Blindness due to damage of optic nerve

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My mother is 65yrs. She is a patient of diabetics for long 15 yrs. From last 1 year, her eye sight (vision) gone completly for both the eyes. She is now completly blind. Dr said this is due to prolong diabetics, her optic nerve got damaged and has no treatment. Can you suggest me if there is any medical process to get back her vision. Please advis

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Dr. Vaibhev Mittal

Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon 16 yrs exp Sangrur

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Hello If there is optic atrophy then prognosis is very poor Having said that, kindly share her case records so that i may guide you better

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Dr. Manoj Rai Mehta

Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon 39 yrs exp Faridabad

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Diabetic Retinopathy can be potentially blinding if no intervention is carried out in initial phase. Damage to retina depends upon duration of diabetes and quality of metabolic control of Diabetes Mellitus. Will need further evaluation with OCT and fluorescein angiography.

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Consult a senior eye surgeon with a complete set up for investigation of retina