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As many of you know, I've had vision issues since birth.
An older sister died at 5 days old - she was around the same weight I was (1 pound 9 ounces) at 26 weeks.
When I was born, I weighed the same and was in NICU for months. During that time, they gave me too much oxygen; it killed the nerves so I'm blind in 1 eye (always) and 20/60 (now with correction) - used to be 20/50 in the "good" eye which isn't so good.
One of the things I fear is a retinal detachment.
I have a retinal specialist I go to but lately, he has been way into the experimental stuff.
Has anyone had one of these and if so, what led up to it and what was the outcome? I know they can do wonderful things today. Time is my friend.
As many of you know, I've had vision issues since birth.
An older sister died at 5 days old - she was around the same weight I was (1 pound 9 ounces) at 26 weeks.
When I was born, I weighed the same and was in NICU for months. During that time, they gave me too much oxygen; it killed the nerves so I'm blind in 1 eye (always) and 20/60 (now with correction) - used to be 20/50 in the "good" eye which isn't so good.
One of the things I fear is a retinal detachment.
I have a retinal specialist I go to but lately, he has been way into the experimental stuff.
Has anyone had one of these and if so, what led up to it and what was the outcome? I know they can do wonderful things today. Time is my friend.
Losing my sight is the only thing I fear.
I had a retinal tear and the fear was it could detach. Fortunately, it was just a tear and I had surgery and everything is fine. The thing I learned, is if you start having vision problems like wavy lines or flashes, get to a doctor ASAP. If the retina detaches, you don't have much time before you can permanently lose vision in the eye. They need to do surgery quickly to save the vision.
I had a retinal detachment. I was at high risk because of the elongated shape of my eyeballs and the existence of lattice degeneration. I was told to watch for the warning signs, one of which was a sudden burst of floaters.
The retina had detached, and I had the typical "black curtain" coming down. I was at the hospital within hours for the reattachment surgery, and the outcome was good. I see about 20/60 in that eye now, which can be corrected completely (20/20) with glasses. I am delighted with the results, although I am always on the look-out (pun intended) for a repeat in that eye or a new occurrence in the other.
The post-recovery was difficult in that I had to keep my head down for 22 hours a day. (I could lift it to eat, limiting my upright position to 30 minutes at a time.) I was told this was crucial to a good outcome, and I followed the instructions exactly. But wow, my neck was killing me, and I had to keep this routine for 5 days.
All in all, I am very grateful that we have the surgical advancements that we do. Had this been 50 years ago, I would have been blind in that eye, for sure.
Just be very alert to the warning signs, and get thee to a retinal specialist at the first sign. If it happens in a weekend, do NOT wait until Monday. Irreversible vision loss begins at around the 24-hour point.
Please get a second (and third if necessary) opinion. You have every reason to be anxious about this. Another professional opinion should put your mind at ease. Best of luck.
I know what you are going through I have also been the early stages of a possible RD. I check it every six months and as above keep an eye for those sudden flashes and the curtain effects. I have a good friend who had it happen and he got it treat it asap and has good results.
I had a retinal tear that srarted with the light flashes, but in addition to that I had a second symptom. The doctor said to watch for anything that looked like pepper falling down in front of your eye. That also happened and I had to have emergency laser surgery to fix the tear. I did not experience the curtain effect, but I was told to watch for it.
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