and eyesight
Hi all am now 4months into Letrozole and seem to be having some vision impacts - dialled up old faithful doctor google and there’s a lot or articles about the impact of Hormone Therapy on vision inclu...
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@romla - no I am not spooked just a realist - as soon as it happened I thought oh no here we go! Anyhow this week is the OCT test - copy and paste from internet
"...Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) ... To look out for the early signs of eye conditions, in case there's a more serious problem, we use an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) device. It takes a detailed 3D image below the surface of your retina, giving us a more detailed picture of your eye health..."
This test is not covered by Medicare nor health insurance.
When I originally presented James said if we find anything untoward you are off to the Eye and Ear Hospital to see a specialist - however it was clear - I saw the photos but since then it has changed so now with appointments thus far and this week I have to say they are keeping a watch
Will let you know how I get on and what Michael the Onc has to say about it all
To everyone else that's on these drugs it doesn't follow that you will have these problems however if something is not quite right don't muck about and get it seen to straight away as I did
Take care
"...Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) ... To look out for the early signs of eye conditions, in case there's a more serious problem, we use an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) device. It takes a detailed 3D image below the surface of your retina, giving us a more detailed picture of your eye health..."
This test is not covered by Medicare nor health insurance.
When I originally presented James said if we find anything untoward you are off to the Eye and Ear Hospital to see a specialist - however it was clear - I saw the photos but since then it has changed so now with appointments thus far and this week I have to say they are keeping a watch
Will let you know how I get on and what Michael the Onc has to say about it all
To everyone else that's on these drugs it doesn't follow that you will have these problems however if something is not quite right don't muck about and get it seen to straight away as I did
Take care