Post by graybeard on Jul 17, 2010 16:15:25 GMT -6
Or tomorrow, or for several days hence.
Dr. Antoine Fahd put a Restor lens implant in my left eye at end of April, to replace the original lens with cataracts. Surgery went well. After a month or so, I started seeing little black floaties, like fruit flies about 3 feet away. I even tried swatting them.. Also, I was seeing occasional lightning strokes in the eye, open or closed. I inquired of the Dr. via email, and got no reply. I should have followed up with a phone call, but other events took over.
Then earlier this week, I began seeing a cloudiness in the lower right, which seemed like dry eye. There was no pain or other discomfort. On Thursday, a grey eclipse started impinging on my vision. I called the Dr. office, and got a misdiagnosis from the receptionist, who scheduled an appt for next Tues. It seemed worse yesterday, Friday, meaning the eclipse might cover my whole eye in a matter of days. I called the Dr. again and got scheduled for early afternoon. He took pix and determined it was a detached retina, and said next Tuesday would probably have been too late to save the eye.
He sent me to another surgeon, who does nothing but reattach retinas. It was a challenging 10 mile drive in the ol' Model T, with my dilated eyes. I should have called a cab.
The treatment and facilities at Hoag in Newport Beach were topnotch. I was in the new Maternity Wing for holding before surgery. Of course there were three half-hour delays for filling out forms and histories, but it didn't matter in the long run, as surgery had to wait 8 hours after my noon lunch, anyhow... I was home by midnight.
Dr. Norman called this morning and said the surgery went well, and complete eyesight will be restored in a matter of weeks. Meanwhile, I have to keep my eyes looking down, so the gas can push the retina back in place at the top left of my eyeball.
Here's from en.wikipedia.org
"Retinal detachment is a disorder of the eye in whose the retina peels away from its underlying layer of support tissue. Initial detachment may be localized, but without rapid treatment the entire retina may detach, leading to vision loss and blindness. It is a medical emergency." ... It goes on to say the risk factors are advancing age, myopia and cataract surgery or physical damage.
Thanks to the efforts of the doctors, and my family, I'll be ornery as ever, just wearing a pirate patch for now.
Please, take good care of your eyes. That plea is the main reason for writing this..
GB
Dr. Antoine Fahd put a Restor lens implant in my left eye at end of April, to replace the original lens with cataracts. Surgery went well. After a month or so, I started seeing little black floaties, like fruit flies about 3 feet away. I even tried swatting them.. Also, I was seeing occasional lightning strokes in the eye, open or closed. I inquired of the Dr. via email, and got no reply. I should have followed up with a phone call, but other events took over.
Then earlier this week, I began seeing a cloudiness in the lower right, which seemed like dry eye. There was no pain or other discomfort. On Thursday, a grey eclipse started impinging on my vision. I called the Dr. office, and got a misdiagnosis from the receptionist, who scheduled an appt for next Tues. It seemed worse yesterday, Friday, meaning the eclipse might cover my whole eye in a matter of days. I called the Dr. again and got scheduled for early afternoon. He took pix and determined it was a detached retina, and said next Tuesday would probably have been too late to save the eye.
He sent me to another surgeon, who does nothing but reattach retinas. It was a challenging 10 mile drive in the ol' Model T, with my dilated eyes. I should have called a cab.
The treatment and facilities at Hoag in Newport Beach were topnotch. I was in the new Maternity Wing for holding before surgery. Of course there were three half-hour delays for filling out forms and histories, but it didn't matter in the long run, as surgery had to wait 8 hours after my noon lunch, anyhow... I was home by midnight.
Dr. Norman called this morning and said the surgery went well, and complete eyesight will be restored in a matter of weeks. Meanwhile, I have to keep my eyes looking down, so the gas can push the retina back in place at the top left of my eyeball.
Here's from en.wikipedia.org
"Retinal detachment is a disorder of the eye in whose the retina peels away from its underlying layer of support tissue. Initial detachment may be localized, but without rapid treatment the entire retina may detach, leading to vision loss and blindness. It is a medical emergency." ... It goes on to say the risk factors are advancing age, myopia and cataract surgery or physical damage.
Thanks to the efforts of the doctors, and my family, I'll be ornery as ever, just wearing a pirate patch for now.
Please, take good care of your eyes. That plea is the main reason for writing this..
GB