Eyesight/Vision changes with Herceptin???

[Jean]

Val,

I did notice while on TCH (I will start every 3 wks herceptin next week)
my vision to be a bit hazy (I do have glasses for reading and TV) esp.
a few days after the chemo. I did have my eyes checked and they checked out
the same with no change. But I did find that during the first week after treatment it was a strain while watching any TV or reading.

Jean

[sarah]

While I was on Taxol and Herceptin I went to see my opthalmologist and she said I was starting with cataracts. He said it's not unusual to see cataracts in people getting chemo - I think it might be from the cortisone??? when I brought it up to an onc friend, he agreed he's seen it also but you don't read about it. My eyes also are very dry and I use drops every day.
sarah

[Sandy H]

My vision was blurry while on Taxol, Carbroplatin and Herceptin. Some days it was so bad I could not read the newspaper and that was with my glasses. I have bi focals-progressive lens. I get my eyes check each year now that I am in and out of chemo. Just last year he told me I had a cataract started in my right eye and it did not show the year before. He said chemo can cause them and it can progress rather fast so I have to be sure to get checked every year whether I am on chemo break or not. He says its best to be off chemo for a couple of months before getting an exam. He could not tell if the cataract was caused by the chemo or my age (59). I kept a magnifying sheet handy for reading at home. hugs, Sandy