Changes to eye sight

Hi

I have this post-chemo (don't remember it from chemo but so much going on then it might have been the one I didn't pay attention to). I think it might be an effect of exemestane. I find it comes and goes eg went to the optician for a check and could hardly read even the very large print (Prior to cancer I had been told I was actually safe to drive without my quite weak long-sight glasses). After this test which was a very thorough one, he said I wasn't safe to drive home. But he agreed to test again with my old glasses which I went to the car to collect. As I sat down for the next test (at most a 10-minute gap) I found even without the glasses I could just see better. The sceptical optician changed the letters thinking I was relying on memory (oh I so wish my memory was that good post-chemo) any way my eyesight was back to where it had been at my last test prior to chemo and covid shutdowns. Anyway have the new glasses which I am wearing more and more even when going for a walk but my eyesight is still variable. I also take Hycosan Extra - Preservative Free Eye Drops - Sodium Hyaluronate 0.2% - for Treatment of Dry Eyes -7.5ml dry eyes. The optician recommended and I think it helps.

Hope your eyes return to normal but in general I just think it is another thing we have to keep an eye on.

Good Luck

Hi Matilda I was advised by oncologist not to change my glasses prescription until approx three month after chemo ,allowing eyes to readjust after changes made by chemo EC X 6 .

Optician agreed to eye test after chemo then second one three month later eyes had changed back to pre chemo and settled .

I had this too. My oncologist said that the fatigue that can go with EC makes it worse. I had noticed it was worse when I was more tired or when light was fading. I went to optician after 3 months, as I was advised and actually my eye prescription has barely changed and the blurry vision has gone now, except when I am tired.

I experienced the same I had 12 rounds of paclitaxel last year and I have to wear my glasses constantly I had an eye test after I finished my chemotherapy maybe ring your opticians and ask hope this helps regards belinda x