I found a copy of A Singular View The Art of Seeing With One Eye at the Chicago Public Library. Barnes and Noble doesn't stock the book, but you can buy it...
Hello, I'm new here. Just visited my eye doctor for my yearly visit and found I have BK. Doctor says I may or may not wish to have it removed via cornea...
Hi, There was someone who is no longer active on this board who had a mentally challenged adult son with band keratopothy. If you check the old post she...
Thanks so much for the information! I actually was at another bookstore today and they did manage to find the publishing information. I'm definitely going to...
This past Friday was 7 weeks since I had 360 buckle implant - this has been the worst experience of my life (am taking Zanax just to cope) Is it true that 8...
I had my first surgery Dec 2000, the last (and fourth) July 2001. The second surgery a buckle was inserted. For me, the fear never goes away. My vision is...
Susan Clingman
susanclingman@...
Jun 2, 2002 10:34 pm
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My husband had emergency surgery for a DR on 4-11-02 and got the buckle. Then 2 weeks later the retina re-detached and he had a vitrectomy, peel, & gas...
It does get better and your vision should clear some - how much depends on many things. I understand the longer you are detached the worse your recovered...
Jecabe, I had surgery to correct a macular pucker last thusrday. The pucker was causing too many distortions. The surgery was tough according to the doctor. We...
What is the recovery period like, do you have to be face down? My husband's vision in DR eye is also distorted. Straight lines look wavy and he is seeing...
hi all, I've been reading posts here for almost a year and 2 things I've observed. 1) it seems the bubble causes cateracts. does anyone know why the bubble...
Joe, I only had to have one sugery in each eye. The surgery I had was a 360 buckle. I had no bubble, no oil just a 360 buckle in each eye. I thought maybe...
I had a tear in my retina 4/12/01 fixed by laser and cryotherapy. On 5/31/01 my doc discovered another tear off the tear and I went in 6/1/01 for full buckle,...
Joe, My doc did lasering at first because all I had was a good size tear. He told me then that the buckle was the "definitive" answer to hold the retina in ...
I am 39 years old and have always had good vision, wearing glasses only for driving. On 02/21/02 I had emergency surgery for a detached retina which was 50%...
i noticed the waviness and the pinwheel after surgery (bubble, buckle, vitrectomy). Both improved during the year following surgery. Both are still evident...
hi joe, whenever i read a mutiple surgery post, i'm thankful that my surgeon opted for "the works" in one procedure. it was explained to me that the the bubble...
Hi, this is my first post. I'm only 26. But I am highly myopic (- 10) and I suffered a RD on 04/24/02. Since the detachment has not yet impacted the...
Hello everyone. I am Garrison, 46 year old male from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. First of all, I wish to thank everyone for their kind words or ...
Jecabe, Recovery period about two weeks. Two to three months to be able to assess vision. I have to be upright all the time including during my sleep. I had...
Thanks all, I think the question was answered, it appears the 360 buckle is the last resort becuase it is the most invasive. Other options are tried first, if...
I am writing just to say this ia a fantastic group. The support and encouragement shown is excellent. I had a detached retina about 7 years ago now. I have a...
Hi, I am a new person to the group as well, I was 23 when my detachment occurred. I have suffered from an overactive thyroid for a long time and with it I have...
i can only speak to your 4th question about the bubble and blue light. I was face down for weeks with the bubble and it constantly glowed different colors ...
Hi there, Well, i've been reading the newsgroup for the past few weeks or so, and as with the last other few emails, i'd also like to add that i think this is...
Hi Kevin I can at least answer this question. The failure to reattach a retina and blindness does not mean enuculeation, that's a last resort when they eye is...
txsdiver@...
Jun 5, 2002 12:55 am
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DO NOT WAIT FOR YOUR DOCTOR TO RETURN IN 5 DAYS. SEE ANOTHER RETINA SPECIALIST A.S.A.P. From everything my doctor says, the sooner a detachment is...
Dixie, Both of my eye doctors told me that my cataract was caused by the bubble. When I had my first bubble January 8, 2002, they told me to stay on my side...
