residual vitreous body visible after vitrectomy

[Sophie81]

I had a vitrectomy on Thursday and the following Monday had the follow up consultation with my surgeon. I made this surgery because of floaters. These were extremely strong in my sight, so my doctor agreed to the surgery. I still do not see so well but this will hopefully improve with time.
My actual problem: I see new marks in the upper field of vision, which lie like a ring around the field of vision. My doctor said that this is due to the residual vitreous body, because for safety reasons, only 90% of the vitreous body could be extracted. Does anyone have experience with this problem? Do you get used to these marks easier than to the eye floaters?
Thanks in advance!
Sophie, Vienna, Austria

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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[CherylLee76]

I had a vitrectomy back in December 2012...I could also see some of the vitreous edge on the far left but it has gradually decreased..Sometimes it just takes time for it to completely heal and gradually become less noticeable. Keep the faith!

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

I dislike surgery for floaters only vitrectomy. There are many posts of people that are unhappy for one reason or the other usually they still have floaters but sometimes because they develop cataracts or macular edema.

You can pull those discussions up with the search feature and archives.

Don't be surprised if you get cataracts in the next 6-12 months.

JCH MD