Visual Disturbances with chemo

KFen725
KFen725 Member Posts: 108 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
One of mom's latest side effects during and now after her 4th Folfox chemo treatment has been some "visual disturbances". She says that in her left eye, the center of the eye's focus is a little fuzzy.

Has anyone heard of this being a side effect of chemo? Or could it be a blood pressure-related thing, as her BP has been high lately?

Appreciate any thoughts.

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  • nudgie
    nudgie Member Posts: 1,478 Member
    #2
    In my
    own opinion it could be both. I would make sure to notify the Oncologist and may want to go see the eye doc as well.

    My eye was pretty normal before cancer and treatment, but after treatment was a different story. My right eye got worse and I needed a second pair of glasses to read labels and small print.

    My eye doc blamed it on getting older (45 yrs). I disagree.
  • Unknown
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  • Muzzy
    Muzzy Member Posts: 175 Member
    #4
    my vision
    my vision was effected by the chemo and has last well after treatment stopped.
    My Doc said wait 3 month and get a new pair of glasses.
    Jeff
    Just happy to be here!!!!!!!
  • Shayenne
    Shayenne Member Posts: 2,342
    #5
    Muzzy said:

    my vision
    my vision was effected by the chemo and has last well after treatment stopped.
    My Doc said wait 3 month and get a new pair of glasses.
    Jeff
    Just happy to be here!!!!!!!

    My Vision....
    ....Gets really fuzzy now, I have a hard time even just trying to put on make-up, of I go close to read something, the words look like they're running into each other, but my onc said it was due to the treatments, I just wonder if it's a temporary thing.
  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #6
    Shayenne said:

    My Vision....
    ....Gets really fuzzy now, I have a hard time even just trying to put on make-up, of I go close to read something, the words look like they're running into each other, but my onc said it was due to the treatments, I just wonder if it's a temporary thing.

    Yep.....
    Vision got fuzzy during treatment but is fine again now....about 4 months out of post op chemo
  • KFen725
    KFen725 Member Posts: 108 Member
    #7
    Buzzard said:

    Yep.....
    Vision got fuzzy during treatment but is fine again now....about 4 months out of post op chemo

    Great input, all!
    Thanks so much for all your experiences. It definitely helps to hear that this side effect sounds like it's pretty common, too.

    Appreciate you all taking the time to post to my question!
  • bdee
    bdee Member Posts: 304
    #8
    Vision
    The first three months I was on oxylplatin, I couldn't focus my eyes enough to read. My daughter got me a big, lighted magnifying glass and that helped some but after reading that way I couldn't see distances. After stopping the oxy and only taking 5FU and Avastin, my sight has improved enough for me to read and cross stitch.

    Debbie
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #9
    Same here
    Depending on what chemo I was on my vision would get fuzzy and my speech sometimes slurred...
    It goes away after a while
  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #10
    PhillieG said:

    Same here
    Depending on what chemo I was on my vision would get fuzzy and my speech sometimes slurred...
    It goes away after a while

    me too
    my sight was definitely influenced by chemo. When I was first on 5FU I went racing off for new glasses but the doc suggested waiting till the end of chemo. On my most recent oxy trip I could not read at all. Even watching tely was not comfortable at times.

    quite quickly after chemo was over the eyes and vision recovered. Still tend to tear up but that`s it.

    mags

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