vitrectomy gone wrong

[granny874]

ihad a vitrectomy for floaters in my left eye complications ! had 3 more ops over 4 months macula had 2 holes & a torn retina in 3 places had lens removed buckles 2 or3 not sure retina lazed &gas in 3 months had gas removed new retina in can only see shadows no inprovement in 12 months the sun hurts both my eyes & is very hard to see with both eyes i have painn most days in left eye & now my good eye is bluring i cant read or watch telly very much scared & unhappy !

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

Can you please post back to us again and clarify.  This whole situation sounds awful.  How bad were your floaters?  What options were discussed regarding the floaters?  I imagine that they must have been quite severe, or perhaps quite a bit of leftover blood in the vitreous that would not resolve.  Generally it is quite rare to have surgery for floaters.  I recently referred a patient for surgical evaluation with a retinal specialist for floaters but they were so dense and severe that I could just bare see vague details of her retina. She has a condition called asteroid hyalosis with thousands of white floaters.

[granny874]

I went to a optician as i was having trouble with blurred vision and could not see normally 10% of the time. Went to a specialist and he said he would have to remove the floaters they were covering my vision.vitrectomy by posterior chamber sclerotomy.While performing the op my retina was torn in2 places 6 weeks later i had a lot of pain in my eye returned to the surgeon and he found a hole in my macula another op and i had my lens removed lazer and buckles put in. 3 months later he took the gas out and said to give it time the sight may get a little better and he could not help me any more. to come back if i had problems