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I have COPD but at the m9oment my worries are memory failure and eysight, is this usual, anyone with any advice please?
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I don't know but I have heard that some inhalers can affect your eye sight, don't know if it's true. You would be better off seeing your GP I think. 
i have a bad memory but i think this is because of other factors in my life.... Have you spoken to GP yet?
Hi Emmo , I have a bad memory and eyesight is very blurry at times . I think memory is affected by low oxygen . I have put the blurry eyes down to diabetes and am going to try optrex as it seems to be a sticky film i get and when i blink sometimes i can see clearer . I will ask GP and post if i get a solution or more info . xxxx Dinny xxxx
Hi Dinnyrayner,
I too am diabetic (Type 2 on insulin) and have dry eyes which was diagnosed by my optician. It is a symptom of Diabetes and a lot of your places dry up and you don't sweat so much either. I use Gel Tears which is a little more economical than the liquids.
If you are diabetic then you should be referred for Diabetic Retinopathy, which looks at inside your eyes using a camera. I have it done once a year.
regards
David
Thanks for the tip on gel tears David , will see if our little chemist does them xx. I do have my eyes checked every year at the retinopathy clinic but thank you for telling me anyway , very kind of you xx, i don't much like it though , the drops sting and the flashes are blinding , it's worth it for peace of mind though . xxxx Dinny xxxx
Thanks Dinnyrayner, This is interesting about the oxi as they have both deteriorated since I was hospitalised in March, optician said beginning of cataracts, am awaiting a hospital appointment and am seeing my Doc next week,
Emmo
Hi Emmo , you are very welcome xx. Interesting about the cataracts , my mum and my brother in law both had cataracts and diabetes , do you know if diabetes can cause cataracts ?? . xxxx Dinny xxxx
I was advised by a lady in boots pharmacy to use dry eye rather than optrex. Apparently optrex has something in the solution that makes you need to keep using the product i.e. dependant on it.. I've found dry eye does the job just as well and much cheaper than optrex
Hi Emmo, Ive got blurred vision and my memory is also not what it was. I have chronic hyperventilation syndrome, severe copd and depression. The hyperventilating causes a chemical imbalance in your body which causes many symtoms including memory, blurred vision. I was also on lot of prednisilone for a while and they have caused cataracts, so thats caused blurred vision for me. It would be worth having chat to your gp and see what they say. Do hope you find the answer and feel better soon, luv Lorraine x
hi loda .sorry u havnt been well.i to had a dum gp.ad xray 2012 june.rung for result ,oh its fine dont want c u,ad pain under left rib,would not go.he said it was as id just ad gall blader removed,xmas took ill very ill,new locum ordered a xray then a ct scan it showed copd cant spell empsme.why did i ignore june results,said eh wat it was fine,i paid 10pound for med files it said slight hyperinflation of lungs,i went c gp ,he just said /oh sorry but u b ok go make appontment with nurse,i told him wat i thought of him clown.had to wait 6 wks as my nose was bloked,had test it was copd moderate,nurse said oh thought it would have been better.i said happen it would have been if gp could read xrays proper,i would have stopped cige 8 month ago,i stopped then no more cigs clown,i have new gp now hes ok ,take care .
I have been a severe sufferer for 5 years now and have not noticed any unexpected deterioration in eyesight as a result of COPD. I do believe a healthy diet is important for eye health especially green vegetables, but eyesight is more a function of advancing age than any other factor. Have an eye test.
As for fading memory, that too is a function of age. What was the question again?
I've had cataract ops in both eyes, they said it was probably due to the drugs, I have also found that I am more forgetful, I put that down to low oxi in my blood.
Hi everyone who has kindly answered my questions, I shall know what to ask the doc when I seen her next week.
emmo
My Heads Gone too - My memory has been terrible for months due to low sats and not enough oxygen in the blood according to the docs, which can be costly in fuel when shopping as go a few times a day constantly forgetting everything or when forget I've rang people, as keep repeating my self and getting told off .....as forgetting have called them.. ooops
Doc didn't say if it will wear off though...
Ali
hi just to say i also have blurred vision and i am also very forgetful and i also suffer with copd emphasyma it may sound stupid but i often ask my husband if we have had dinner today and what it was because i just dont remember having any i hope i have been of help to you as at least you know your not on your own take care jan xx
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