Hello, I'm new to this. I just had gastric bypass surgery on July 23rd. They had to give me an insulin shot because my sugar levels were off. I'm not diabetic. I've noticed that my nearsightedness has changed. I wear glasses, but have to remove them to see anything up close, especially my phone. I'm wondering if this is normal and will wear off. I work on computers a lot, so I'm a little leery.

I had vision issues due to the pain meds, toradol + tramadol. My eyes were very dilated. Once I stopped the meds, my pupils went back down and my vision was back to normal.

Hey that is sure an effect I wouldn't have thought of from those medicines.?

I had some changes in my vision during the first few months post-op. My eye doctor and I chalked it up to a combination of the anesthesia and hormone changes due to the rapid weight loss. Everything stabilized about 4 months out and it's been the same ever since. If it doesn't stabilize after a few months though be sure to ask your doctors - some vitamin deficiencies can cause vision problems. But I think you're too early for that to be what's happening.

Pre op I wore readers from time to time. Since surgery I've had to use them more often. I just figured it was my youthful eyes losing the battle but now reading this I am hopeful they will get better.

Edited July 26, 20188 yr by J San

Very relieving that others have had similar issues. I was really afraid since they gave me insulin. But, it's true that other medications could've caused adverse issues in my vision. Thanks all!

I had vision changes after surgery that lasted about two weeks or so. Reading texts was difficult. Letters seemed to be fuzzier and reading made me dizzy. It was very disconcerting! But fortunately, it was only a temporary side effect of the anesthesia.

Based on the thread title I was going to ask if you were diabetic or had really high blood pressure. When you said that you had to have an insulin shot, that pretty much cinched it. If it last any longer, I would recommend going to an opthamologist. The inner eye pressure can change the focal point in our eye to fall before or after the retina.

In a severe case that a insulin dependent friend of mine had, they had to drain some fluid from the eye ball with a needle. Sickening thought!

Edited August 1, 20188 yr by BigViffer
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Ewww... the stupid store changed my word fluid to a link to a beverage! Gross! That's the problem with tampering with member posts to push your crap products based on keywords. Context is everything!

Shortly after developing Type II diabetes my late husband had an acute closed angle glaucoma flare without warning. Frightening, he almost lost his eyesight, we thought he had gotten something in his eyes doing yard work, luckily I got him to the opthamologist in time.

I just had my follow up with surgery yesterday. I was told that the sticker they put on your neck, below the ear - for nausea, also causes vision issues. He told me a patient touched it once and then touched his eyes, which caused a lot of complications with his vision. I wish they would make others more aware of that drug. The anesthesiologist did make me aware that sometimes they need to administer insulin in surgery. Even though I'm not diabetic, the sugar levels can still fluctuate.

1 hour ago, Frustr8 said:

Shortly after developing Type II diabetes my late husband had an acute closed angle glaucoma flare without warning. Frightening, he almost lost his eyesight, we thought he had gotten something in his eyes doing yard work, luckily I got him to the opthamologist in time.

I can't imagine how scary that would be to lose your vision. Very sorry for the passing of your husband!