Wishing a very happy and healthy New Year to everyone in this group and their families. It's wonderful to have this kind of understanding and comraderie while ...
Hi Everyone, Have any of you tried to go out for just a little bit (which,btw, dr. said is ok) and fallen. Last night, I fell down 3 cement stairs, did not...
Nancie, Since you have a bubble in your eye, you have likely lost your depth perception temporarily. You need 2-eyes vision in order to see depth, and as the...
I had my detachment May of 06 too.......... I had the silicon oil removed about 8 weeks later, but noticed still some there, then in June of 07 started having...
Mika, My favorite example of potential problems due to no depth perception is trying to get the top back on a Sharpie. LOL! Technicolor fingers! Nancie, I...
I have had Silicone Oil in my eye since May 2005. Visited with My doctor in November and he said he plans on leaving the oil in that eye for the rest of my...
Does your medication help protect the cornea as well, or is it just for pressure? My internist (physician) has oil in one eye which she says cannot be removed...
... acting bubble in oct, then just 3 days ago the buckle. but I already can see lights and a dark spot. so I'm pretty sure that it to is going to detach as...
I had oil after the 2nd surgery (major hemorage) and 6 weeks later they cleaned up the damage, removed cataract, put in a lens with correction and got a good...
Hi everyone, I had a 5 month checkup today with my retinal surgeon and he saw another detachment with some scar tissue. He doesn't want to operate on my eye...
Hi Andrea, I'm sorry for your disappointing news. My husband had three surgeries in six weeks, with the last being silicone oil. At one of his appointments...
At this point they say my retina is "largely" attached but with all the scar tissue I can't tell one way or the other. It would seem that my retina was...
Hi, does anyone know the risk factors for cataract surgery on eyes with schleral buckle? Having schleral buckles in both eyes, and very low vision due to...
What does your retina specialist say? I have a buckle in one eye but have not needed cataract surgery yet. I hope not for a long time. I am 48 too. The good...
A cataract can obscure your vision just as much as a retinal detachment if it progresses a lot. Not all cataracts grow at the same rate. This is something...
... detachment if it progresses a lot. Not all cataracts grow at the same rate. This is something you need to discuss with both your retinal surgeon and with...
... writing myself and my husband. I hope everyone had an uneventful New Year's and Christmas...or at least some with better news! ... after surgery....
An eye pressure of 24 is somewhat high. I say this only because my surgeon (retinal) got a little concerned because my pressure was higher than he would want...
Hi Aurora, I agree you should definitely talk to your surgeon about flying. My husband flew four weeks after surgery, with silicone oil in his eye, and had no...
Glad to hear from you Aurora. I'm so happy to hear that your doing well. Yes, you should talk to your doctor about flying. The oil is probably not a problem...
Hi, I have not experienced double vision, but the rest of what you have expereinced I have as well . In July the retina specialists did the cataract surgery...
Hi, My brother had a Vitecrectomy in June. After surgery his vision in that eye decreased to the point that in Nov. he required surgery due to an additional...
... Wow, what a wonderful sister you are!! I had my 1st rd in October. The week my bubble left-after 6 weeks, I got another rd in a different part of the same...
... to ... chaos ... He ... lose ... Hi Nancie, I just want to thank you for putting in to words alot of what I have been feeling. I had my first rd in...
... to ... watch ... chaos ... He ... lose ... My surgeon impressed upon me that for the first week or two after the operation, staying in the rest position is...
... Thank you you so much for your words of support and encouragement. The most frustrating part of all of this is I know he is stressed and doesnt want me to...
48 year old male, tear and partial RD 8 weeks ago in left eye. Vitrectomy + very long acting bubble. Surgeon said retina is completely attached and looks...
