Anonymous said...
I had surgery for a macular pucker and surgeon fixed a small macular hole 11 days ago. The bubble is a small semi circle now and I can see over it. I have small black dots floating around, still have noticable double vision and wavy horizonal lines. Is this to be expected?
June 8, 2009 9:28 AM
Dear Anonymous:
It is difficult to determine what your final vision will be like until the bubble is gone. While everyones experience is a little different, almost everyone notices being able to see "over the bubble" and many see the dots you mention. The bubble itself is distorting and cause your other complaints but be sure to mention all of this to your surgeon when you see him/her!
Toni
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- Toni Kelly
- I began Kelly Comfort while working in ophthalmology as a photographer and certified technician. Passionate about my work, I enjoyed working in ophthalmology and particularly in retinology. One day as I explained the grueling process of macular hole recovery to my husband, he couldn't believe there wasn't something to help make the process less excruciating. I researched the existing companies providing recovery devices, even contacted one of them to see if I could get some of the equipment for the practice I worked in. What I found out was providers of the equipment were few and nobody wanted competion. Well, I love a challenge and Kelly Comfort was born. When Kelly Comfort Solutions grew to the point it needed my full time attention it was with sadness that, after 13 years, I left the work I loved so much. I miss the day to day contact with patients but I get to enjoy educating and listening to the customers I have today. My job is to provide items to help make recovery from vitrectomy more comfortable, but my passion is to help people. That I can help people who happen to have a problem in the eye, which I find SO fascinating, is just my good fortune.
Hi I will be having this procedure done on September 2. As you can imagine, I am very nervous as I have had problems with my eys for many years. I am 57 and after I gave birth to my daughter in 1983 I was diagnosed with a detached retina in my right eye. A scleral buckling and sponge procedure was done at that time. In 1996 I developed cateracts in both eyes and had lens implants. Now I have a MH in my right eye. I can see ok at a distance, etc. but cannot read well unless I close that eye. I am so nervous about my eyesight. If the procedure does not take, will I lose what eyesight I have now in my right eye and will this procedure, in fact, make it worse? Thank you for any input.
ReplyDeletei have the same small dark gas bubble and the same tiny buuble iside...i was to see my specialist 3 days ago and said everything is going well.....it has been over 2 weeks since my macular surgery....hopefully we will bo9th do fine
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