Only people who go through this understand! I had retina detachment in 2021. I had cryo with scleral buckle and I can say my eye is almost perfect but I have to say, it takes months to years for your vision to settle. Take your time to recover and always be positive
After your retina surgery did you have a film over your eyes with millions of black spots and how long did it go before absorbing into the body? I am really suffering after surgery, the surgery was a success but I cant focus because of this film and spot, doc says they absorb over time, i is now a month. Cant drive etc...very scary
@@fishingkayakssa7956people experience this in a different way. I didn’t had the black spots but I had the blurry vision for a while. It takes a while for the eye to recover. But if you feel unsure go to your doctor and express your concerns. Good luck and stay strong 💪 it’s a process and took me months to feel okay again
@@fishingkayakssa7956i hope you're doing better. Yes those hundreds of dots disappear over time. You will possibly get bigger round floaters occasionally as well. I know that's a sign of a tear but it could also most likely be nothing. The retina still sheds left over vitreous and cells
@@Chakri267 do you have a bubble? If so is it the fast or long bubble? I had long it went away in about 2 month. Cant see anything past the bubble. More vision returns as bubble shrinks I had laser though. I'm 3 months in after detachment. I can see but have center distortion due to macula off. It may improve a bit more. I'm seeing 20/40
You reminded me of my own surgery. It's been almost a year since I had a retinal detachment in my left eye (it had a power of -8D). And guess what even i was initially misdiagnosed for dry eye and computer vision. But gradually things got worse i could see flashes at night and a curtain seemed to obstruct my peripheral vision. After a few days, when i visited the retina specialist he recommended immediate surgery (scleral buckling). Unfortunately the surgery didn't work and i ended up with retinal re detachment. Subsequently i underwent vitrectomy where they replaced vitreous with silicon oil. Finally after three procedures and a year long torment I feel I'm doing good now.. my vision is close to normal. Also, im glad you shared your story . It gives enormous confidence to people like me who were so scared in the early days. Atleast I'm not alone in this.. anyway stay blessed and happy..
@@kaythecpa yes it indeed was frustrating especially after the first surgery didn't work but it's getting better by the day. Btw do u feel any heaviness in your eyes post buckling? In my case I do and sometimes straight lines appear a little curved to me. I'm not sure if that's also the case with you.
I'm still recovering from a retinal detachment in July. I had every complication you could have and have had a total of 3 surgeries since and I still can't see right out of that eye. It's a horrible experience that I wouldn't wish on anyone but like you, it did teach me a lot of lessons. Also, always see a real MD, an ophthalmologist, when in doubt. Optometrists are really not doctors
@@loricarmichael4851 I said always see an MD as in MEDICAL doctor. Optometrists don't attend medical school and can't perform surgery or write prescriptions. After what happened to me, and the creator of this video I think it's safe to say you should only trust your retinal care to an MD
@@loricarmichael4851optometrist are not drs. Please don’t misslead people. They are trained at making diagnosis. Can treat dry eyes, can treat refractive error… not other diseases. They undergo optometry degree…4 years. Even if they take phD.. that is not medical dr. Don’t get me wrong. Optometrist is important. But they are not doctor. They help to screen n treat non disease condition . Ophthalmologist are with MD (5 year medical training ), 4 years of eye specialist training . Total of 9-10 years to be an eye specialist. To treat diseases. Optometry should work hand in hand.
1:59 Hi I just had retinal detachment at the bottom of my left eye & several tears surgery on done in 27/3/23. A Gas bubble was inserted & laser was done on the tears. Had to face down for 3 weeks after surgery. After which my Dr said my retina had reattached & was healing well. Unfortunately on the 6th week the retina started to detach & tear again. 8/5/23 had a more complex scleral buckle with silicone oil surgery done on my left eye again. After 4 days of facing down, Dr said my retina has reattached again. My eye will be very swollen & bloody for the next few weeks. This has strengthened my Faith & I pray daily now.
Hey. I had my retinal surgery around 3/3/2024. Around the time you had. In my left eye, the bottom part was detached. I had no symptoms whatsoever. My prescription has gone up. So i have made high index glasses, but i feel like my peripheral vision is distorted due to high index. I see flashes and a lot of floaters after surgery which i didnt see before the surgery. I pray that no one gets any problem in the eyes.
I’m so glad to see this video. I have this surgery planned in 2 weeks. I’m really nervous about it. It does hello to see others who have made it through this successfully. Thank you so much for sharing.
Hi!! I recently got to know I have retinal detachment in my right eye. My dr recommended me sclera and buckle. I'm so tensed since last night. I have high myopia. I pray everything goes well in the surgery
I am so happy to have come across this! I am 3 weeks post scleral buckle on my retinal detachment myself. It was a very scary experience as I had no symptoms. My gas bubble is still there and vision is distorted. Very thankful for my surgeon but wish they took time to align expectations. I still have some swelling, redness, and droppy eyelids and a strange yellow filter effect. Did you see this? Thanks for posting your story. Nice to see comments and feel supported that we aren't alone!
I had a acute pvd beginning in April that within two weeks turned into a retina detachment of my left eye. I am 45 and have no family history of it. I had my first surgery 2 days after being diagnosed with the detachement and was so unprepared. I went 1 day prior to being a month out when it detached again. This time i knew the minute it happened and immediately called my surgeon. I got in the next day and had surgery again 5 days later. My first surgery was just a regular detachment surgery with gas bubble. My second detachment happpened because the scar tissue pulled away the retina. This time i had the buckle with oil put in. My surgeon said my retina was completely detaached this time, which is unusual and i had a lot more membranes than expected. So the second surgery was mich more involved and invasive . The first surgery i had to hold my head in a certain position for a while and couldnt lift or bend. Recovery was pretty easy and i just couldnt read for two weeks. This time its way more painful. Im 4 days out and not super thrilled. Im hoping all goes well this time.
Thank you somuch for this helpful video. My husband had a gas bubble put in his eye 3 days ago and laser treatment as wellfor retinal detachment and several other tears in the retina. I amglad you advocated for yourself! My husband's optician didn't spot the detachment and we went elsewhere as he had blurred vision, eventually having surgery at St Thomas' in London on 9th March 2024 (well actually, only 2 days' later). St Thomas's are experts in retinal detachment and we are grateful to the NHS!😊
Very glad you were able to recover and have a positive outlook on life. I'm much older than you but also the only ailments I've ever had is a broken ankle and retinal detachment. I believe that mine was from a bad fall on ice last winter because i was definitely concussed and the impact was very close to my eye. But it didn't detach until months later. Good luck to you
I have a queation around the Scleral buckle. It's a silicone band wrapped around the middle of the eyeball around the scleral. The band is meant to apply pressure so the gas bubble pushes against it and holds the retina in place. My queastion is: Will the band squeeze to a maximum limit? Or over the years will the band narrow the eye even more year over year? If that's the case, you will need more preacriptions over the years. Can the band over time damage the eye? Or does thr band get taken out?
Hi Good to see your video. I had my scleral buckling surgery 10 days ago, and the operated eye is still looking smaller than the other, just wondering if you can share some experience how long does it take for the eye to return to normal size please?
I just got my left eye done with cryopexy yesterday, I’ve e been almost 9 years of having eye problem like floaters, etc you name it 😆 In a month my right eye will get laser too Wish me luck !
Thank you for sharing your experience. It makes me feel less alone. I had scleral buckle in one eye last month and I learned last week that my other retina started detaching as well so I have to get surgery next week. How did you find out about your second detachment? I had no symptoms whatsoever so I am "lucky" it got detected before my retina specialist was going to space out appointments. Also which part of your retina was detaching? Both of my detachments started at the bottom of the retina.
It’s so reassuring when I hear people say the pain/recovery isn’t too bad. I’ve been reading some horror stories!! My surgery is Friday and I’m so scared 😢
I lost my vision in right eye during my childhood. Now I am 26 and I had scieral buckle surgery previous week for retinal detachment in my left eye . Vision is still blurry . Hope it improves .🤞🏻
Thank you for sharing your journey I just went through this procedure two weeks ago and I am so nervous and scared. I’m constantly looking at my vision and I’m always crying and scared as to what’s going to happen and if I will get my vision back. They also put a gas bubble in my eye to hold the retina in place I’m not sure if they did that for you but it makes my vision very blurry. I also had to be in a face down position for seven days. last week when I went to the doctor the retina is attached I am so thankful for that I have another follow up appointment next week.
Hi kngo.. I just had a vitrectomy for macular pucker and came across your channel.. so surprised it can happened to young people.. how are your eyes now? Hope all is alright
Thank you for your sharing. I also have surgery on my left eye. First I really scare about losing my vision.. Now is has been 25 day after surgery.. I still have to wear my sunglasses when I am outside with the bright sunny day.. I think maybe my pupil has not come back yet. Oh, maybe moving slow then before. I hope it feel getting better soon. thank you for the video that you share..
I am having my 4th detached retina surgery since May on Tuesday 9/3. I have had a buckle. Scar tissue seems to be what is causing the detachments. I have decided this is my last surgery. I can’t keep doing this.
I had retina detachments, both eyes around 18 yrs old. Take care ! It was complicated . Now im 52 . You need to beware of other eye diseases later . Hope that helps🙏
@@fullsendmountainbiker5844 need to see doctor freq just to follow up make sure everything is alright. You know the buckle op hehe is like a rubber band tightened around the waist and for a long time I have been used to it.
Glad you're feeling better and thanks for sharing your story!!! My doctor has been monitoring my eyes in case of any holes or tears/detachments. May I ask, when you saw the floaters, was it alot in your vision? Did you see so many to the point it was impeding on your vision? I've been seeing my retina specialist every year and I told him I have floaters but they've been there on the left and i can't tell it has changed. like Normal floaters but it's not all over the place. Were you also seeing the flashes of light for quite some time?
Did you end up needing cataracts surgery in either of your eyes? I had a retina detachment surgery in July (same story, had it detached for a while before figuring it out, childhood dr never told me I was at risk for detachment) [were you a preme? That's part of why it was more likely to happen to me] so now I'm waiting for cataracts surgery (happens 50% of the time after retina detachment surgery)
Thanks for sharing, that's something I didn't know about. No, I didn't have to get cataracts surgery. I'm hoping you a speedy recovery after your surgery
This is just such a humbling experience. I had scleral buckling last year . I was 28. Such a scary experience. I didn't have any floaters or flashes but yes i always noticed that my vision in right eye was not as sharp as my left eye and thought it's normal as anyway I am in -7,-8 so yeah vision is fuzzy. I had gone to get myself checked for refractive surgery options n that's how I gotta know. Even now I'm always a bit anxious about what lies ahead and on some days im like so positive. I'm trying to get over the anxiety. You are such a strong girl. How have your eyes been after all these years of surgery?
Thanks for sharing your story. I am still anxious, very careful and always wondering if anything else will happen to my eyes. My eyes are fine now, -7 on both eyes after surgery. They were -3 before surgery. I still have flashes and floaters, but my doctors say that's normal. I don't have restrictions really. I guess I'm just more careful, no more karate/MMA, roller coasters etc. No one told me to stop but Im just being careful
@@kaythecpa absolutely. Roller coaster is something even i have refrained from. I'm glad you were on top of monitoring your initial symptoms and got it checked from another doctor. And well i guess this is something that doesn't really depend on somebody's prescription as your prescription was mild. It's just about someone's body constitution that they tend to develop retinal tears. I'm glad you have perfect vision with glasses. And i absolutely loved your frame. ❤️ I totally get it how anxious this feeling is. I'm getting married in dec and i keep praying that my eye needs to behave itself 🙈 hehe.
@@kaythecpa also do you still get minor floaters occasionally? Esp when looking at the screen or something!? Also i wanted to ask after all these years post surgery u didn't face any issues with your eyes right?
I’m a doctor who’s diagnosed retinal detachment in primary care. 2 months ago had sudden floaters and flashing lights. Went to opticians- dilated - told it was PVD. The black curtain symptoms were so insidious that 2 weeks later I went to the A&E where I examined eyes 20 yrs ago. Confirmed retinal detachment. Surgery done under LA. 2 months on. Still a residual shadow and I get a flashing ring in contrasting light. Tough to drive and there’s always a worry in my mind that it’s gonna tear as it’s not 100% 2 months on. I need a slit lamp and another me to check the eye
@@paulwoodford1984 oh, there’s more - attended the A+E in Nov and Dec 2022 - told it was healing - but in late January, shadowing worsened and then the vis distortion - macula off - so i had another vitrectomy and cryo and laser retinopexy with face down for a week. It’s now early April and I’m phasing in my return to work - thankfully the visual acuity can be corrected by a new lens - but the visual distortion of the hall of mirrors is present and I’m not certain if my brain can adjust to it - could take a year. While the cataract slowly forms - I’m sure there is another detachment coming my way - so thats two detachments in three months - but no oil bubble and no scleral buckle Best roll with these punches
Thanks so much for the video. I just had scleral buckle done in my left eye. It’s 6 days after surgery and I can’t see clearly with my left eye. It’s blurry and a little cloudy. The images also don’t “align” when I try to see with both my eyes. Did the mis-alignment happen in your case? How long did it take for the swelling to subside and for each of your eyes to see clearly?
@@vikuchoudhary5316, it's been 2 months. My eye is still a bit smaller in size, probably due to the internal swelling. There's still some redness too. My vision is fine but it seems my shortsightedness has worsened. Doctor told me to wait for the myopia to stabilise before changing my glasses.
@hellokngo, I had the same procedure about a month ago in my right eye. For you, did you feel any difference when you move your eyes suddenly, does your eye feel pressured at times? Maybe in my case, it is still healing. I had an appointment with my retina dr last week. He says that the gas bubble is at 30%. Did you see little bubbles breaking apart from the big one? My vision is still blurry.
So what flashes looked like. For me I am seeing shooting white dots 24 X7 from past 4 months. Have consulted over 4 vitreo-retinal doctors and 5 times. They say that it is fine or I am thinking too much! Though I am still in panic.
Same here, I also facing same thing in both of my eyes. I was also thinking too much after retinal tear, which happened about 8 months ago. I think it's brain problem rather than eyes. I also met neurologist and he found nothing after having MRI, EEG scan. If something worked for you, let me know.
pvd is common, usually the posteriour pulls the retina causing the flashes. I have been like that for three years not knowing if tomorow is the day to rush to the eye clinic for the same reason this lady explained... It is hard to predict if the retina is going to peel even if there are a lot of flashes for long period of time. High myopic people are usually at risk for such conditions. She said she does not know what caused her detachments but from what I see her glasses are at least -6 even -8 and that is high myopic.
I wanted to ask you i had retinal detachment on both eyes scleral buckling surgery went well my vision is not damage but i have some problems my image sometimes blurs then It becomes sharper it creates a feeling of discomfort sometimes it decreases sometimes it increases but it is difficult for me to live with that i am so interested how you deal with that problem and if there is a way to solve it
I had retinal detachment on my left eye when I was 19. I had a major surgery on that eye. When I was preparing for my university entrance exam, same happened with my right eye although to much lesser extent due to regular checkups. As a Chinese I also visited Chinese M.D. who said that I had poor kidney and liver health and he prescribed herbs to help. I believe that both Chinese traditional doctors and Indian doctors believe that one will suffer if ones energy is out of balance. Yes sound like insane but you will be amazed when you witness they cure some cancer patients. Therefore I recommend you to visit one good Chinese or Indian traditional doctor for consultation .
How long did it take for your light flashes to go away? Cuz I just had my surgery a week ago and I still see them…. Gonna have my one week follow up tomorrow. But I had a similar thing, the first optometrist told me all good but I did not trust how quickly they judged that. Then I go somewhere else for a second opinion and they did all these scans that the other people never did and they said I needed surgery in my right eye asap.
@@kaythecpa darn did they say why those don’t go away? That’s the main symptom that brought me in tbh was seeing flashes in my peripheral vision. Was hoping those would go away at some point 😕 No re detachment issues or anything? I am 27 fyi and got cryotherapy and scleral buckle surgery for my right eye my macula was always attached
@@UTUBE3JC They probably did tell me some time the past 7 years why they won't go away, but it's scientific and I don't retain that info unfortunately. I do tell myself I'm so lucky to have my vision and I'll take that, even with the floaters and light flashes. Best wishes on your recovery
Glad to know you have recovered. Have you always been short sighted and what was your -ve number?. 3 months after cataract surgery I am getting a lot of large floaters in both eyes. I am diagnosed PVD that puts me on the risk of RD.
Thank you for sharing just question my wife went through scarel buckle surgery and recovering now we have next appointment next week my wife have blurry vision how long it will take to go away ?
Thanks for watching. Once I got a new glasses prescription it was fine, but it took a year and half or so for the prescription to stabilize. I'd go in once my vision was noticeably blurry, maybe every 6 months. I went into my local JINS store and gave them my Rx. They made glasses within 30 minutes
Hello. I suffered a macula-off retinal detachment in my left eye about 5 weeks ago. I initially had a retinopexy, but then the doctor performed a full vitrectomy on me about 3 weeks ago. My concern is that my bad left eye now sees everything smaller (micropsia). Did you experience this phenomenon? Also, was your detachment macula-off? In addition, how long did it take for your vision to return to normal after the surgery and/or how close did it return to your original vision? I appreciate any insight you can give me and I also appreciate you sharing your experience.
I have micropesia. My surgery for a detached retina was 20 days ago, I also had the silicon oil (or silicon based oil, I can never remember). If someone views a four foot tall object with their good eye, my repaired eye sees it as two feet tall. My vision is still distorted. It makes it difficult to see a pickleball coming so I swing and miss a lot lol. That's not going to keep me from playing.
Hi! I recently got surgery I have a scleral buckle on my left eye it’s about to be a month since the surgery I’m still recovering but im scared my eye might stay droopy Did you have that problem too?
Thank you for letting me know. That was one of my main concerns, I didn’t think this healing process takes a while . I’ve been a bit frustrated with this whole situation and I’m trying to be patient and positive.
Did you go back to the hack you saw for 13 years and tell her?? Did you get compensation for the surgeon scratching your cornea? I could imagine a board of inquiry over the negligence of the original so called Dr. She may have current or ongoing victims. That is a potential lawsuit or licence suspension or removal I would think.
@@kaythecpa oh, did it gradually increase after the surgery to 8 or it was even higher and it reduced to 8. I had my surgery 2 months ago and mine went from -5 to -7
Recently had retinal detachment surgery on both eyes. Recovering well now and waiting for my gas bubbles 🫧 to be absorbed by my body. Doctor says eyes are re attached. You don’t need lasik surgery because you can get cataract surgery to improve vision.
@@rzk.rizki51 Yes. Recently had cataract surgery in both eyes. I can see distance but need reader glasses for near. But I need the YAG laser for cells growing in my capsule. Blessed to have my eye sight.
Only people who go through this understand! I had retina detachment in 2021. I had cryo with scleral buckle and I can say my eye is almost perfect but I have to say, it takes months to years for your vision to settle. Take your time to recover and always be positive
After your retina surgery did you have a film over your eyes with millions of black spots and how long did it go before absorbing into the body? I am really suffering after surgery, the surgery was a success but I cant focus because of this film and spot, doc says they absorb over time, i is now a month. Cant drive etc...very scary
@@fishingkayakssa7956people experience this in a different way. I didn’t had the black spots but I had the blurry vision for a while. It takes a while for the eye to recover. But if you feel unsure go to your doctor and express your concerns. Good luck and stay strong 💪 it’s a process and took me months to feel okay again
@@fishingkayakssa7956i hope you're doing better. Yes those hundreds of dots disappear over time. You will possibly get bigger round floaters occasionally as well. I know that's a sign of a tear but it could also most likely be nothing. The retina still sheds left over vitreous and cells
I had my scierai buckle with cryo done last week . How long does it take to retain full vision ?
@@Chakri267 do you have a bubble? If so is it the fast or long bubble? I had long it went away in about 2 month. Cant see anything past the bubble. More vision returns as bubble shrinks
I had laser though. I'm 3 months in after detachment. I can see but have center distortion due to macula off. It may improve a bit more. I'm seeing 20/40
You reminded me of my own surgery. It's been almost a year since I had a retinal detachment in my left eye (it had a power of -8D). And guess what even i was initially misdiagnosed for dry eye and computer vision. But gradually things got worse i could see flashes at night and a curtain seemed to obstruct my peripheral vision. After a few days, when i visited the retina specialist he recommended immediate surgery (scleral buckling).
Unfortunately the surgery didn't work and i ended up with retinal re detachment. Subsequently i underwent vitrectomy where they replaced vitreous with silicon oil.
Finally after three procedures and a year long torment I feel I'm doing good now.. my vision is close to normal.
Also, im glad you shared your story . It gives enormous confidence to people like me who were so scared in the early days. Atleast I'm not alone in this.. anyway stay blessed and happy..
Wow. That's so frustrating. I'm glad you're okay now. Hoping your recovery to 100% is smooth. Thank you for your comment!
@@kaythecpa yes it indeed was frustrating especially after the first surgery didn't work but it's getting better by the day. Btw do u feel any heaviness in your eyes post buckling? In my case I do and sometimes straight lines appear a little curved to me. I'm not sure if that's also the case with you.
@@anuragc1565 I cannot accurately recall that specific symptom. I would bring it up to your doctor just in case
@@anuragc1565 That's exactly what I have now. Both vertical and horizontal lines are wavy, 23 days after surgery I hope that goes away.
Hope you are recovering well. How are things now. Did you remove the oil after a few nonnths?
I'm still recovering from a retinal detachment in July. I had every complication you could have and have had a total of 3 surgeries since and I still can't see right out of that eye. It's a horrible experience that I wouldn't wish on anyone but like you, it did teach me a lot of lessons. Also, always see a real MD, an ophthalmologist, when in doubt. Optometrists are really not doctors
Optometrist are Doctors of optometry whereas Opthalmologist are Medical Eye Doctors and can prescribe and have more schooling. Both are still Doctors.
@@loricarmichael4851 I said always see an MD as in MEDICAL doctor. Optometrists don't attend medical school and can't perform surgery or write prescriptions. After what happened to me, and the creator of this video I think it's safe to say you should only trust your retinal care to an MD
@@loricarmichael4851optometrist are not drs. Please don’t misslead people. They are trained at making diagnosis. Can treat dry eyes, can treat refractive error… not other diseases. They undergo optometry degree…4 years. Even if they take phD.. that is not medical dr. Don’t get me wrong. Optometrist is important. But they are not doctor. They help to screen n treat non disease condition .
Ophthalmologist are with MD (5 year medical training ), 4 years of eye specialist training . Total of 9-10 years to be an eye specialist. To treat diseases.
Optometry should work hand in hand.
Retinal specialist add another 3 years on those total of training.
@@loricarmichael4851optometrist are not drs.
Believe it or not there is a God and he loves you and there is a purpose for everything!! The Lord has a purpose for you
1:59 Hi I just had retinal detachment at the bottom of my left eye & several tears surgery on done in 27/3/23. A Gas bubble was inserted & laser was done on the tears. Had to face down for 3 weeks after surgery. After which my Dr said my retina had reattached & was healing well. Unfortunately on the 6th week the retina started to detach & tear again.
8/5/23 had a more complex scleral buckle with silicone oil surgery done on my left eye again. After 4 days of facing down, Dr said my retina has reattached again.
My eye will be very swollen & bloody for the next few weeks.
This has strengthened my Faith & I pray daily now.
Thank you for sharing. I wish you the best with your recovery and lifelong journey
Hi, now your vision is ok?
Hi, now your vision is ok?
Hey. I had my retinal surgery around 3/3/2024. Around the time you had. In my left eye, the bottom part was detached. I had no symptoms whatsoever. My prescription has gone up. So i have made high index glasses, but i feel like my peripheral vision is distorted due to high index. I see flashes and a lot of floaters after surgery which i didnt see before the surgery. I pray that no one gets any problem in the eyes.
I’m so glad to see this video. I have this surgery planned in 2 weeks. I’m really nervous about it. It does hello to see others who have made it through this successfully. Thank you so much for sharing.
Hi!! I recently got to know I have retinal detachment in my right eye. My dr recommended me sclera and buckle. I'm so tensed since last night. I have high myopia. I pray everything goes well in the surgery
I am so happy to have come across this! I am 3 weeks post scleral buckle on my retinal detachment myself. It was a very scary experience as I had no symptoms. My gas bubble is still there and vision is distorted. Very thankful for my surgeon but wish they took time to align expectations. I still have some swelling, redness, and droppy eyelids and a strange yellow filter effect. Did you see this? Thanks for posting your story. Nice to see comments and feel supported that we aren't alone!
Thanks for sharing. Good luck. I was swelling for a few months
I had a acute pvd beginning in April that within two weeks turned into a retina detachment of my left eye. I am 45 and have no family history of it.
I had my first surgery 2 days after being diagnosed with the detachement and was so unprepared. I went 1 day prior to being a month out when it detached again. This time i knew the minute it happened and immediately called my surgeon. I got in the next day and had surgery again 5 days later.
My first surgery was just a regular detachment surgery with gas bubble. My second detachment happpened because the scar tissue pulled away the retina. This time i had the buckle with oil put in. My surgeon said my retina was completely detaached this time, which is unusual and i had a lot more membranes than expected. So the second surgery was mich more involved and invasive .
The first surgery i had to hold my head in a certain position for a while and couldnt lift or bend. Recovery was pretty easy and i just couldnt read for two weeks. This time its way more painful. Im 4 days out and not super thrilled. Im hoping all goes well this time.
When i was age 20 I got retina detachment surgery now i have clear vision thank you so much to my doctor 💖🙇♂️🙇♂️💖💖💖
Thank you somuch for this helpful video. My husband had a gas bubble put in his eye 3 days ago and laser treatment as wellfor retinal detachment and several other tears in the retina. I amglad you advocated for yourself! My husband's optician didn't spot the detachment and we went elsewhere as he had blurred vision, eventually having surgery at St Thomas' in London on 9th March 2024 (well actually, only 2 days' later). St Thomas's are experts in retinal detachment and we are grateful to the NHS!😊
How is his vision? Is it doing okay?
Very glad you were able to recover and have a positive outlook on life. I'm much older than you but also the only ailments I've ever had is a broken ankle and retinal detachment. I believe that mine was from a bad fall on ice last winter because i was definitely concussed and the impact was very close to my eye. But it didn't detach until months later. Good luck to you
That's like me too, I fractured my right ankle as well. Had to get surgery the next week after the accident. Thank you, good luck to you too
I am so glad you followed your gut and saw a real eye doctor. Im one week out from my surgery. Good luck.
Thank you. You too
I had vitrectomy now i am on the recovery period
Thanks for sharing. I can relate and I wish you a great recovery
I am so appreciated with my ophthalmologist, she did a thorough exam, found a small hole at back of my left eye…..
Thank you for sharing your story. Someone who really needs to hear this information will benefit from it.
Thank you for your kindness
I never had a retinal detachment, I ended up having a hemorrhage in October 2023. Brings back memories of my vitrectomy surgery.
I have a queation around the Scleral buckle. It's a silicone band wrapped around the middle of the eyeball around the scleral. The band is meant to apply pressure so the gas bubble pushes against it and holds the retina in place.
My queastion is: Will the band squeeze to a maximum limit? Or over the years will the band narrow the eye even more year over year? If that's the case, you will need more preacriptions over the years. Can the band over time damage the eye? Or does thr band get taken out?
Please ask your doctor
Thx for sharing ur story. U r very brave. God bless u.
After your retina surgery did you have a film over your eyes with millions of black spots and how long did it go before absorbing into the body?
Hi Good to see your video. I had my scleral buckling surgery 10 days ago, and the operated eye is still looking smaller than the other, just wondering if you can share some experience how long does it take for the eye to return to normal size please?
Thank you so much for your video
My surgery is Monday...scared to be honest
How did it go? My surgery is Friday.. terrified
I just got my left eye done with cryopexy yesterday, I’ve e been almost 9 years of having eye problem like floaters, etc you name it 😆
In a month my right eye will get laser too
Wish me luck !
Best of luck!
@ you too, hope everything goes well
Thank you for sharing your experience. It makes me feel less alone. I had scleral buckle in one eye last month and I learned last week that my other retina started detaching as well so I have to get surgery next week. How did you find out about your second detachment? I had no symptoms whatsoever so I am "lucky" it got detected before my retina specialist was going to space out appointments. Also which part of your retina was detaching? Both of my detachments started at the bottom of the retina.
Omg I’m soo glad everything worked out! I just had surgery on Friday. No pain thank god. I also have a buckle
Wishing you the best on your road to recovery 🙏
It’s so reassuring when I hear people say the pain/recovery isn’t too bad. I’ve been reading some horror stories!! My surgery is Friday and I’m so scared 😢
@ I hope everything went well! And yes I freaked myself out looking online regarding stories.
I refuse to go to optometrist…..
Ophthalmologist only…..
I am going this week for a retinal evaluation due to white flash in both eyes…..
I lost my vision in right eye during my childhood. Now I am 26 and I had scieral buckle surgery previous week for retinal detachment in my left eye .
Vision is still blurry . Hope it improves .🤞🏻
One month into the surgery now .
I have trouble focusing on distant objects even with glasses . Is it common to have this ??
how are you now ?
@@Chakri267 same here with me 🥹
More power to you ❤
Thank you for sharing your journey I just went through this procedure two weeks ago and I am so nervous and scared. I’m constantly looking at my vision and I’m always crying and scared as to what’s going to happen and if I will get my vision back. They also put a gas bubble in my eye to hold the retina in place I’m not sure if they did that for you but it makes my vision very blurry. I also had to be in a face down position for seven days. last week when I went to the doctor the retina is attached I am so thankful for that I have another follow up appointment next week.
Thanks for sharing as well! Hope it gets better. I was so nervous as well but I followed doctors orders and I think it helped me in the long term
@@kaythecpa How long ago did you get your procedures?
They were in 2017
How you feeling now did u get your full vision back ?
20/20 with glasses
More power to you i can understand ur each and every word how it feels to
I just had mine done in my left eye and it’s scary😭 I had saw a curtain and then saw a lottt of floaters
Hoping you have a good recovery, thanks for sharing
Hi kngo.. I just had a vitrectomy for macular pucker and came across your channel.. so surprised it can happened to young people.. how are your eyes now? Hope all is alright
Thank you for your sharing. I also have surgery on my left eye. First I really scare about losing my vision.. Now is has been 25 day after surgery.. I still have to wear my sunglasses when I am outside with the bright sunny day.. I think maybe my pupil has not come back yet. Oh, maybe moving slow then before. I hope it feel getting better soon. thank you for the video that you share..
Good luck with your recovery
Great news little lady.Very happy for you.❤😊
I had 2 yrs & 3 detachment! 2 gas bubble, 1 oil with SB. I had lens implants a yr before! Beware ppl, get 2nd option
Hi, may I know if the doctors will put us to sleep or keep us awake on the process of the surgery , I'm really scared of this.
Please ask your doctor
Hii..in this video u had told that u had floaters also ...can u please make video on that like how it looks how u manage..please
Please ask your doctor
I am having my 4th detached retina surgery since May on Tuesday 9/3. I have had a buckle. Scar tissue seems to be what is causing the detachments. I have decided this is my last surgery. I can’t keep doing this.
Wow, thank you for sharing. Wishing you a speedy recovery
@@kaythecpa Thank you. I hope that you are doing well.
I had retina detachments, both eyes around 18 yrs old. Take care ! It was complicated . Now im 52 . You need to beware of other eye diseases later . Hope that helps🙏
Thanks for the warning. What eye diseases specifically?
@hellokngo those common eyes diseases .
@@SPJJ72how is your sight now?
@@fullsendmountainbiker5844 need to see doctor freq just to follow up make sure everything is alright. You know the buckle op hehe is like a rubber band tightened around the waist and for a long time I have been used to it.
Glad you're feeling better and thanks for sharing your story!!! My doctor has been monitoring my eyes in case of any holes or tears/detachments. May I ask, when you saw the floaters, was it alot in your vision? Did you see so many to the point it was impeding on your vision? I've been seeing my retina specialist every year and I told him I have floaters but they've been there on the left and i can't tell it has changed. like Normal floaters but it's not all over the place. Were you also seeing the flashes of light for quite some time?
It's so brave of you to record your experience ❤️❤️ is there any restrictions do you follow?
Did you end up needing cataracts surgery in either of your eyes? I had a retina detachment surgery in July (same story, had it detached for a while before figuring it out, childhood dr never told me I was at risk for detachment) [were you a preme? That's part of why it was more likely to happen to me] so now I'm waiting for cataracts surgery (happens 50% of the time after retina detachment surgery)
Thanks for sharing, that's something I didn't know about. No, I didn't have to get cataracts surgery. I'm hoping you a speedy recovery after your surgery
This is just such a humbling experience. I had scleral buckling last year . I was 28. Such a scary experience. I didn't have any floaters or flashes but yes i always noticed that my vision in right eye was not as sharp as my left eye and thought it's normal as anyway I am in -7,-8 so yeah vision is fuzzy. I had gone to get myself checked for refractive surgery options n that's how I gotta know. Even now I'm always a bit anxious about what lies ahead and on some days im like so positive. I'm trying to get over the anxiety. You are such a strong girl. How have your eyes been after all these years of surgery?
Thanks for sharing your story. I am still anxious, very careful and always wondering if anything else will happen to my eyes. My eyes are fine now, -7 on both eyes after surgery. They were -3 before surgery. I still have flashes and floaters, but my doctors say that's normal. I don't have restrictions really. I guess I'm just more careful, no more karate/MMA, roller coasters etc. No one told me to stop but Im just being careful
@@kaythecpa absolutely. Roller coaster is something even i have refrained from. I'm glad you were on top of monitoring your initial symptoms and got it checked from another doctor. And well i guess this is something that doesn't really depend on somebody's prescription as your prescription was mild. It's just about someone's body constitution that they tend to develop retinal tears. I'm glad you have perfect vision with glasses. And i absolutely loved your frame. ❤️
I totally get it how anxious this feeling is. I'm getting married in dec and i keep praying that my eye needs to behave itself 🙈 hehe.
Congratulations and wishing you the best on your wedding day later this year!
@@kaythecpa also do you still get minor floaters occasionally? Esp when looking at the screen or something!? Also i wanted to ask after all these years post surgery u didn't face any issues with your eyes right?
@@splendedsuns1 yes, my floaters and flashes will be with me for ever according to the doctor
I’m a doctor who’s diagnosed retinal detachment in primary care. 2 months ago had sudden floaters and flashing lights. Went to opticians- dilated - told it was PVD. The black curtain symptoms were so insidious that 2 weeks later I went to the A&E where I examined eyes 20 yrs ago. Confirmed retinal detachment. Surgery done under LA.
2 months on. Still a residual shadow and I get a flashing ring in contrasting light. Tough to drive and there’s always a worry in my mind that it’s gonna tear as it’s not 100% 2 months on.
I need a slit lamp and another me to check the eye
Thanks for sharing. That sounds intense
That’s not good dude. Has to be the most frustrating surgery to have done.
@@paulwoodford1984 oh, there’s more - attended the A+E in Nov and Dec 2022 - told it was healing - but in late January, shadowing worsened and then the vis distortion - macula off - so i had another vitrectomy and cryo and laser retinopexy with face down for a week. It’s now early April and I’m phasing in my return to work - thankfully the visual acuity can be corrected by a new lens - but the visual distortion of the hall of mirrors is present and I’m not certain if my brain can adjust to it - could take a year. While the cataract slowly forms - I’m sure there is another detachment coming my way - so thats two detachments in three months - but no oil bubble and no scleral buckle
Best roll with these punches
Should have not waited for 2 weeks
Thanks so much for the video. I just had scleral buckle done in my left eye. It’s 6 days after surgery and I can’t see clearly with my left eye. It’s blurry and a little cloudy. The images also don’t “align” when I try to see with both my eyes. Did the mis-alignment happen in your case? How long did it take for the swelling to subside and for each of your eyes to see clearly?
@@vikuchoudhary5316, it's been 2 months. My eye is still a bit smaller in size, probably due to the internal swelling. There's still some redness too. My vision is fine but it seems my shortsightedness has worsened. Doctor told me to wait for the myopia to stabilise before changing my glasses.
I had a blind spot in one eye, and I was flying with it, I should've taken care of it when I had insurance.
@hellokngo, I had the same procedure about a month ago in my right eye. For you, did you feel any difference when you move your eyes suddenly, does your eye feel pressured at times? Maybe in my case, it is still healing. I had an appointment with my retina dr last week. He says that the gas bubble is at 30%. Did you see little bubbles breaking apart from the big one? My vision is still blurry.
Now, 5 years post-surgery, I do not feel pressure and I do not see bubbles, in my vision. I see floaters now even after surgery
Along with the scleral buckle, did they use a gas bubble or silicone oil with the buckle, or just the buckle alone?
Just the buckle
So what flashes looked like. For me I am seeing shooting white dots 24 X7 from past 4 months. Have consulted over 4 vitreo-retinal doctors and 5 times. They say that it is fine or I am thinking too much! Though I am still in panic.
Same here, I also facing same thing in both of my eyes. I was also thinking too much after retinal tear, which happened about 8 months ago. I think it's brain problem rather than eyes. I also met neurologist and he found nothing after having MRI, EEG scan. If something worked for you, let me know.
pvd is common, usually the posteriour pulls the retina causing the flashes. I have been like that for three years not knowing if tomorow is the day to rush to the eye clinic for the same reason this lady explained... It is hard to predict if the retina is going to peel even if there are a lot of flashes for long period of time. High myopic people are usually at risk for such conditions. She said she does not know what caused her detachments but from what I see her glasses are at least -6 even -8 and that is high myopic.
I wanted to ask you i had retinal detachment on both eyes scleral buckling surgery went well my vision is not damage but i have some problems my image sometimes blurs then It becomes sharper it creates a feeling of discomfort sometimes it decreases sometimes it increases but it is difficult for me to live with that i am so interested how you deal with that problem and if there is a way to solve it
I did not have this happen to me and I am not a doctor. Consulting your doctor is the best solution here.
I had retinal detachment on my left eye when I was 19. I had a major surgery on that eye. When I was preparing for my university entrance exam, same happened with my right eye although to much lesser extent due to regular checkups. As a Chinese I also visited Chinese M.D. who said that I had poor kidney and liver health and he prescribed herbs to help. I believe that both Chinese traditional doctors and Indian doctors believe that one will suffer if ones energy is out of balance. Yes sound like insane but you will be amazed when you witness they cure some cancer patients. Therefore I recommend you to visit one good Chinese or Indian traditional doctor for consultation .
how's your vision now ?
Can i ask how you think the retinal detachments happen. It might help people avoid future detachments
As stated in my video, I don't know what caused it and I won't speculate because I'm not a doctor
Was having difficulty seeing in low light conditions or during night time out on streets was a symptoms?
Please ask your doctor
yes
What are you visual symptoms facing before surgery ?
Please watch the video...
How long did it take for your light flashes to go away? Cuz I just had my surgery a week ago and I still see them…. Gonna have my one week follow up tomorrow.
But I had a similar thing, the first optometrist told me all good but I did not trust how quickly they judged that. Then I go somewhere else for a second opinion and they did all these scans that the other people never did and they said I needed surgery in my right eye asap.
I still have light flashes. This is "normal" and will not go away. My surgeries were in 2017 and the ophthalmologist and surgeon monitor it regularly
@@kaythecpa darn did they say why those don’t go away? That’s the main symptom that brought me in tbh was seeing flashes in my peripheral vision. Was hoping those would go away at some point 😕
No re detachment issues or anything? I am 27 fyi and got cryotherapy and scleral buckle surgery for my right eye my macula was always attached
@@kaythecpa thanks for the video and the reply btw pretty awesome to get feedback
@@UTUBE3JC They probably did tell me some time the past 7 years why they won't go away, but it's scientific and I don't retain that info unfortunately. I do tell myself I'm so lucky to have my vision and I'll take that, even with the floaters and light flashes.
Best wishes on your recovery
@@kaythecpa thank you 🙏
What was your glass prescription before and after the surgery???
I can't remember, though I believe I did mention it in my video
WITHIN 1 YEAR I HAD 5 SURGERIES
Glad to know you have recovered. Have you always been short sighted and what was your -ve number?.
3 months after cataract surgery I am getting a lot of large floaters in both eyes. I am diagnosed PVD that puts me on the risk of RD.
Thank you for sharing.
Hi, did you have any discomfort moving your eyes, and rubbing against your eyelids after the operation?
Yes
@@kaythecpawhat about now?
Thank you for sharing just question my wife went through scarel buckle surgery and recovering now we have next appointment next week my wife have blurry vision how long it will take to go away ?
Thanks for watching. Once I got a new glasses prescription it was fine, but it took a year and half or so for the prescription to stabilize. I'd go in once my vision was noticeably blurry, maybe every 6 months. I went into my local JINS store and gave them my Rx. They made glasses within 30 minutes
@@kaythecpa does your prescription change after the surgery or same
@@vinodtura1593 It took a year and half for the prescription to stabilize
What do you mean by stabilize? Was it constantly improving for a year and a half?
Lost all my trust in my optometrist too when she totally misdiagnosed my condition.
God bless you
Hii I went to through RD surgery last month did you see double vision ?? when you open both the eyes and try to see together with them?
No I did not
How your eyes condition now?, are you still seing floaters and some flash?
Yes, I see see floaters and flashes
Thank you.❤
Good job dear
What's the symptoms you notice before?
This question was answered in the video
Omg 😱
In your 20s?
Best of luck~
Hello. I suffered a macula-off retinal detachment in my left eye about 5 weeks ago. I initially had a retinopexy, but then the doctor performed a full vitrectomy on me about 3 weeks ago. My concern is that my bad left eye now sees everything smaller (micropsia). Did you experience this phenomenon? Also, was your detachment macula-off?
In addition, how long did it take for your vision to return to normal after the surgery and/or how close did it return to your original vision?
I appreciate any insight you can give me and I also appreciate you sharing your experience.
I did not experience that. It took a few months to a year to feel normal again
I have micropesia. My surgery for a detached retina was 20 days ago, I also had the silicon oil (or silicon based oil, I can never remember). If someone views a four foot tall object with their good eye, my repaired eye sees it as two feet tall. My vision is still distorted. It makes it difficult to see a pickleball coming so I swing and miss a lot lol.
That's not going to keep me from playing.
@@voiceofreason9238 Thank you for sharing. I'm hoping you the best with your recovery
How is your eye doing now?
Hi!
I recently got surgery I have a scleral buckle on my left eye it’s about to be a month since the surgery I’m still recovering but im scared my eye might stay droopy
Did you have that problem too?
Hi there, my eyes were a bit droopy for a while, but after a few months or so it was fine and back to normal
Thank you for letting me know. That was one of my main concerns, I didn’t think this healing process takes a while . I’ve been a bit frustrated with this whole situation and I’m trying to be patient and positive.
@@AnaGarcia-tp4ij The best thing I did for myself was just be patient and stay positive. I hope it will work for you too
Thank you!!
@@kaythecpahow many months were your eyes droopy?
HOW FLASHES LOOK LIKE AND HOW LONG IT LASTS
In the corner of eye, And the all time
Did you go back to the hack you saw for 13 years and tell her?? Did you get compensation for the surgeon scratching your cornea?
I could imagine a board of inquiry over the negligence of the original so called Dr. She may have current or ongoing victims. That is a potential lawsuit or licence suspension or removal I would think.
I did report her to the Board but obviously no response or action from them...she's still practicing
How much time it's take your eye lids to look normal
A few months
Now ,it's 1 month after my surgery but my eyelids still looks lazy not opening like normal. How many months its take you to look the eye lids normal
@@Unaisfastbowling Ask your doctor
Did you take Covid vaccines?
What was your prescription before and what it is now?
Can’t precisely remember but maybe -3 to now -8
@@kaythecpa oh, did it gradually increase after the surgery to 8 or it was even higher and it reduced to 8.
I had my surgery 2 months ago and mine went from -5 to -7
What is your glass number power of your glasses
-8.00 both eyes
Hey do you still have floater in your eyes after surgery?
Yes, surgery didn't make them go away but every yearly checkup the doctor monitors them.
How are you doing. now?
Do u also have glaucomam
do u still have floaters
What do you mean “dilate correctly?”
Correction: my optometrist never dilated my pupils. Although she claims she did, which led me to thinking she did "dilate" it, but not "correctly"
@@kaythecpa how about a wide angle peripheral retinal photo?
Nooo idea. Was pretty young and ignorant. Older but still ignorant now@@aghoover
Apki surgery kitni time hue
I don't know...I was under anesthesia...
Always go to an Ophthalmologist for serious problems--not an optometrist
Shani bhari h aapka. Acche karam karo.
u fine now?
able to see clearly?
Yes. Thanks
Recently had retinal detachment surgery on both eyes. Recovering well now and waiting for my gas bubbles 🫧 to be absorbed by my body. Doctor says eyes are re attached. You don’t need lasik surgery because you can get cataract surgery to improve vision.
You fine now?
@@rzk.rizki51 Yes. Recently had cataract surgery in both eyes. I can see distance but need reader glasses for near. But I need the YAG laser for cells growing in my capsule. Blessed to have my eye sight.
Thank you!