I know I missed the poll but perhaps I was recovering from my most recent surgery just a few weeks ago and missed it.This was my 4th surgery in 17 months and a...
You could be right. My surgery was scheduled at 1:30 when I arrived they told me they had been trying to contact me to come in earlier. Well it turned out...
Glad you had no problems with the Lazer and all went well. Don't worry about the cataract removal - when it is time - and you will get a new IOL with...
Anna the distortion is probaly due to macula damage - it will get better with time but if he does have damage to the macula, he will probably always have...
me too, sorry buckle 1st surgery bubble, vetrectomy, 2nd surgery 3 weeks later bubble, lasser, more vetrectomy 8 weeks later I am now almost 4 1/2 monthes...
Brenda, How are you doing? Have you had any improvement? This seemed like a complicated surgery. Did the surgeon get everything accomplished that he wanted?...
Susan Clingman
susanclingman@...
Feb 2, 2003 4:26 am
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Thanks, Peggy, When Jim mentioned it to the doctor, he basically just said we hope that gets better - no explanation as to what it was, what caused it, or...
The oil in my right eye was removed last thursday.Eye has been sore and brused since.I could see better with the oil in it.Was told this should clear up and...
Susan,I am doing fine as far as recovery goes.My sight is still very blurry,can't see the big E yet but knew this could be expected with membrane peeling.When...
Kenneth, It takes at least six months for your vision to stabalize and I would figure six months from the most recent surgery. Don't give up hope. There are...
Ken, You are lucky that you can see 20/400. I had oil removed Jan 2. I still can not see the big E. My vision began to improve a week after surgery. Three ...
Ken, I had retinal tear 4/01, buckle/gas 6/01, vitrectomy with scar peel 10/01 and a detachment one week later. More laser/bubble/face down three weeks. ...
Hi all, I have just come across this site. I had the operation on Tues 28th February 2003 to repair the retina in both eyes. I am very short sighted (-6.25 in...
Hi, I am new to the list and am scheduled for surgery Feb.19, 2003. I have a partial detachment in my left eye, and had a small tear in the right eye, which...
Hi, I can understand a lot of your concerns, but it seems in the area of retinal detachment, there is a lot of "time will tell" rather than true answers to ...
Hi, My problems started in my right eye with a hole in the retina which was lasered. Five days later I had no vision in my right eye. An RD I was told. I had...
Thanks to Mark and Debbie, Virgil, Dixies, Betty, Ros, and Anna plus anyone else who responds to my inquiries......I have had 4 surgeries on my left eye since...
I have been suffering greatly for the past 5 years.Eye pressure shot up in left eye and me glaucoma specialist performed a trabeculectomy.( this was after ...
Marvin Schaffer
mash214@...
Feb 3, 2003 6:21 pm
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Hi, I understand you worry about being so young. I had my first retinal detachment when I was barely 22(in Oct of 1982). I hadn't had children yet and was...
Hello everybody, I'm writing to the group to see if anyone has had some similar experiences and can answer my questions - i had an RD in may last year, then...
Hi, I had detached retina, vitrectomy, extensive laser repair, gas bubble in late October. My doc told me how lucky I was to be able to sit and stand upright ...
Kevin, I have silicone oil in my left eye since last September (this was my 2nd surgery). My vision got better right away, but it was like looking into a ...
Hi everyone I just thought I would let you know the results of my last Dr. visit. I had retins detachment in Oct of 2002. On Friday's visit I was told my...
I was very interested in your cataract. I had one growing for three years. I though my retinal tear was the cataract and waited six weeks too long to see the...
