hello, My mother's sight has also gotten worse after her surgery. Her right eye was worst then they injected her some medicine ( i apologize i dont kno the...
Not me. I had my cataract surgeries a year before Retinal Detachment.[Each eye]. sorry to hear you are discouraged. Did any of you recover from r.d. with...
Hi I had cataract surgery on 4th November, for a cataract which was caused by the surgery for my detached retina two years ago. My cataract was quite bad and...
Sorry, lost my internet connection the last few days. I share Bob's concerns. I don't travel much, but I am more relaxed when visiting an area where I have a...
Hi all, I'm a 44 yr old female with a family history of DR. At the beginning of December, I suffered a DR in the upper right portion of my left eye. My...
Before adding these teas to your diet check with your retina specialist about potential side effects they could have with your healing.. Herbs can be helpful...
This is a matter of semantics; or proper use of an acronym. Most of us use RD for Retinal Detachment. A few use DR for Detached Retina. Silly me, but I...
Hi Cathy When they did my surgery, instead of it taking about 20 mins as it usually does for everyone else, I was an hour in theatre. I wasn't told anything at...
I had cataract surgery and Intra-ocular lens Implants both eyes in 1988 at a Seattle-area Health 'Maintenance' Organization (HMO), and unfortunately the vision...
My heart goes out to you. What I experienced was RD surgery after cataract surgery.I hope they get rid of the debris,& that the one surgery in each eye will be...
Sadie, I don't understand what your husband is going thru, I did have my cat surgery about 6 months after my retinal tear, and yes almost immediately my vision...
Ron, I am really happy for you and suprised that even with an off macula and you have such good results, thats wonderful..... I only had a large tear but seem...
Hi MP, I am a Chinese and with RD. The hurb you mentioned is considered as good for eyes in general. I really know many eye specialists themselves here drink...
I just found this group and I am hopeful that I will be able to get some answers/information about my condition. My name is Diane and I live in northern...
Diane, I don't know if this will help much, but from what I understand lattice degeneration is a thinning of the edges of the retina. I have it as well on my...
... Hi Diane, I had surgery for a detached retina at the beginning of December and was told at the time that I had lattice in my other eye. I asked about...
Maribel, Â Thank you for sharing what your doctors at Bascom Palmer said about preventive lasering for lattice degeneration. It confirms the opinions given to...
Gail, Might I ask what your reasons are for not getting preventative laser? I did have some in my right eye for very thin lattice and a small hole that was...
... in my right eye for very thin lattice and a small hole that was benign. ... JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH LATTICE DEGENERATION. I ALSO HAVE IT IN...
Hello All! I hope everyone is doing pretty well. Nancie, haven't heard from you in awhile, you ok?  So I've been doing ok for the last 15 months since the...
I have only had one headache like that but it sounds like a migraine to me. There are also optic migraines. You might talk to your regular doctor to see if he...
Hi Aurora and all, Aurora, I'm ok considering everything. Thanks for thinking of me. My rd eye is about the same--ie--almost no vision, thus my good eye has...
I am post surgery 3 months and I did some heavy lifting on Friday. When I woke up on Saturday, I could see a long lightening type flash in my central vision at...
Gail, Have your retina specialist check it out. It may be nothing, but if you have another tear, time is critical. I think that the retina should be totally...
I was released for normal activity after a month but if I had your symptoms I would call my retina specialist and ask to be seen. Debby rd both eyes _____ ...
Dear Gail, Any change like that should be reported immediately - whether it is connected to lifting or not. I had a floater and some pain and ny dr wanted me...
My macular hole did not close with the first surgery. He said I had a 90% chance the first time, a 70% chance for a second time. My question is, "Even if it...
I would seek an independent second opinion about the usefulness of surgery again to repair the hole. Debby _____ From: detached-retina@yahoogroups.com ...
Carmine: You mentioned "aches". I've had pain around the eye socket and in the eye after laser surgery to repair tears and I'm not sure if it is related -...
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