Myopic degeneration/lacquer crack

[wwhmustaine]

I was recently diagnosed with myopic degeneration in my right eye, and told that I have a lacquer crack in that eye. I am 40 years old, and as a practicing attorney, am obviously concerned that my condition will either worsen in my right eye, or also develop in my left eye, thus rendering me essentially disabled.  Is there any treatment, therapy or surgery available for my condition? If not, what are the best preventative measures to take to ensure the condition does not progress in my right eye or begin develop in my left eye?  Lastly, what is the likelihood that the condition in my right eye will worsen, or that it will also develop in my left eye?  In other words, is it likely that I won't notice any significant decline in my condition over the next few decades?

[wwhmustaine]

A couple days after I noticed the increased waviness and distorted vision, I saw an RS, and there was no leakage. He even did a dye test, and was certain that there was no exudation, CNV, etc.

Like I said, he and others (including Dr. Ward) have said that this is usually temporary, and I was just curious as to whether anyone else had experienced this.

[dukey]

Hey I am little concerned. What exactly do you mean about the waviness increasing recently? If it is that bad and sudden, it could be something treatable like an active CNV which you should probably get checked out ASAP. Have you had an FA done?

[nickppatel]

Dukey just posted a lengthy narrative of his (her?) surgery on another part of this site - check it out.

[wwhmustaine]

What he actually said was that if all four RS's I've seen said that there was no staphyloma, that I probably don't have one. Obviously he'll take a look, but when I described everything to him, including the fact that I'm "only" -8.5 in the right and that it really hasn't changed much in the past 10 years or so (it was maybe -7.5 ten yrs ago), on top of the fact that everybody I've seen said that I don't have one, he said that it sounds like that's the case, i.e., I don't have one.

I forgot to ask you, dukey: Did you have the procedure performed by Dr. Ward? If so, how was it? Too early to know whether it was a success, I assume, but I was just wondering what his post-surgery comments were, if anything.

One last thing, for anybody who knows: About a week ago, the "distorted vision" and "wavy lines" aspect of all this really increased. Everything looks like I'm seeing it underwater, or through a bubble. Dr. Ward and a local RS both said that it's common for this particular symptom to be temporary, and that after a few weeks or months, things should revert back to what they were before. Still defects, of course, but the wavy lines and distortions should diminish. Anybody know anything about this?

[dukey]

You were right the second time, I just wouldnt expect it to progress. However, they can be difficult to spot if they are grade II or lower but at your age if it is not obvious now, it probably will not progress to anything too serious in the long term.

You didn't answer my question - how did Dr Ward know you did not have a staphy if he hasn't yet examined you?

[kg17]

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