... Anyway, get to an eye specialist and get it checked. Cataract surgery is not nearly as bad as retina surgery. ... (3 replies)
... I had retinal surgery to close the tear in my retina through the "freezing technique" that fuses the tear together by creating a small amount of scarring. The surgeon also attached a scleral buckle. 2. ... (3 replies)
... t no way i could do it its not worth it to me keeping your head face down for a treatment that may or may not work no thank you if anyone has any experience with retinal tears or retinal detachments please share your experiences with me or any other info you have thank you. ... (0 replies)
... What is the best way to take care of your eye after laser surgery for a retinal tear? ... (0 replies)
... Yes, it made me feel better to know the doc had the experience of having a retinal tear. He mention some folks have surgery to remove the floaters. He also said it was surgery that could go wrong... said he wasn't about to let his buddy do the surgery on him. ... (4 replies)
... Hi LeLu, I had a retinal tear in my eye last May, with the blood floating around, too. ... (4 replies)
... or retinal detachmnent. It happened with my left eye. I hope after the cataract sx. in both eyes you start seeing much better, and don't have to go through any vit. sx. Pl. ... (67 replies)
... Although I may be late with my reply I may be able to help with your question about floaters and retinal detachment. ... (13 replies)
... Two weeks later I had a flash of light in my peripheal vision in the other eye. I went back for a follow up and had her look at both eyes. She found a hole and a tear in the eye she did two weeks ago and also a tear in the other. ... (0 replies)
... Yes, I too have recently had a very painful laser treatment by the Ophthalmologist, in order to seal a retinal tear and stop the hemorrhaging in the eye due to prior cryo treatment. He said he had to use 5x the normal laser intensity because of my dense catatact. ... (2 replies)
... dr has experience looking for tears or detachments. If your retina had detached, you would not see improvement in what you are seeing. Believe me. I've had 4 retinal detachments and 1 retinal tear. ... (120 replies)
... Can you have a hemorrhage without a retinal tear or detachment? ... (120 replies)
... I had emergency lacer surgery yesterday to repair a tear. ... (4 replies)
... No lens implant for me though, as back then they were pretty new and weren't done on 30 years olds. Last May, my left retina had a hemmorhage and subsequent retinal tear, folllowed with laser surgery. ... (2 replies)
... I was told yesterday by my Opthamologist, that if I end up having a tear and/or detatchment in the retina, that I will require a Buckle and will be Miserable for years. Does anyone know what he means by Miserable for YEARS? He did not elaborate and rushed me out of the room before I had a chance to run his precious time over 10 minutes of "talk" I even skipped the exam... (67 replies)
... However, the specks can sometimes be something else, like, when I had retinal tear and retinal detachment, or after my retinal repair surgery, my dr said that if they are solid black dots or of some odd shaped black particles then they can be blood cells. ... (4 replies)
... vitcat did you have the vitrectomy because you had floaters or did you have a tear first? ... (67 replies)
... Hi, please don't think you are whining! retinal detachment can be very frightening, especially if you do not know what to expect. You are taking the first steps by seeking advice which is great. ... (5 replies)
... I'm a very nervous person, too, but never saw flashes of light due to anxiety. However, I did have a retinal tear last month. Fixed with laser surgery. A month later saw flashes of light in my other eye. I called the dr. ... (2 replies)
... leave no holes, so no stitches in the eyes and almost no trauma. For the removal of debris in the vitreous, it can be done under local anaesthetic. It's only for surgery on the retina that a general anaesthetic is needed. ... (7 replies)
