Optic nerve damage after retinal detachment surgery.

[Timio2990]

I had the 2nd of two retina detachment surgeries (to remove the silicone from my eye). I recently moved to another state and saw another specialist 3 months after surgery and it turns out that there are pieces of silicone in my eye and I have glaucoma and optic nerve damage because my eye pressure was so high. Was there a way the doctor could have damaged my optic nerve during surgery or is it possible to have optic nerve damage only 3 months after? He did not tell me I had optic nerve damage but I did have high eye pressure (he said it was due to the silicone in my eye)  and he was saying all I needed to do was get a lens implant to be able to see again and turns out that isn't true. Now I can't continue my career as an MMA fighter. Thanks.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

I can't tell you one way or another. As I said above the optic nerve is not near where the retina was being operated on.

JCH MD

[Timio2990]

The doctor never mentioned any optic nerve damage to me. I had to find out from another specialist. Could the doctor that did my surgery cause my optic nerve damage by surgery error? Because I wasn't there before and 3 months later it pops up...

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

optic nerve damage after high pressure can take months and months to show up or stabilize. Anyone that has had a retinal detachment has no business in martial arts fighting even if the eye was fully repaired and fully recovered.

Retinal detachment surgery is on the front of the eye and the optic nerve is on the very back of the eye.

JCH MD