Laser surgery retinal holes
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Everyone seemed concerned. They indicated that laser sealing the holes to prevent retinal detachment its own risk. So, they also mentioned the possibility of having to do cyro.
Later, they called and said they thought a Scleral Buckle was the best move.
They send me to a third retinal specialist. He doesn't seem as concerned. He doesn't mention a buckle, gave me the option to laser seal them or just keep monitoring the situation.
Hi I have gone for general eye check-up, there i came to know that i have holes in my retina.They asked me to go for Barrage Laser.Is that a major surgery? How do u know that we have holes in the eyes??? Will it be present for everyone who has Myopia(Short Sight) or for only few people... Please tell me... Please advice me.. am in a confusion to go for the traetment or not.
Your observation has been described numerous times before in these forums following laser, freezing (cryotherapy), retina surgery such as scleral buckle for retinal detachment and macular surgery. The laser creates a thermal burn and subsequent scar formation that hopefully will seal holes or thin areas. However it also stimulates the retina and can generate bright spots (positive images) and darks spots (negative images) usually 180 degrees away from the treated area.
After a head injury in August this year had retinal tear in left eye in October which was treated via laser. A week after surgery started seeing a lot of floaters and haze. Had it checked by retinal specialist - who treated me in 2002. He discharged me with a return in 4 months.
3 weeks after laser surgery I still have loads of floaters in left eye, with a haze. Are these normal side effects of laser surgery ? And will they go away? It is disturbing my vision.
The cataract is not an issue right now, but the doctor told me that once my right eye was good that I would need to have some laser surgery done on my left eye to prevent future problems such as a retinal detachment. He did not go into specifics with what type of surgery, but from my research I would guess preventative prophylactic treatment of lattice.
1) Should I get laser treatment for my left eye that has lattice degeneration? Or should I just monitor it?
Your doctor is a M.D. ophthalmologist and possibly a retina specialist? Laser won't get rid of the floaters, but it will help to seal down the weak areas/holes. This will help to prevent retinal tears or detachments, but won't completely get rid of that risk. Retinal holes are more dangerous in someone who has higher myopia (you) and a family history of retinal tears or retinal detachments. I hope this helps.
I had both eyes treated with laser to seal the retinal holes, and was cleared to have refractive surgery. The retina doctor kept saying that the retinas are very weak though. Two months after having the refractive surgery, I went to a checkup on my retina, and they told me I had a retinal detachment in my left eye, which I did not know because I had not seen any symptoms, meaning that the macula was still attached.
He told me that it was a retinal tear ,and he wanted to call the retinal specialist to do laser surgery right them. I agreed, and it was done within the hour.Now I have a few left over floaters , and we don;t know if they will settle or not. This was in July. Now I have a cloud in my left eye and floaters in my right eye. All of this is because of cataract surgery. I wish I had never had it done, as you know.
Good luck to you as usual Anna.
What you are experiencing is one of the side effects of laser surgery. You should follow up your eye doctor with regards to your eye condition and he will give you prescription eye drops to prevent infection, inflammation and to prevent your eyes from drying. Blurry and hazy vision is also normal after a day of your surgery. But eventually, you will notice some improvements within a few days.
For now, it is very important to revisit your eye doctor for an evaluation.
D) If the lattice degeneration condition improves or gets fully cured, does that mean that I will need to go for laser sugery for the holes? The doctor said there is nothing to do now because the holes location are inside the lattice degeneration area. I might go for acupuncture to improve lattice degeneration.
E) What are the ways (food/supplements...) to maintain or improve lattice degeneration?
Thanks. I appreciate your help.
I have also been detected with retinal tags, do they need to be lasered, Are laser seals effective in preventing their progression to a retinal tear, can they recur elsewhere even after they are treated at one location and if multiple such tags are treated will so many laser sealing cause any discomfort to the eyes
This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/1569187'>post photocoagulation</a>.
If you will use the search feature and archives and read about retinal detachment surgery and pan retinal photocoagulation (PRP) and especially if macular hole you will see these are common complaints. You will also note that this type of surgery is so unique and varied that it is not possible to generalize much about how much, if any, it will get better. Your surgeon is the best source of information.
As I want to be a pilot I underwent medicals at an aviation authority of India approved medical center but was declared unfit due to the history of retinal hole and barrage laser. But in their rules and regulations( which can be found below) there is no mention of retinal hole. All it says is its disqualifying to have lattice degeneration which interferes with visual acuity.
The Opthamologist said I had a retinal tear, performed laser eye surgery to repair it, and advised I see a Retina Specialist before returning home. I was in shock...how could this happen to me?
I have never had any eye problems. Even during the two visits with the specialists in NY, my vision was still 20/20. The Retinal Specialist did more laser surgery so as to prevent a RD. He diagnosed me with Lattice Degeneration.
Both eyes show normal eyelids and adnexa normal conjunctiva clear cornea quiet AC normal iris shape and pattern pupils RRR clear lens dilated fundus examination is done and revealed complete vitreous detachment with prominent Weis ring as well as pigment cells temporal retina detachment due to multiple open holes inside extensive peripheral lattice degenerations mostly localized temporally, some inferior holes with low SRF are also present, there are a few supero-temporal laser scars for other
I had laser surgery for my left eye to stop retinal detachment later in life and i have retinal holes in both my eyes... basically my question is; i had a local anesthetic needle below my eye and 1 week later my pupil is far more dilated then my right pupil and i can no longer see up close as my eye does not dilate... surgeon/operator doing the laser eye surgery prescribed me pilocarpine to assist; now he gave me a prescription indefintely for these drops...
Only your Eye MD can tell you whether to worry or not.
You could still have a RD as new areas of lattice can form and retina tears can develop in normal retina.
said that there was in fact a tear in 1 eye (along with some holes in both, top/bottom, along with lattice degeneration). He said I could get it treated with laser-surgery to repair the tear/holes (and told me of the risks, i.e. epiretinal membrane forming, etc.), but if I don't get it treated, although a low chance, my retina could detach.
I am not sure if I should treat the tear now, or wait and keep a watch on the tear/holes/lattice every couple months.
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