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membrane peeling/macular pucker vision recovery time?

had membrane peeling surgery done last Thursday and am wondering how quickly the vision recovers? The day after mine, when the patch was taken off, I barely could see 20/200 so the assisting surgeon put a patch back on (to help pressure build up) and sent me home. I was in complete shock because my vision before was good (other than the wavy/distortion/smaller letters).   True to his word, my vision was greatly improved the next day (although I looked like I took a hard left from Mike Tyson :).  Before surgery, I was seeing 20/50 uncorrected and 20/30-2 corrected but objects were distorted and wavy and there was concern if left untreated it could further worsen my central vision (white spots, etc).  I had 3 unsuccessful detached retina surgeries prior before Dr Charles successfully reattached my retina with full silicone oil fill.  I developed a bad cataract from the oil so it was removed first (which may be unique to others here).  When he did the membrane peeling he told me it should get me to the 20/30 to 20/20 uncorrected range. I have already noticed a great difference in the distortion issues but my vision is still blurry but improving.  I know I'm early in the recovery process and although I'm a veteran at retina surgeries (both eyes), I know very little about the results of membrane peeling (other than vision improves significantly in most cases).    I am curious on how long it has taken for others (days, weeks, months, years) for recovery of vision to be complete following the membrane peeling surgery.  Thank you!
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I was offered the option of doing the ERM peeling at the time of my IOL/cataract surgery.  My retina surgeon wanted me to see him for the ERM and the cataract surgeon concurred.  Of course, in one way I regret not doing the procedure simultaneously, however, I trust Dr Charles judgment above all others.  So, hopefully, my vision will continue to improve.  It was back to 20/70 one week post op and feel it's improved slightly since then.  I read that most improvement can't be expected until the 3-6 month post-surgery range but I'd love to hear of others actual experience on here! Thank you for positing yours.  Best of luck to you too.
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Hello,
I am sorry you've had these eye problems. I'm a patient too, with bilateral RD repairs. Because I have an ERM developing I would be very interested in hearing about your continued recovery. I had an ERM peeled in the other eye done at same time as IOL for cataract, and I had immediate improvement. My pre-surgery vision was not as good as yours, though. It is now 20/25. A few years later all I notice is a slight curve to text, but that's only if I close the other eye to test. I did not have silicone oil.
I hope you are experiencing steady improvement in your vision.
Best wishes.
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