my surgeon explained that he had excised the scab from the retina which was pulling it away from the back of the eye and that the retina would now fall gently into position
like,hallooo.pardon me but that gives me the creeps
i mean like does it fall under gravity into position its been eight days now and the fog has not gone away and the image is still coming up as broken lines meaning the retina is still detached
meanwhile the other eye is fogging up and ready to blow thar she goes the white whale
can anyone say anything to reassure me as i have obviously gone a little mad
dont mention thea t retinopathy is hte most common reason for blindness in this country
2006-07-28 11:05:23 · 14 answers · asked by Patrick O 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Glue.
2006-07-28 11:08:05 · answer #1 · answered by ffffff 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like maybe you were having a posterior vitreous detachment and that is what the doctor operated on. The vitreous is attached to the retina but with age it usually ends up pulling away. The vitreous can sometimes try to pull the retina with it and it has to be detached from the retina so a retinal detachment does not ensue.
The retina is attached to the back of the eye through various junctions but I"m not sure about recovery time or anything such as that when it comes to the surgeries. I still have a few years of school left...
Call your optometrist or ophthalmoligst's office to ask about the questions you have.
If you are having problems in the other eye and have not discussed them with your eye specialist, I advise you to do so ASAP.
Good luck and i hope your retinas are fine :)
2006-07-28 15:46:17 · answer #2 · answered by eyegirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
glue.
Only joking. Shouldn't worry about the retina thing, your body will sort that out. As for the other one going foggy, weel that might be an infection or something of the sort, but nothing that a little anti-biotics won't sort out. If you're in doubt, then I would advise calling your GP.
2006-07-28 11:19:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eugh!Rather you than me - isn't getting hit in the face the easiest way to detach your retina? So it follows that not getting hit in the face keeps the retina attached. Don't worry - you won't go blind; we have an excellent health service. You might catch a super bug, however. Or they might remove a kidney by mistake.
2006-07-28 11:10:50 · answer #4 · answered by jdw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oooh im squeemish about eyes, but i would have thought it would take a while, it needs to settle back into place properly first, before your eyesight will improve I would have thought.
Why dont u ring the hospital and justy ask what kind of time you are looking at. 8 days seems short, I would have thought it was longer than that, so i dont think you need to worry yet.
2006-07-28 11:12:05 · answer #5 · answered by lozzielaws 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The retina is where the picture of what you see is formed. Anything that has disturbed this will cause blurry vision. Did the Dr not discuss how long this would take to heal??
2006-07-28 11:17:02 · answer #6 · answered by Charlene 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The jelly like substance in your eye keeps the retina in place, fluidic pressure is the simple answer.Go back to the DR. and ask him/her to explain more fully, don't leave it too long.
2006-07-29 00:05:52 · answer #7 · answered by DOC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
had it myself take a look at the site I have linked below and you can search retinal detachment on any good engine there is loads of info on it. Good luck go back to your clinic to get checked out if you have concerne
2006-07-28 11:12:43 · answer #8 · answered by karen464916 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elastic bands wound round rusty nails. Or something.
2006-07-28 11:10:03 · answer #9 · answered by btmduk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think your best bet is..SUPER GLUE...Then 6 inch screws im sure that would hold it in place,,,LOL.. if that doest work i would go back to your GP
2006-07-28 11:35:21 · answer #10 · answered by jilli 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋