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#1 User is offline   nomis 

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Posted 19 September 2007 - 08:55 AM

Who among us has eye damage?
And do any of you attribute or suspect the cause be from Autonomic Dysreflexia?

I've had retinal detachments of both eyes plus catarats. I can't see any obvious link regarding catarats but it seems plausible that Autonomic Dysreflexia could be responsible for excessive pressure that could lead to tearing injuries.

In an initial Google I did come up with the following in regard to Autonomic Dysreflexia:
http://www.emedicine...MR/topic217.htm
Medical Issues/Complications: Complications result directly from sustained severe peripheral hypertension and include retinal/cerebral hemorrhage, myocardial infarction, and seizures.

But I'd be interested in hearing of responses from any SCI people with eye problems that just might be linked to Autonomic Dysreflexia.
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Posted 22 May 2008 - 06:11 AM

Ahhhhhh Nomis,
See what we younger SCI's have to look forward to as we grow older . . .errr, ummm . . . I mean wiser.
Seems our older brother and sister wheelrs have cataracts so bad they even missed your thread!!! :yikes:

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Posted 22 May 2008 - 09:12 AM

I had to rack my brains to recall I'd ever posted it. No answer is an emphatic answer.
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Posted 22 May 2008 - 09:32 AM

"I've had retinal detachments of both eyes plus catarats." See, your Mother did warn you you'd go blind! :specool:

The only info I can find is autonomic dysreflexia puts you at an increased risk of retinal hemorrhage.

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Posted 25 June 2008 - 05:00 PM

I have got posterior vitreous detatchment in one of my eyes, not sure what that is from either.
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Posted 26 June 2008 - 04:32 AM

Ive noticed my doctors at the SC/i clinic always ask about my vision.. I never thought twice about it until now. Next time I see them Im going to drill them
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