Anybody had an Eye sight degradation while on Oxalyplatin?

steven12
steven12 Member Posts: 51
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Five years ago during my adjuvant Folfox4 chemo with Oxalyplatin I had a retina detachment followed by Laser Eye surgery. Two years ago I had a recurrence and now I am taking Oxalyplatin with Xeloda and Avastin and noticed some vision problems again. I am not sure is this because of the Oxaly or not so I'd like to hear from you if anybody experienced this.
Thank you and Best wishes to everybody.
Steven

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  • lizzydavis
    lizzydavis Member Posts: 893
    #2
    Eye sight problems...
    I definitely had eye sight problems while on Folfox. It was difficult to see at times. I usually took a nap. I have noticed better vision after I completed chemo.
  • dianetavegia
    dianetavegia Member Posts: 1,942 Member
    #3
    You bet! Some of us were
    You bet! Some of us were discussing it in early December.

    I thought my retina was detaching because of some vision concerns so went to see the eye surgeon who did my cataract surgery. He said 'loads of floaters' but no retinal tear. My left eye is very bad, yet my eye sight tested out at 20/20 and 20/40. Dr. Harbin said no study has ever been done on the effect of chemo on eyesight and most probably never would because it's not life threatening.

    BTW.... I'm 59.
  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #4
    dianetavegia said:

    You bet! Some of us were
    You bet! Some of us were discussing it in early December.

    I thought my retina was detaching because of some vision concerns so went to see the eye surgeon who did my cataract surgery. He said 'loads of floaters' but no retinal tear. My left eye is very bad, yet my eye sight tested out at 20/20 and 20/40. Dr. Harbin said no study has ever been done on the effect of chemo on eyesight and most probably never would because it's not life threatening.

    BTW.... I'm 59.

    Don't know if its age,if I need a new prescription or
    if it is the chemo but it seems I have more difficulty reading books, newspapers and magazines and at time eyes get blurry. Know I need eyes examed; Ill get to that after this, but definitely think chemo's affected vision. Just hope its temporary...Steve
  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #5
    dianetavegia said:

    You bet! Some of us were
    You bet! Some of us were discussing it in early December.

    I thought my retina was detaching because of some vision concerns so went to see the eye surgeon who did my cataract surgery. He said 'loads of floaters' but no retinal tear. My left eye is very bad, yet my eye sight tested out at 20/20 and 20/40. Dr. Harbin said no study has ever been done on the effect of chemo on eyesight and most probably never would because it's not life threatening.

    BTW.... I'm 59.

    Don't know if its age,if I need a new prescription or
    if it is the chemo but it seems I have more difficulty reading books, newspapers and magazines and at time eyes get blurry. Know I need eyes examed; Ill get to that after this, but definitely think chemo's affected vision. Just hope its temporary...Steve
  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #6
    dianetavegia said:

    You bet! Some of us were
    You bet! Some of us were discussing it in early December.

    I thought my retina was detaching because of some vision concerns so went to see the eye surgeon who did my cataract surgery. He said 'loads of floaters' but no retinal tear. My left eye is very bad, yet my eye sight tested out at 20/20 and 20/40. Dr. Harbin said no study has ever been done on the effect of chemo on eyesight and most probably never would because it's not life threatening.

    BTW.... I'm 59.

    Don't know if its age,if I need a new prescription or
    if it is the chemo but it seems I have more difficulty reading books, newspapers and magazines and at time eyes get blurry. Know I need eyes examed; Ill get to that after this, but definitely think chemo's affected vision. Just hope its temporary...Steve
  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    #7
    yes
    While on oxaliplatin, I had trouble focusing while reading or while looking at small things. I had been wearing contact lenses and was and am still no longer able to wear them. I had little lesions start growing on both eyes where the edge of the contact lens was. I think it probably happened because of irritation due to dry eyes. Even regularly putting in "natural tears" didn't help. I just wear glasses full time now.

    Lisa
  • zenmonk
    zenmonk Member Posts: 198
    #8
    eye problems
    My eyes too have been affected. Used to be 20/20 now I think I need glasses. Its funny but my eyes were fine then I had liver resection surgery and ever since that surgery my eyes have been shot. I didnt even think about a tie between that and oxy.
  • NBTXGIRL
    NBTXGIRL Member Posts: 31
    #9
    Eye Sight problems
    I just got back from taking Dad to Onc. for lab work. We told him that Dad is having pressure behind eyes, having difficulty seeing, things becoming fuzzy, things going from color to black and white back to color. He has also been having nose bleeds. He is scheduled for a MRI of his head Tuesday afternoon. I will report back.

    Kim
  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #10
    NBTXGIRL said:

    Eye Sight problems
    I just got back from taking Dad to Onc. for lab work. We told him that Dad is having pressure behind eyes, having difficulty seeing, things becoming fuzzy, things going from color to black and white back to color. He has also been having nose bleeds. He is scheduled for a MRI of his head Tuesday afternoon. I will report back.

    Kim

    yes
    yes definitely eye probs on oxy....very little reading because of focus problems.also tearing and freezing up in the cold ...7 months out and much better

    mags
  • P_I_T_A
    P_I_T_A Member Posts: 133
    #11
    I've had occasional blurs
    I think it is the oxi or something with the FOLFOX, cause I had Lasik about 4 yrs. ago and have had excellent vision ever since without a single issue. It's usaully in the morning when I first wake up then it seems to get better.

    -DJ
  • KATE58
    KATE58 Member Posts: 299
    #12
    P_I_T_A said:

    I've had occasional blurs
    I think it is the oxi or something with the FOLFOX, cause I had Lasik about 4 yrs. ago and have had excellent vision ever since without a single issue. It's usaully in the morning when I first wake up then it seems to get better.

    -DJ

    I had problems at night
    I had problems at night going from
    the dark turning on the light,it would be like I
    had shades pulled half way down my field of vision.
    sometimes only one eye, sometimes both
    this would last for a couple minutes ,then clear up.
    it stopped completely after i finished folfox.
  • Kathryn_in_MN
    Kathryn_in_MN Member Posts: 1,252 Member
    #13
    I have definitely noticed a change
    I've had 5 cycles of FOLFOX, and just finished tx#6 without oxy.

    I struggle with blurry vision a lot. Tears run down the left side of my face often. It is rare that my right eye tears up, but all the time I have tearing in the left. I don't realize it till my face feels wet. My eyesite has been a lot worse this week than ever before.

    I had 20/10 vision all my life, that fell to 20/15 two years ago, with astigmatism. But still, my vision was better than normal. I did start to notice some farsightedness since then. But after starting chemo, I've gone downhill quickly. I decided not to bother going to the optomitrist till I'm done with chemo because I really think it is messing with my vision.
  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #14
    KATE58 said:

    I had problems at night
    I had problems at night going from
    the dark turning on the light,it would be like I
    had shades pulled half way down my field of vision.
    sometimes only one eye, sometimes both
    this would last for a couple minutes ,then clear up.
    it stopped completely after i finished folfox.

    Yes , me too , but only during Folfox.....
    and it got better after it was over...
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #15
    Yup
    I noticed a big difference in my eye sight since I've had chemo. Got new glasses the day before resection in March and when I started chemo my eyes don't focus as well. Not getting new glasses but sure doesn't seem to be the same any more.

    Kim
  • victory10
    victory10 Member Posts: 75
    #16
    Annabelle41415 said:

    Yup
    I noticed a big difference in my eye sight since I've had chemo. Got new glasses the day before resection in March and when I started chemo my eyes don't focus as well. Not getting new glasses but sure doesn't seem to be the same any more.

    Kim

    eyes watering
    its so good to know that others are experiencing similar things that aren't dibilitating but just little nusances. I do notitice that my left eye tearing up. Also on the 3rd day of treatment I just feel like crying. I am not sad or in pain, just the urge to cry. I begin to cry and my eyes hurt every time at first until I've cried a few seconds, so I guess my body want to produce the tears to detox my eyes.

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