So, yesterday’s post was rushed because we were rushing to the eye doctor because I was seeing flashes of light around a big black hole in my vision in my right eye. The regular eye doc confirmed my tentative diagnosis of a retinal detachment, and set us to the regular retina specialist across the street, who that day was working in Waldorf. After a hectic ride across the river and through the woods, we reached him just a the office was getting ready to close. He confirmed the confirmation, but admitted he was unable to treat it in the office, and referred me to Wilmers Eye Hospital, a branch of John’s Hopkins Hospital in Balmer.
We arrived at Wilmer’s after dark, and I was admitted through the emergency department. I was finally seen by a young eye doctor around midnight, where he reconfirmed the diagnosis, said he was concocting a plan, for a repair the next day. Long story short after many changes in location followed by long waits. A little after noon I was wheeled into the operating room, where I received a vitrectomy (removal of the vitreous humor) and a gas bubble (C3F8!) put in the eye to help hold the retina against the back of the eye.
I’m currently wearing a shield over my eye, and have to visit the surgeon again tomorrow morning to have the shield removed and the procedure’s success evaluated. We’re staying in Balmer overnight to Georgia doesn’t have make the round trip so soon. I’m supposed to to keep my head looking down for some as yet indefinite period to keep the bubble in place.
Since I had a vitrectomy back in 2018 as a result a a complication of a cataract surgery, I am now humorless.
Blogging my be sketchy for a while due to visual limitations.
Bummer. I have vision problems too, but not quite as bad as yours. Hope they get it fixed.
ReplyDeleteMy best wishes. You did all the right things. I hope it was fast enough.
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