In at least one eye. A short update on the progress of the recovery of my left eye from retinal surgery detachment and vitrectomy surgery last Thursday. Healing progresses. The eye is no just barely sore at all, although it is still red and angry looking. It can see; I can even count my fingers if necessary. However, it’s extremely blurry, except for the dirt on my glasses and my shaggy eyebrows. Curiously, having the eye mostly filled with perfluoropropanate makes it extremely nearsighted. I suppose I could have worked that out from first principles.
I can see the fluid level, a line a the top of the vision. Since the eye’s vision is upside down and backwards, that indicates a little bit of eye fluid in the bottom of the eye.
The big black blob in my lower right vision is still there, somewhat diminished, surrounded by a translucent blue and purple aura. It also looks a little rotten, ragged and with holes that apparently perceive light. I can see all the way around it now, it used to be solid to the edge of vision. Hopefully with time this will continue to fill in with light.
At almost half a week after the surgery, I’m still taking 5 different eye drops 4 times daily and one lotion, wear a shield at night, not lift over 20 lbs, not bend over beyond my waist, and continue to look down as much as possible. After a week I loose most of the restrictions, and go to less eye drops. I have on a green wrist band that warns me, or anyone transporting me, not to exceed 2000 ft altitude to avoid having the gas bubble expand and rupture the eye.
Yesterday we walked the beach for the first time since the operation. Between the shield, dark glasses and no prescription lenses, I was at a disadvantage and only found 2 teeth to Georgia’s 3. Conditions were not favorable. Today I even drove around the corner to the water company to show I was still functional. The never knew I was gone.
I had bilateral retinal detachments. 5 surgeries and 2 gas bubbles later I can see. When the gas bubbles dissolved I still could not see. Turns out it aggravates the cataracts. Mine were opaque after surgeries. After cataract surgery vision restored. I feel your pain! Hang in there. Modern medicine is one of the few benefits of living in the modern age. The fact they can save your vision by repairing the retinas ( which are like gold leaf) is a true miracle.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the words of encouragement. I’m trying to stay positive. So far it’s going well. No problem with cataracts here. The were removed already, I might need the lens capsule lasered sometime, though.
Deleteyou're recovering from eye surgery and still finding sharks' teeth on the beach?
ReplyDeleteWell, yes; I’m supposed to be looking down, so I might as well. I didn’t find many, though.
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