Now, the eye has a continuous blurring at the center, and resulting in double vision when looking at objects with both eyes-after only a few seconds. Retina specialist to be contacted again, as he sees a slight macular edema. Treatments with Xibrom and another non steroid eye drop has not yet solved the edema.
Retina specialist now wants to try some injections to quell the edema and hopefully reduce the central vision distortions. Does this sound like a reasonable next step?
No not until the retina MD says its okay and the retina MD and the cataract MD have spoken with it. Macular edema can develop or get worse after yag capsulotomy. If your edema clears its likely your retina MD will want you to remain on steroid drops and bromday or other non-steroidal antiinflammatory drops for several months after the yag cap.
Thank you
Thank you. I did some browsing and did find some information on Macular Edema. I am NOT a health professional, I read the "yellowish" spots description and, the image I was given from the Optometrist (and I lost it. otherwise I would post it. lol) does show the "sac" is yellow in color. I will schedule my appointment soon. I have never had vision problems and I am terrified. I even cried in the optometrist's office when he said he didn't know what it was.
How often do you typically recommend OCT scans to moniter macular edema post Vitrectomy/ERM peel surgery?
1 month post surgery my center thickness was 450
4 months post surgery my center thickness was 385
I am now at 5 1/2 months post surgery and I am wondering how I am progressing. Retina specialist didn't give any recommendations, so I think I am on my own.
Following the surgery I now have macular edema. I have had an injection and that did not work. I have used ZiBrom drops and they have not worked. I do not know what I can do now. I have read on the internet that there is possible laser treatment and I was wondering about that. I have relied on one eye for almost one year and I believe, at this time, that eye is giving me trouble trying to compensate for the other eye.
A month after the vitrectomy, my macular edema came back. I too use a non-steroidal eye drop, and have also had 4 shots into my eye of Avastin. Still the CME persists. My OCT has not changed in 4 months. I experience the CME as spots and distortions in my near vision.... letters look like they are melting and straight lines look jagged. Needless to say, it has me very worried.
My mom's been diagnosed with macular edema in her left eye and is currently using Nevanac eye drops to reduce the inflammation. It's been 7 months now but the doctors informed us it'll be a slow process and there has been some improvement. Since 5 days back, she's been seeing a circular dimness in the center of her vision [right eye] as well and has been having difficult reading.
I've read that the chances for retinal detachment are from less than 1% to about 5%, partially depending on who is doing the surgery. I don't know the statistics for macular edema--usually peeling the pucker reduces macular edema.
m just a patient who has had retinal (macular) edema for quite a while. Mine is a postoperative complication. This is a common cause.. especially after cataract surgery when it is called Irvine Gass syndrome. It can occur after other eye surgeries. It can also be caused by neovascular disease or retinal vein occlusion. Diabetes is a common cause, but I really don't think high blood pressure by itself can cause it, but again, I'm a patient not an ophthalmologist.
I am sure that you are very very welcome here however the heart sites pretty much deal w the heart and macular edema is definately a part of the eye care forum. I would re post there and let the members weigh in on their thoughts for you altho someone on the heart site may have experienced a macular issue in the past and may be able to toss something out there for you...if it were me i would head to the site that is specific to our needs. Good luck and have a happy holiday season.....
Optical coherence tomography showed partially scarred choroidal neovascular membrane with activity in temporal and supero-temporal part of choroidal neovascular membrane with cystoid macular edema and neurosensory detachment and pigment epithelial detachment infero-temporally in right eye. Left eye showed scarred membrane with overlying cystoid macular edema. He was advised Intravistreal Avastin in right eye.
Is it possible that this will never get better?
You may have non of these and should follow up with your retinal specialist or get a second opinion from another retinologist but it is a good idea not to give them the info and opinion from first dr. It tends to bias drs. Go in fresh and get a novel and precise opinion and treatment plan. How old are you? You may have regrowth of the posterior subcapcapsular membrane from the extracted lens and floaters so check it out.
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