I'm going to have to find a good chiropractor after this ... May I also suggest several appointments with a good massage therapist. This will help those sore...
Anne, You have probably noticed now that your eye looks terrible when you look in the mirror. That will pass in a few weeks. The only way to tell if there is...
I started going through what they call PVD almost a year ago in my only seeing eye, and one morning a year ago, I discovered a whole mess of new floaters. The...
Esther, how did your appointment go ? Can you shed some light on the homeopathic approach here... ? Thanks Maria survivor of 5 surgeries on right eye - 20/100...
I have undergone 2 surgeries for a detached retina. I had syptoms of flashes (similar to when you get a photo taken with a flash camera) and was losing...
Hi Rebbecca, I had my surgeries in 2002 , buckle et al and I still have floaters and flashes. Some flashes appear as a whirling motion (similar to what you...
Maria, I have not gone the homopathic eye doctor as of yet. I got so behind in work that I just have not had the time. I will schedule an appt. in about two...
... First of all, ditch the twat doctor who says the flashes are in your head. They're not. Flashers will remain, at least in the beginning of recovery....
Rebecca, I've always noticed lines of "commas" in my vision. I asked my doctor about it once and he said that it was the reflection of red blood cells in the...
Hi Rebecca I am only on day 13 since my op for retinal detachment, but I have been seeing something similar to what you describe, usually at night when I turn...
I had my surgery and a bubble put in my eye almost two weeks ago now. It seems now that my eye is one third full of what appears to be water, and I have line...
Hi Annie, My surgery, buckle, and bubble were done in September, six weeks ago Wednesday and I still have some of the gas bubble that was supposed to be gone...
Thanks everyone so much for your comments and replies to my concerns. It has helped as I think that it is possible I'm seeing my circulation reflecting off my...
Hello Rebecca, Like you, I have buckle, gas and vitrectomy between November 2005 and January 2006. The rolling lights which you mentioned in your earlier post...
Hi, I had 6 tears and a retinal detachment several years ago, followed by a cryo, scheral buckle, and gas performed by a professor at the Wilmer Eye Institute...
About two years ago i was treated for retinal detachment using a scleral buckle and silicone sponge.The operation was successful Recently I began noticing pain...
About two years ago i was treated for retinal detachment using a scleral buckle and silicone sponge.The operation was successful Recently I began noticing pain...
I had my silicone band and sponge removed in Dec 2000 due to chronic infection in the sponge. My retina stayed attached. I had had the buckle for about 18...
Rebecca, My next appointment with the retina specialist is in February and she said that we would talk about the cataract removal then. Everytime I've had an...
The droopiness, as I was told, caused by steroid drops - the drops does the work (to strengthen the eye(?), but caused the eye muscle (?) to become lazy, thus...
Marie has you eye pressure improved??? mine still is hanging in there between 6-11, it may be better now but I am not really schedule to see the retina...
Hi! I am the mother of a 14 year old boy who had surgery for his detached retina in February (cryo and buckle). The detachment was delayed and was due to an...
This has been discussed quite a bit here. Look in the old messages (archives) first. (Keywords: exercise, running, sports) You should get most of your...
Since all detachments are different, your son's restrictions depend on how damaged the retina was and how strong the repair is. If I had to make that...
Yes... pheeew... thank God indeed... !! I was in the verge of loosing my eye when the pressure kept being in 0-3 for a loooong time. The doctor gave a steroid...
I might be as well, I have weaned myself to one drop a day but since taking supplements my vision and pressure really improved there are few people on the...
Starting last Saturday I noticed some flashing - then a rising reddish cloud - then a blocking of vision in 2/3 of my left eye. Went to my Opthamologist today...
Hello Peter, sorry this happened to you. At this point it will be hard to tell you what to expect until we find out what procedure will be used to treat your...
If you are very nearsighted you are at high risk for rd. Also if you have lattice degeneration you are at high risk. Most people with lattice don't know they...
