Re eyesight, Femara (Letrozole) effects on eyes
Has anyone else had a bleed in the eye socket whilst on Femara?
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@arpie @Romla
I 've had dry eye for a number of years now. However it was the more serious side effects (retinal bleeds and retinal detachments) on eyesight from letrazole that made me decide to pass on the AI. I fear losing the remaining central sight in my left eye ( I have no sight in my right eye) more than I fear a recurrence. Something the breast surgeon could not quite understand.
I have read this report. It was one of the first to raise the association between adjuvant therapy and visual disturbances (report was published in 2011). There are more recent reports published by the American Opthalmology Association online raising this very problem. Oestrogen is necessary for eye health. The suppression of oestrogen leads to traction (pulling) of the vitreous gel leading to retinal bleeds and retinal detachments.
I 've had dry eye for a number of years now. However it was the more serious side effects (retinal bleeds and retinal detachments) on eyesight from letrazole that made me decide to pass on the AI. I fear losing the remaining central sight in my left eye ( I have no sight in my right eye) more than I fear a recurrence. Something the breast surgeon could not quite understand.
I have read this report. It was one of the first to raise the association between adjuvant therapy and visual disturbances (report was published in 2011). There are more recent reports published by the American Opthalmology Association online raising this very problem. Oestrogen is necessary for eye health. The suppression of oestrogen leads to traction (pulling) of the vitreous gel leading to retinal bleeds and retinal detachments.