hi isay, Are these flashes new since your surgery? Because some of us saw flashes as a symtom of our original rd and still have the same flashes. Evidently...
Dixie....I had the lens implant to correct astigmatism also...It is so weird that after wearing glasses for 45 years that I can see without them..How nice it...
JHS, Good luck on the 24th. FYI-There have been cases of leaving the oil in indefinitely (20+ years) with no problems. It just depends on weighing the ...
Susan Clingman
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Apr 1, 2002 4:58 pm
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Hi Everyone, Was wondering if anyone has taken any vitiamins for the eye? Just wondered if there are some that would help with RD. Thanks...
Hello all. I just joined this group I just happened to find it while looking for information. I am 37 and I had a detached retina 5 years ago. it completely...
Yes, Folic acid is especially essential as it helps to detoxify the formic acid that rapidly forms in the retina from Aspartame, along with foemaldehyde....
James D. Bowen, MD
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Apr 2, 2002 3:07 am
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to max & joyce hello! I didn't experience these flashes before the detachment. I think it started about last february. It is only these past three weeks when...
Hello Dr. Bowen! Does Ocuvite (by Bausch & Lomb) contains the minerals you mentioned? I can only remember Vits. A, C, E and Zinc. thanks isay "James D. Bowen,...
Dear I say, I think you will have to take something in addition. Sincerely, Dr Jim ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
James D. Bowen, MD
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Apr 2, 2002 3:58 am
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Tracey, I experienced severe infection in my right eye twentyone years after having schelra buckel surgery. The doctor tried to cure it with antibiotics but...
Isay, I also a flashing (kind of a wave across the eye from one side to the other). In my case, this is due to the vitreous being pulled on. There is...
Susan's Hotmail
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Apr 2, 2002 5:20 am
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Dr. Jim I take 20 mg of Lutein, 1000mg E, 500mg Calcium, 1000 mcg B12, 500mg Folic Acid, plus a Costco brand Multivitamin for people with grey hair (OK for...
Theresa- I have had RDs in both eyes and cataracts both times resulting from the operations. I believe it is caused by the gas touching the lens of the eye. I...
Dear Dixie, If you scan the whole picture you might expect so. Even if you never had any Aspartame, we live in a contaminated world. Methyl radicals from any ...
James D. Bowen, MD
bowendrjim@...
Apr 2, 2002 9:07 pm
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Hi, I have a question, if flashes are caused by the vitreous pulling on the retina, isn't that what causes a detachment? If I have flashes does that mean I...
hi joe, you have a lot of company. we've been told the flashes are caused by the vitreous pulling/tugging/friction on the retina, or that scar tissue causes ...
I had a second opinion yesterday and was assured that my retina has not torn or detached yet, although I am obviously at risk at the moment. New dr says...
Hi, What I know is that the vitrous pulling the retina one day may (or may not) detach FROM the retina. Sometimes, this detachment of the vitreous from the ...
Hi- I'm a 31 year old new mother and I'm going in for a second surgery on Friday. I had a buckle put in 6 weeks ago for a DR. Although it was horrible - I...
Hi, I have had similar problems and now have the oil in place (going on 3 months). My personal recommendation would be to have the oil put in. Based on my...
Thanks for your response. I was leaning toward both the oil & general anesthesia so your advice really helped. Did you have to stay in a certain postion...
ben 8142001, My doctor gave me a choice between the gas and the oil. He said that the oil was better for him because he could charge for two surgeries, but the...
I went for my 2 month check-up today (after 2nd surgery - buckle, bubble & vitrectomy.) Good news - my retina is still attached. Bad news I have a cateract....
Hi, I have had two buckles-one in each eye: one before I had children, and one after I had children. When I had my second buckle I had an eighteen month old....
