Cataract Surgery/Retinal Detachment
Nov 5, 2014 18:26:43 #
A couple of weeks ago, there was a post asking about the effects of cataract surgery on one's photography. By far the majority of the responses were positive about the surgery, including mine. I experienced right eye cataract surgery a few years ago with fantastic results, and responded to the post that my left eye was scheduled to be operated on October 30, and that I was looking forward to the results. The surgery was performed as scheduled, and for two days everything looked good. On the second day, I took pictures at a huge family event with no problem. But, on the third day after the surgery day, I lost all sight in the eye. An emergency room visit confirmed that I had experienced a total retinal detachment. I underwent a second surgery to repair the retinal detachment yesterday. What a bummer to my ability to take pictures.
Nov 5, 2014 18:32:24 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
A couple of weeks ago, there was a post asking abo... (show quote)
Oh NO! So sorry about this. I hope this recovery goes well. Please hang in there.
Nov 5, 2014 19:17:55 #
cmc65 wrote:
Oh NO! So sorry about this. I hope this recovery goes well. Please hang in there.
Thank you.
Nov 5, 2014 19:27:07 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
A couple of weeks ago, there was a post asking abo... (show quote)
I remember reading that thread. I hope you have a complete recovery and will be back to taking pictures. Good luck.
Nov 6, 2014 21:33:28 #
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Nov 7, 2014 08:50:19 #
That's why professional folks will not do both eyes in a single surgery. Imagine being blind, even for a couple days ?
Sarge69
Sarge69
Nov 7, 2014 08:56:59 #
sarge69 wrote:
That's why professional folks will not do both eyes in a single surgery. Imagine being blind, even for a couple days ?
Sarge69
Sarge69
Good point.
Nov 7, 2014 15:00:05 #
I sincerely hope the reattachment surgery is successful.
Years ago I suffered a small retinal detachment when the vitreous humour, which migrates out of the eyeball as we age, and is replaced with liquid, pulled away a bit of the retina, leaving me with a small blind spot in every scene I viewed. A retinal surgeon advised waiting to see if the wound healed itself...which it eventually has, leaving me with phenomenallly good vision, after a lifetime of extremely poor vision.
Later, successful cataract surgery left me with 20|50 vision in both eyes. From age 10 years when I first began wearing glasses, my left eye vision was 20|600, the right eye 20|400. Meaning the average person with good eyesight could see at 600 feet what I would have to be 20 feet away to see.
Literally, I was granted a new visual life with cataract surgery.
Please keep us posted on the success of your reattachment surgery.
Years ago I suffered a small retinal detachment when the vitreous humour, which migrates out of the eyeball as we age, and is replaced with liquid, pulled away a bit of the retina, leaving me with a small blind spot in every scene I viewed. A retinal surgeon advised waiting to see if the wound healed itself...which it eventually has, leaving me with phenomenallly good vision, after a lifetime of extremely poor vision.
Later, successful cataract surgery left me with 20|50 vision in both eyes. From age 10 years when I first began wearing glasses, my left eye vision was 20|600, the right eye 20|400. Meaning the average person with good eyesight could see at 600 feet what I would have to be 20 feet away to see.
Literally, I was granted a new visual life with cataract surgery.
Please keep us posted on the success of your reattachment surgery.
Nov 7, 2014 15:02:05 #
True. My bilateral cataract surgeries were done 3 months apart. I understand the time differential is shorter these days.
Nov 7, 2014 15:02:31 #
True. My bilateral cataract surgeries were done 3 months apart. I understand the time differential is shorter these days.
Nov 7, 2014 15:23:44 #
Nov 7, 2014 16:05:49 #
I go back to the doctor this coming Tuesday. It is incredible what can be done to repair this kind of thing; and I believe that in time my repair will be successful. I will admit that when I went in for the cataract surgery, I didn't anticipate this kind of problem.
Thanks to all for the kind wishes.
Thanks to all for the kind wishes.
Nov 8, 2014 07:47:20 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
I go back to the doctor this coming Tuesday. It is incredible what can be done to repair this kind of thing; and I believe that in time my repair will be successful. I will admit that when I went in for the cataract surgery, I didn't anticipate this kind of problem.
Thanks to all for the kind wishes.
Thanks to all for the kind wishes.
We never anticipate problems but thankfully there are folks to fix mistakes.
Sarge69
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