Vision after PPV

[corks100]

have a question about vision after PPV, gas bubble and laser....had PPV 2 months ago...my vision started slowly coming back almost 2 weeks ago....but slowly and baby steps of improvement in my vision.  My doc said i had a lot of blood in my eye which just started clearing up abuot 2 weeks ago.  Doc said i still have some blood left in the eye.  NOw however, i am starting to see medium/large objects, the outline of the road (clearer when the road is closer to me), cars, colors of objects, outline of trees.  But I still cant see far (used eye glasses and contacts before RD Surgery):

Question:   How does one gradually get their vision back?  I noticed that my peripheral vision went back on first in the past week and a half.  but my focus is still blurred and is taking time.  I noticed that there is a light gray area when i look straight and try to focus..blocking my view.  It used to be thicker and darker before (the light gray area)... because I noticed that when I had the gas bubble shrink to a tiny perfect round ball...it used to get trapped around that light gray area).  will this eventually go away?  the light gray area seems to get a little bigger when I focus farther....i see all around the light gray area though but it is still blurred...but it is slowly getting better (baby steps of improvement....before i used to see just a dark gray area where an object is)...i also still see specs/dust of dried blood coming down/raining down my eye...not as much but I still see them coming down...

Thank you in advance for your answer.  I really appreciate them.  .

[corks100]

Dr. O...

In addition to my previous  questions...i have one more...

My next Doctor's appt is this coming Saturday...is this something I should tell my doctor right away or can it wait 6 days...the small light gray area/light brown area in my vision...i mean.  

Thanks Doc.

[corks100]

Hi Dr. O

I asked that question to my Doc and he said he believes the macula was intact prior to surgery.  I did not have a small RD....I had a 40% RD accdg to my doc...here are my questions:

1) If one's macula was detached...will your vision not go back close to your original vision?  Are there additional surgeries that could be done to bring your vision back to close to it's orginal state?

2) (a) what could this small gray area/light brown area blocking my vision be?  It seemed to have thinned out though as the blood in my eye started subsiding/being reabsored.  It is not quite in the center of my vision...but it is close.  There is still blood in my eye which is still subsiding and the light gray/light brown small area seemed to have gotten smaller...but it is still there. (b) will this eventually go away?

3) is this a scar?  if it is ...will it go away?  i did see a flickering crooked white line/light before when i move my eye from right to left in the dark before.  i still see it now but not as often.

My vision continues to improve slowly (baby steps).  two and a half weeks ago....I couldnt see anything in my vision....all i saw was white/heavy off white clouds and my doc said that it was blood blocking my vision.  later on, i saw pieces of dark dried blood come off and dark dust like particles.  i still see blood dust coming off till now....although not as much.

Thank you in advance for your answers.

  

[Ray T Oyakawa, MD]

Discuss with your surgeon.  Result depend on the stage of your detachment prior to repair.  Prognosis is not as good if you macula was detached prior to repair.

Dr. O.