Detached Retina
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Ouch - my sympathies because it can be permanent. Had that happen to a neighbour - I think the words be very careful and lots of rest were in order.
Good luck - if you haven't please consult your doctor.
Good luck - if you haven't please consult your doctor.
Have a good friend that had a small tear in the retina, but not a full or partial detachment. A routine eye exam caught the problem not that my friend knew there was one. He saw a specialist that did laser surgery to repair the tear. No problems ever since.
Whew! I went to the hospital and the resident saw something she didn't like. Took me to an opthamologist on a different floor. She spotted a "very small break" in my retina and gave me the laser treatment.
Guys and girls, get your eyes checked at least once every two years.
Definitely. It's much better to deal with small issues right away because they get much worse if left alone for too long.
Apparently, a tear allows fluid to get into the space behind the retina and that eventually causes it to detach. Scary thought.
Also, to protect your eyes, stop looking at naked women. Just kidding!
Someone close to me kept seeing little flashes and it was the same thing a small break..they did laser and since then not a problem. If you're older and take viagra this sometimes can happen ..keep an "eye" on it..
If fluid gets in there it goes from being a minor fix with a laser to being major eye surgery, months long recovery, and almost certainly at least some loss of vision though if you catch it early you can get back 90%. If you just get the laser you will probably never even notice a difference.
A relative of mine had to have four surgeries before it finally remained attached, and only has partial vision in that eye now.
A family of mine got her eyes checked and thankfully they received treatment before it got worse.
I scratched my cornea once and it was an awful experience. I can't imagine what it must feel like to have a detached retina. I think many people don't think too much about getting their eyes checked at least every year. Ever since my experience I've gone to see an optometrist twice a year because I'm paranoid... Also because my lashes and eyebrows keep on shedding and have gone into my eyes more than I can remember. Gotta love stress.
I scratched my cornea once and it was an awful experience. I can't imagine what it must feel like to have a detached retina. I think many people don't think too much about getting their eyes checked at least every year. Ever since my experience I've gone to see an optometrist twice a year because I'm paranoid... Also because my lashes and eyebrows keep on shedding and have gone into my eyes more than I can remember. Gotta love stress.
A family of mine got her eyes checked and thankfully they received treatment before it got worse.
I scratched my cornea once and it was an awful experience. I can't imagine what it must feel like to have a detached retina. I think many people don't think too much about getting their eyes checked at least every year. Ever since my experience I've gone to see an optometrist twice a year because I'm paranoid... Also because my lashes and eyebrows keep on shedding and have gone into my eyes more than I can remember. Gotta love stress.
So the scary thing is there's no pain at all from a detached retina, but if you don't get it treated fast, you go blind.
Yeah, I noticed a new floater plus I had not had my eyes checked since my opthamologist retired 5 years ago. I wonder if they would have caught the "very small break" earlier?
For me it was a tear in my retina. I had had an eye check-up a couple of months before with no issues. Then there was a sudden marked increase in floaters in my left eye that sent me back to the eye doctor. She advised that there was a tear in the retina of my left eye, and stated that almost 100% that event caused the increase in floaters. Easily fixed via laser surgery (painless) by an asap trip to a retina specialist. That was almost 5 years ago. No problems since.
So my layman's guess is that the tear occurred just before you noticed the floater(s).
Btw, bring sunglasses to any laser surgery session. The drops they put in your eye(s) to dilate the pupils will make them super sensitive to bright sunlight after the surgery for at least a few hours.
Is there anyway they can predict a tear before it happens and prevent it?
Before he retired 5 years ago, my opthamologist did an OCT exam at least once a year. The results were all or almost all "green" for both eyes.
Do you have a history of eye issues that require you to see an ophthalmologist (medical doctor who is a specialist) or is it your optometrist who is not a medical doctor, who you see every year?
I use to see an optometrist but switched to an ophthalmologist(sp) as I got older because they are higher up in the medical chain. Then the guy went and retired.
I lost 50% of my cornea years ago. Thought I was going to be blind in one eye but it is amazing how it regenerated itself. The pain though, it was like someone poking my eye with needles. The most intense pain I have ever experienced
Time to wrap up this thread.
So, nobody knows if there is any pro-active measures that can be taken to prevent a tear in the retina?
The bad news was that they found a very small break in my retina. The good news is that they fixed it with the laser and found nothing else concerning.
So, nobody knows if there is any pro-active measures that can be taken to prevent a tear in the retina?
The bad news was that they found a very small break in my retina. The good news is that they fixed it with the laser and found nothing else concerning.
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