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SCARRING OF THE RETINA
Is having scarring in the back of the retina a common problem? Is surgery to make a correction dangerous? How could the scarring occur?
My father when he was 14 years of age was hit by a stone in the lower corner of his right eye. As someone was playfully throwing stones from top of the hill, a stone hit his eye when he looked upward trying to stop it. A lot of bleeding happened and he was rushed to the hospital for a treatment.
That incident damaged his eye and as a result his right eye vision was distorted. The affect was that the objects viewed from the right eye seemed out of shape, such that a square would look like a 8% standing rectangular shaped object.
Do you think a surgery can fix this issue and bring the shapes back to normal for his right eye?
That incident damaged his eye and as a result his right eye vision was distorted. The affect was that the objects viewed from the right eye seemed out of shape, such that a square would look like a 8% standing rectangular shaped object.
Do you think a surgery can fix this issue and bring the shapes back to normal for his right eye?
I'm not sure what your doctor meant by 'blood clot.' In general there can be bleeding in the back of the eye in the blood vessels underneath the retina itself, or there can be blood clots in the arteries feeding blood to the retina or optic nerve, or the veins leading away from those areas.
A third kind of bleeding in the rear of the eye that can impair vision is bleeding into the vitreous jelly in front of the retina; the vitreous doesn't have blood vessels but blood can leak into this part of the eye from a retina detachment or other source.
If you had bleeding in a blood vessel right under the retina, then there isn't any treatment for this that I know of especially if the bleeding was in the center part of your retina (the macula). Bleeding way off to the side is sometimes sealed with a laser, but it permanently impairs vision where the laser blasts the retina (which is why it's only done if the bleeding is away from the central vision area).
If you have an active bleeding event in the retina, there are anti-VEGF injections (drugs such as Avastin or Lucentis) which are used to stop the bleeding if it's actively happening. If it's an 'old' bleeding incident that left a scar on the central retina, I don't know if anything that can be done now. Sometimes vision improves after a bleeding event as part of the blood clears or related swelling and fluid dissipates, but it can leave behind permanent damage.
I had a bleeding event under the retina and had scarring from it. By the time I got in to see an ophthalmologist the bleeding had stopped, so no injection was done. The doctor explained to me that the blood seeps up into the many layers of the retina and damages the very sensitive retina structures which translate the light entering your eye into images that are carried to your brain by the optic nerve. It's termed a 'scar' but it's not necessarily like a scar on your skin's surface; it's more like a patch of damaged retina tissue where the leaking blood cells damaged that area of the retina where the bleeding happened.
In my case there was improvement in distortion of straight lines that was pretty severe right after the bleeding problem, but I still have permanent loss of contrast and color sensitivity as well as some blurring.
You should be sure to return to the doctor immediately if you notice any sudden change in your vision. Also, please see an ophthalmologist who is a retina specialist at least once a year so your vision can be monitored carefully. With a prior injury and visual impairment you will want to stay on top of any future problems so you can catch them early. good luck!
A third kind of bleeding in the rear of the eye that can impair vision is bleeding into the vitreous jelly in front of the retina; the vitreous doesn't have blood vessels but blood can leak into this part of the eye from a retina detachment or other source.
If you had bleeding in a blood vessel right under the retina, then there isn't any treatment for this that I know of especially if the bleeding was in the center part of your retina (the macula). Bleeding way off to the side is sometimes sealed with a laser, but it permanently impairs vision where the laser blasts the retina (which is why it's only done if the bleeding is away from the central vision area).
If you have an active bleeding event in the retina, there are anti-VEGF injections (drugs such as Avastin or Lucentis) which are used to stop the bleeding if it's actively happening. If it's an 'old' bleeding incident that left a scar on the central retina, I don't know if anything that can be done now. Sometimes vision improves after a bleeding event as part of the blood clears or related swelling and fluid dissipates, but it can leave behind permanent damage.
I had a bleeding event under the retina and had scarring from it. By the time I got in to see an ophthalmologist the bleeding had stopped, so no injection was done. The doctor explained to me that the blood seeps up into the many layers of the retina and damages the very sensitive retina structures which translate the light entering your eye into images that are carried to your brain by the optic nerve. It's termed a 'scar' but it's not necessarily like a scar on your skin's surface; it's more like a patch of damaged retina tissue where the leaking blood cells damaged that area of the retina where the bleeding happened.
In my case there was improvement in distortion of straight lines that was pretty severe right after the bleeding problem, but I still have permanent loss of contrast and color sensitivity as well as some blurring.
You should be sure to return to the doctor immediately if you notice any sudden change in your vision. Also, please see an ophthalmologist who is a retina specialist at least once a year so your vision can be monitored carefully. With a prior injury and visual impairment you will want to stay on top of any future problems so you can catch them early. good luck!
I had an injury in my left eye in 2002 which led blood clot in the eye.
had treatment for the same for more than year.
Initially I was not able to see anything but later I had vision through left eye but I am able to read anything during eye testing my vision in left in 6/60.
Doctors say it is Le macular scarring .
Is there any treatment for the same.
pls reply
had treatment for the same for more than year.
Initially I was not able to see anything but later I had vision through left eye but I am able to read anything during eye testing my vision in left in 6/60.
Doctors say it is Le macular scarring .
Is there any treatment for the same.
pls reply
I too have the same ailment. I reckon we both tried to focus in on the solar eclipse circa the late 1960's. I have found there is no treatment for this malady. It always seems to me the vision in my right eye is similar to coming from a bright day into a darker place, as if the vision is more like a photograph than a real image, with no 3d effect and dark.I have noticed that my vision is a bit more reliable in a low light situation, for what it's worth.
Due to foreign object strike in my right eye i got my retina damaged or scarred, my doctors from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science Chandigarh have done 3 surgeries with silicon oil to attach the detached retina, but no success, i have no vision in right eye, is there any way it can be fixed ?
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