I'm new around here and am getting used to the recent diagnosis of Vitreous Detachment in my left eye. I see things floating in my left eye vision that are...
Neil, the string like things you are seeing are refered to as floaters. They can look like string, specs, or blobs of blackness/darkness that affect your...
I don't know what to call it but I am having a problem five weeks post surgery for a detached retina. Just saw the Retinologist last week and will not see him...
Don, I know a few people on this site have mentioned double vision - is that what you are seeing? Or do you think it is just that the surgery eye is still so...
Sandy, I live in Boston but missed that show. I was to dinner the other night with my mother and a few of her friends and they were asking how my eye's were....
Thanks Julia for the kind words. I could not be on the computer for a few days. I had a lot of bleeding to start again but it is now gone and I am doing ...
Brenda it was so nice of you to remember my request of " where we live". It just seemed to make me feel more connected to know where each of us lived. I am...
Debby, You are so right about the open doors when one door is closed to us then we need to find the strength to push open that new door. I feel so lucky to...
I have not had surgery. As I learn more about whats going on in my eye I believe I've had floaters for a couple years now but not significant until this past...
Hi everyone, First let me just say that this group has been phenomenal in providing me with various information about this new condition I've suddenly had to...
Sherry, I don't know any other way to prevent blindness than to treat....what ever way is possible - the tears in your retina. I wish I was a doctor so I could...
Sherry, I had laser treatment for a horseshoe tear (fairly large) in my retina last September, 2 weeks later the retina detached. I had a gut feeling that the...
JAMES ARE YOU THE WEATHER MAN AND REPORTER ON WSMV IN NASHVILLLE.....DO YOU THINK TAKING OUT THE SILICONE OIL HELPED YOU REGAIN SOME VISION...WHAT WERE YOU...
bbarlou, have you seen any recent improvement....do you have the silicone oil...or has it been removed....thanks, kwh bbarlou@... wrote:In answer to the...
You've all given me lots to think about and ask about. I appreciate the feedback so much! The scleral band has been in since 1999. It was doing great until...
Actually Michelle, You won't watch it. They dialate the eye so eveything is a blur. They cover the other eye with a drape so you can't see out of it either....
WISHING YOU WELL....I HAD A BUCKLE REMOVED DUE TO A STAF INFECTION 1 MONTH AFTER IT WAS PUT ON....THE RETINA IS STILL ATTACHED AND IT HAS NOW BEEN 14...
Whew! That's great to know. I was out completely when the band was put in and just couldn't imagine how this was going to work this time around. That's a...
SANDY, DO YOU HAVE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION ON THE PHONE # OR ANYTHING RELATED.....THANKS, KWH sandya722 <sandya722@...> wrote:I have woken up to various...
Hello all, I joined your group today, I haven't had time to go through past posts so please forgive me if I ask a question or say something that's already been...
Barbara and Sherry, The second doctor I saw told me that it alldepends on how it is lasered because if given too much, or too deep it can cause debris and...
First, let me say how sorry I am to hear about your son. That has to be incredibly difficult for you to have him far away while he's going through this. ...
I was diagnosed last week with a posterior vitreous detachment. The reason I went to the doctor was because of the sudden appearance of a fishhook-like shape...
Kathleen, One day last September I had a sudden appearance of large worm sized floaters in my left eye. I got to the ER quickly and was told I had a horseshoe...
Kathleen, I don't know how much help I can be but I'll try to answer your questions the best I can. I've added each answer after your question so it's easier...
I am in Louisville Marty----been here my whole life. Currently living in the Highlands. I hope the bleeding spell has ended ! Your husband sounds like a great...
I'm doing some research for a film and would like to know what the possibility is of detachments occuring more or less at the same time in both eyes. Has...
