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Very Concerned About Blurry/Cloudy Vision After Vitrectomy
I had a vitrectomy and scleral buckle inserted exactly one week ago, and an air bubble was pumped into my eye to hold retina in place after the surgery repaired a small tear in the lower-left part of the left eye. The day after surgery all I could see was the gas bubble, everything was distorted, blurry, and unfocused. However, I saw no cloudiness.
A week after surgery the gas bubble has dissolved more than 50% such that it is just below mid-eye vision level. I had expected the vision above the dissolving gas bubble to be 'normal' as the bubble dissolved. However, vision above the bubble is extremely, extremely blurry, and what is a bit more worrisome is that it's relatively cloudy (faded colors, dimmer light, etc). All I can see are blobs representing objects, however, if I hold my finger about 4 inches from my eye, it is extremely clear (i.e. not blurry) but still a bit cloudy. Interestingly, things are less cloudy if I focus on them at 4 inches away when I view through the gas bubble, and they are more cloudy if I view the object from above the glass bubble.
I'm hoping someone can please tell me what I should expect in terms of vision in the field of view that is above the gas bubble as it dissolves. I thought/was-hoping the vision would be clear and back to normal (because my retinal tear was on lower/left edge), however, as previously mentioned, my vision is terrible, blurry, cloudy. Furthermore there are a dozen or so small black specs floating around my vision. These are different from "standard floaters" -- they are distinct, clear, small solid black specs (not gel-like floaters, as would be usual). Worse yet, if I lay flat on my back and stare into a light, I see a HUGE SEA of black spec and tiny, clear, perfectly round floaters. It's almost as if the image of my retina is relfecting back into my eye off the gas bubble. It appears as if I'm looking at a sponge. Literally, with all of the crevices and dimples that a fine sponge usually has. It's a very unnerving image to see, but again I can only see it if I'm lying flat on my back staring into a bright light.
I'm really hoping people who've had vitrectomy surgery, or doctors who perform it, can let me know exactly what I should expect to see over the next 'X' number of days and weeks (it's been 7 days since surgery). My doctor tells me my retina is now firmly attached, healing, and that he sees no other problems. However, he doesn't really give me a specific answer when I ask him why my vision above the floater is so cloudy/blurry and why I'm seeing black-spec like floaters. The spec like floaters seem to 'jiggle' along with the air bubble even though they are above the air bubble. That gives me hope that they're floating in a 'film' that exists above the gas bubble that will dissolve away in the next couple of days/weeks?? If my vision gets no better than this, I'll be very disappointed and upset. My vision was very good in the left eye before the retinal tear occurred and I assumed it would return to nearly that prescription and clearness after the vitrectomy was healed.
Any advice/info would be truly appreciated.
- Eric
A week after surgery the gas bubble has dissolved more than 50% such that it is just below mid-eye vision level. I had expected the vision above the dissolving gas bubble to be 'normal' as the bubble dissolved. However, vision above the bubble is extremely, extremely blurry, and what is a bit more worrisome is that it's relatively cloudy (faded colors, dimmer light, etc). All I can see are blobs representing objects, however, if I hold my finger about 4 inches from my eye, it is extremely clear (i.e. not blurry) but still a bit cloudy. Interestingly, things are less cloudy if I focus on them at 4 inches away when I view through the gas bubble, and they are more cloudy if I view the object from above the glass bubble.
I'm hoping someone can please tell me what I should expect in terms of vision in the field of view that is above the gas bubble as it dissolves. I thought/was-hoping the vision would be clear and back to normal (because my retinal tear was on lower/left edge), however, as previously mentioned, my vision is terrible, blurry, cloudy. Furthermore there are a dozen or so small black specs floating around my vision. These are different from "standard floaters" -- they are distinct, clear, small solid black specs (not gel-like floaters, as would be usual). Worse yet, if I lay flat on my back and stare into a light, I see a HUGE SEA of black spec and tiny, clear, perfectly round floaters. It's almost as if the image of my retina is relfecting back into my eye off the gas bubble. It appears as if I'm looking at a sponge. Literally, with all of the crevices and dimples that a fine sponge usually has. It's a very unnerving image to see, but again I can only see it if I'm lying flat on my back staring into a bright light.
I'm really hoping people who've had vitrectomy surgery, or doctors who perform it, can let me know exactly what I should expect to see over the next 'X' number of days and weeks (it's been 7 days since surgery). My doctor tells me my retina is now firmly attached, healing, and that he sees no other problems. However, he doesn't really give me a specific answer when I ask him why my vision above the floater is so cloudy/blurry and why I'm seeing black-spec like floaters. The spec like floaters seem to 'jiggle' along with the air bubble even though they are above the air bubble. That gives me hope that they're floating in a 'film' that exists above the gas bubble that will dissolve away in the next couple of days/weeks?? If my vision gets no better than this, I'll be very disappointed and upset. My vision was very good in the left eye before the retinal tear occurred and I assumed it would return to nearly that prescription and clearness after the vitrectomy was healed.
Any advice/info would be truly appreciated.
- Eric
I had vitrectomy a week ago to address the occurrance of an epi-retinal membrane. The membrane was apparently in 3 layers and quite sticky and restisted removal. No gas bubble was inserted. After a week the residual air has reduced to about 1/3rd of the field of view. The light transmission is quite cloudy but slowly it is improving. I have seen one or two dark circular spots darting around but think these are just individual air bubbles that arise due to aggressive head motion. When they reach the air/fluid interface th ey appear to disappear. My surgeon was expecting a clear liquid after one week but this may be due to blood vessels close to the surface that were disturb when the membrane was removed. I have also noticed a few trails of what look like colour fluid that drifts around. I assume that this is traces of blood. I will for the next week or more try and limit aggressive head movement to give a better chance of the blood vessels healing.
Mike C
Mike C
I had a retinal surgery about four weeks ago. The gas bubble was completely gone after exactly 3 weeks. Now it looks like when I close my left eye it looks like I have smudged glasses on my right vision. That’s the best way to describe it I keep feeling like I have to clean my glasses. But even when I don’t have my glasses on I feel like I have on dirty glasses. My doctor told me this can take up to six months for your eyes to get their original vision back
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It is important to know that many eyes do not make full recovery after cataract or macular surgery. So even at 6 months your vision may not be back to normal. Only time will tell. Your surgeon can perhaps give you a educated guess how much will recover.
Five weeks ago I had a retina detachment (4 tears with macular involvement), a vitrectomy with an 8-week gas bubble (because of the extensive work needed), and experienced most of what others have identified post-op. The bubble is about 30% in place, and the Doc said two days ago that the operation continues to go well. I thank God for the sight that is coming back above the bubble - but it has a yellowish tinge (probably the expected cataract forming)...but more concerning is that the vision in that eye is slightly compressed (compared to the other eye) with vertical lines appearing wavy (retinal pucker?). I know that with macular involvement that outcomes may not be as positive as otherwise. Will some of these problems resolve?
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Generally yes and you can make no judgments about vision till all the air or gas is gone. It will likely be 6 months before you know your final result.
I would love a follow up from some of you. How long did it take for the cloudy vision to resolve? It's bee 8 weeks since the retina surgery. Still a small bit of the gas bubble remains and the cloudy vision is no clearer. It's like looking through a thick fog. No details and bright light results in a white-out affect.
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I also had a vitrectomy to repair my detached retina, and a few other tears, during the first week of June. It is now mid-August, and I still have a small bubble left in my eye. It has been very slow to dissolve.
My vision is very similar to what zmonster described; although, I can't remember where the doctor said my detachment occurred. (If it was in the center, I can imagine that my eyesight will not improve much.) Surgery went well, retina is fully attached, no hazing, I could see perfect detail through the bubble (especially, up close - still nearsighted, I guess), I do have dark specks in my vision above the bubble, I do see a ghost reflection of objects (that are upside-down like a reflection off the bubble) that is slowly going away, colors are kind of dull (it is like looking through a dirty window) though I am slightly red-green color blind, there is a slight tilt in my vision of that eye, very slight waviness of parts of lines, and I see things much better when it is light objects with a dark background. A brighter light background seems to wash out images, so they are harder to see.
The specks in my vision, my doctor said it may be some debris from the surgery and I should try to learn to ignore it. He also added, I would most likely not see things in detail, as I did before. (I jokingly said, if my vision becomes double, it would be an improvement. My vision, in that eye, was triple before.) I know it could take up to a year or two to know what my vision is going to be like, but it is very frustrating not knowing what the final outcome will be. I'm a very visual person, and my hobbies are in the visual arts, so it is upsetting to think that I may never be able to see my work the same again; unless, I only look through my "good eye." Luckily, my other eye's vision seems to be improving. The prescription for my "good eye" was only one off from straight glass. I can only hope and pray that my "bad eye" will prove my doctor wrong, and that I will be able to see more detail. I guess, time will tell.
My vision is very similar to what zmonster described; although, I can't remember where the doctor said my detachment occurred. (If it was in the center, I can imagine that my eyesight will not improve much.) Surgery went well, retina is fully attached, no hazing, I could see perfect detail through the bubble (especially, up close - still nearsighted, I guess), I do have dark specks in my vision above the bubble, I do see a ghost reflection of objects (that are upside-down like a reflection off the bubble) that is slowly going away, colors are kind of dull (it is like looking through a dirty window) though I am slightly red-green color blind, there is a slight tilt in my vision of that eye, very slight waviness of parts of lines, and I see things much better when it is light objects with a dark background. A brighter light background seems to wash out images, so they are harder to see.
The specks in my vision, my doctor said it may be some debris from the surgery and I should try to learn to ignore it. He also added, I would most likely not see things in detail, as I did before. (I jokingly said, if my vision becomes double, it would be an improvement. My vision, in that eye, was triple before.) I know it could take up to a year or two to know what my vision is going to be like, but it is very frustrating not knowing what the final outcome will be. I'm a very visual person, and my hobbies are in the visual arts, so it is upsetting to think that I may never be able to see my work the same again; unless, I only look through my "good eye." Luckily, my other eye's vision seems to be improving. The prescription for my "good eye" was only one off from straight glass. I can only hope and pray that my "bad eye" will prove my doctor wrong, and that I will be able to see more detail. I guess, time will tell.
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I had vitretomy surgery post cataract surgery due to bleeders in the eye. Cataract surgery was 1/27 had 20/25 vision post cataract for 3 glorious months. Then I experienced the cloudiness, my surgeon ecplained that the body tries to reject the lense so cells grow over it which makes the vision cloudy. He used a yag lazer to clear and cut away the cells. Normally post yag tge vision is clear, this time it was not so on 4/20 I went in for vitretomy. Air bubble in place but as the bubble dissipated, my vision was 100% cloudy, could not see anything! He says my eye hemorrhaged and said he hoped the body would absorb the blood. It is now 6/8 nearly 2 months post vitretomy, vision has been clearing but this evening my eye had a bleeder, approximately 15 minutes later my eye became cloudy again. I am ready to give up, am I going to be like this forever? Is this my new normal?
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I would strongly suggest you get a second opinion from a retina surgeon in a different group. The body does not try and reject IOLs. It is one of the most well tolerated of any foreign material put in the body. It sounds like you had a secondary cataract, a yag capsulotomy, a retina tear, vitreous hemorrhage and possibly a retina detachment. Retinal tears and detachments is a known complication of yag capsulotomy but very rare unless the eye was highly myopic prior to cataract surgery.
This is the first time I have posted anything. I am under age 50, male but my risk was lattice degeneration and I had emergency retinal detachment surgery exactly 25 days ago. I had no macular involvement, but I had a vitrectomy with sclera buckle. Gas bubble is about 45% dissolved and I can see fairly well outside of the bubble. However, I too notice "cloudy" vision (On day 22) and when I look at light I see what look like black specks or many tiny bubbles, I can't really discern (starting day 24). I think what we all have in common is frustration about what is normal and what to expect with the gas bubble. There is no manual and online info is lacking. The retinal specialist told me cloudiness is normal (and seems most on here experience it). I was really concerned about black specks but again now that I see how many of you experienced same I feel better. I don't want to keep calling the office with this stuff, but it is our vision ! I really just wanted to thank you all for posting and it compelled me to as well.
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use the search feature there are multiple extended discussions about gas and air bubbles in the eye and RD surgery. Because these are so unique its not possible to generalize like cataract/IOL surgery.
Hi,
I am having same problem and I am 5 weeks out after oil removal.
Did you cloudiness clear up? Is so, when?
Pls respond to Ashraf.n.***@****
Thanks
Ash
I am having same problem and I am 5 weeks out after oil removal.
Did you cloudiness clear up? Is so, when?
Pls respond to Ashraf.n.***@****
Thanks
Ash
So I'm actually 5 weeks post op on my second DR surgery since March, 1st one scar tissue detached retina with buckel and gas bubble 5 days face down,,, so 2nd surgery was required that dr removed cataract at same time as after 1st surgery that formed quick even when I'm a stomach or side sleeper. Not diabetic and now this 2nd surgery I can see over bubble and cloudy blurry wavy with a yellow tint to my vision. Night time when I shake my head to left I can see small flash, this just started a few days ago, but told it's all normal. Also double vision has kicked and seems like I'll be nearsighted as objects look further away than they are,so I find myself wearing eye patch as headaches from this. When I look down through bubble it's magnified and but can see wrinkles on my knuckles
Dr has me out of work till August, I have a follow up appt on 6/29, fingers crossed,
Dr has me out of work till August, I have a follow up appt on 6/29, fingers crossed,
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I had the gas bubbe with vitrectomy three weeks ago and I a don't think I was given enough information on what to expect so have called the surgeon's office every time something new happens. I was lucky that I only had to stay face down the first 24 hours. I am on this site to as I think the bubble disappeared this morning but my vision is now a little more blurry and I too have many little black spots. Looks like my symptoms are what others are experiencing. Thankful for the Internet. Hang in there. good luck with your recovery.
I am close to two weeks post surgery and I too am extremely frustrated with my cloudy vision. Mike_UK describes my experience perfectly--just seeing blurry shapes and colors even after the gas bubble has gone away. I see black streaks in the morning when I wake up and I have some light flashes in the lower periphery of my vision. I have reached out to my doctor and he said all of this is "normal" but it would have been nice to know exactly what could happen post surgery because it is quite scary when you experience these things. I have also had lots of headaches, dizziness and nausea due to the vision imbalance. Again, I wasn't told that could occur. I know I'm in wonderful hands here in NYC but I do wish there was more preparation in what could potentially happen after the operation. I have had two post operation appointments and he says everything looks good but the cloudiness is really demoralizing and disruptive. I am really limited in what I can do and that includes working. They told me I could return to work the following week (after the surgery) but there was actually no way I could do that. I'm going on my third week out of the office because I don't trust myself enough to commute to work without a ton of anxiety. I'm being extra careful because I know the retina is particularly delicate and a lot of activity can hinder my progress. While I know this surgery was necessary for long term success, I wish I knew exactly what I was going to face afterward. I had my face down for a a week and it was very, very difficult both physically and emotionally. Now waking up with all sorts of interesting things happening in my vision just adds on to an already challenging recovery. My advice to anyone having this surgery is to plan on being out of work for at least 3 weeks and to plan on putting their life pretty much on hold for that amount of time. Between the headaches, nausea, dizziness, constant eye drops, back problems from being facedown all day and general frustration/depression you really can't do much of anything. I know I will be happy I did it once I heal, but right now is very difficult and I'm beyond annoyed!
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I'm 6 week post op and same cloudy, wavy, blurry and double vision, this is my second DR surgery since March, dr had me out till August if all goes well
Three to four weeks after the operation all floating particulate in the eye had effectively been filtered out by the body system and I have no visible specks of particulate. If any particles remain I would estimate that they are very small and much smaller than 10 micron. (This is estimated from the size of the gauge 25/27 micro-forceps that were used in the operation and were visible as a shadow on the retina).
An eye test at the opticians after 4½ weeks has measured an improvement in acuity from 20/120 (6/36m) to 20/40 (6/12m). Horizontal lines still show a small amount of distortion (waviness) in the vertical axis and to a smaller extent vertical line waviness in the horizontal axis. The astigmatism has rotated about 25 degrees.
I am hopeful that further relaxation of the retina may reduce the image distortion in time and improve the acuity further. In addition the acuity may be further improved with laser treatment to improve an apparent posterior opacification of the lens capsule. The opacification is evident via the reduced light levels that I am currently experiencing between the two eyes, although not an excessive difference, and this was confirmed by my optician to be associated with the posterior region of the capsule. The latter symptom is apparently a not uncommon issue after inter-ocular lens implant surgery.
I hope the above summaries will be useful to those considering epi-retinal membrane surgery. I would certainly have appreciated a better description of the experience before undergoing the operation rather than entering into an “act of faith”.
An eye test at the opticians after 4½ weeks has measured an improvement in acuity from 20/120 (6/36m) to 20/40 (6/12m). Horizontal lines still show a small amount of distortion (waviness) in the vertical axis and to a smaller extent vertical line waviness in the horizontal axis. The astigmatism has rotated about 25 degrees.
I am hopeful that further relaxation of the retina may reduce the image distortion in time and improve the acuity further. In addition the acuity may be further improved with laser treatment to improve an apparent posterior opacification of the lens capsule. The opacification is evident via the reduced light levels that I am currently experiencing between the two eyes, although not an excessive difference, and this was confirmed by my optician to be associated with the posterior region of the capsule. The latter symptom is apparently a not uncommon issue after inter-ocular lens implant surgery.
I hope the above summaries will be useful to those considering epi-retinal membrane surgery. I would certainly have appreciated a better description of the experience before undergoing the operation rather than entering into an “act of faith”.
I have had two vitrectomies this year, one for retinal detachment (with a gas bubble), one for an epiretinal membrane peel. I didn't have any clarity or floater problems from the second, but from the first one, the cloudiness and a myriad of little black floaters took months to revolve, but resolve they did. I think one week can be a little optimistic. Good luck - we have to have a great deal of patience with these types of eye issues. Improvements sometimes come slowly.
I had Yag 2 months ago then visited in Denver where I had spiders webs and light flashes. On return home my retina detached and had the cyro laser and gas bubble. retine still attached, bubble smaller but having heavy fog. Doc is having me wait 2 weeks to see if it clears, otherwise surgery. My two weeks is up tomorrow so hoping for a good report though still pretty foggy, unable to drive at night also.
I had a Vitrectomy 9 days ago, and I have the cloudy vision as well, and I see little specs (dots). My doctor says this is "shake out". As I understand it, it is the residue that was not visible during that surgery that is now coming down. My doctor says that my retina is still attached. All of you above that saw cloudy after the Vitrectomy, please update on your issue regarding the vision being cloudy. I'm concerned.
What is your condition now, almost 3 years post-op? I am having identical experience and am VERY worried. I had 20-30 vision in eye prior and reading all the message board posts about blurry vision and seems there are a huge lack of favorable responses... please give me some good news ...
I had a RD in June using the gel. In September, after the gel extraction I had another detachment a week later in the same eye. My Doc was out of the country so the backup doc did CHRYON treatment for the new tear and a gas bubble. At first it was still clear but now a week later, I have the cloudiness everyone else has mentioned. Has anyone from the above posts cleared up yet or is this what I have to look forward to for the rest of my life? Is this normal? I had a follow up with the Doc who also said it all is holding well and looked great, I just can't see anything through the cloudiness. Please tell me this is normal and that it eventually goes away.
My mom had vitrectomy 6 weeks ago and bubble has been absorbed really slow ( she still has ~40% left). The real concern is like those described above-- blurry vision of non-bubble area but retina looks fine. Doctor said we should wait and things may get better. Is it possible to improve over time? Any update from others will be highly appreciated.
Sorry, doc. How can this be normal? My symptoms are very similar to those described by Eric except that mine occurred after oil was inserted as the tamponade. The oil and cataract have been removed but the vision is terrible. Just like Eric, my vision looks like someone has poured white paint over it. Also I can see hundreds of small black specks and half a dozen larger round and hollow floaters.
I have seen three surgeons and they all say the retina looks fine. Based on the fundus and oct it looks fine to me too. But the vision is terrible.
Previously I had a vitrectomy on the other eye and then my vision was fine. So I know that this is abnormal.
I would really like to hear an update from Eric about his vision. Did it improve over time?
I have seen three surgeons and they all say the retina looks fine. Based on the fundus and oct it looks fine to me too. But the vision is terrible.
Previously I had a vitrectomy on the other eye and then my vision was fine. So I know that this is abnormal.
I would really like to hear an update from Eric about his vision. Did it improve over time?
Did your cloudy vision clear up once the bubble went away? My bubble is less than 50% and the vision above it is cloudy or as if there were a film over it.
I had a vitrectomy 3 weeks ago and my gas bubble is gone, but my vision is still cloudy and like looking through a sponge. I understand where you are coming from because I can't believe it is taking so long for my vision to become normal again. I had a macular hemorrhage, blood clot along with infection. I was being treated with injections for the hemorrhaging and after my 2nd shot I got infection in my eye that would clear up so that is the reason for vitrectomy. I'm getting down because it is taking so long and the doctor said it could take up to 2 months......I hope he is wrong about that for sure.
Did your vision improve after the bubble completely went away? As your symptoms sound very much like mine I'm 5 weeks post surgery
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This is normal. I have had your surgery and I also did vitreous surgery until a few years ago.
Dr. O.
Dr. O.
And can I kindly ask that nobody respond to my post with 'check with your doctor'? :) That is OBVIOUS! However, I can't get a freaking damn straight answer from my doctor. He's probably afraid of lawsuits, and I can't say that I'd blame him, but this is my damn eye for God's sake.
Hi! Your post is from 2012. It’s 2022 now. Hope you get this and can respond.
I’m recovering from vitrectomy for a macular hole. I’ve been face down for a week, and the gas bubble is about halfway below my field of vision now. It’s very cloudy above the bubble, and I can’t discern any detail no matter how close I place letters in front of my face.
Can you tell me if your cloudiness went away, and how long it took?
Also, you mentioned that you thought you could see a reflection of your retina. In all my online searches, you’re the only one that I’ve found that mentioned this. Did you ever find out what you were seeing? I too feel like I can see something that looks like an iris or maybe my macular hole looking back at me. I know it’s been just over a week, but if this is my macular hole, I’m afraid that the vitrectomy didn’t fix my problem, and left me with cloudy vision.
Thank you!
I’m recovering from vitrectomy for a macular hole. I’ve been face down for a week, and the gas bubble is about halfway below my field of vision now. It’s very cloudy above the bubble, and I can’t discern any detail no matter how close I place letters in front of my face.
Can you tell me if your cloudiness went away, and how long it took?
Also, you mentioned that you thought you could see a reflection of your retina. In all my online searches, you’re the only one that I’ve found that mentioned this. Did you ever find out what you were seeing? I too feel like I can see something that looks like an iris or maybe my macular hole looking back at me. I know it’s been just over a week, but if this is my macular hole, I’m afraid that the vitrectomy didn’t fix my problem, and left me with cloudy vision.
Thank you!
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Hi,
- cloudiness and reflections are due to bubble. They will go away the day the bubble fully dissolves.
- black specks and debris are scar tissue and blood droplets floating around, they will dissolve within a month.
- after the bubble dissolves, it will still take 3+ months before your vision becomes fully stable again. You will not be seeing very well at all until the third month, then boom, it’s gets better fast.
- if you had a scleral buckle sewed in, you will be significantly more nearsighted in that eye. In fact you will have trouble balancing until you adjust to your new glasses prescription
- you WILL eventually / soon develop an early cataract in that eye, caused by the vitrectomy. Don’t be surprised if 2-4 years later you’re also needing cataract surgery.
It’s scary the first few months, but hang in there, the body does a good job healing itself. (I had disaster strike on my other eye 2 years later, and the eye I had the original surgery on suffered an injury, so unfortunately I have only one eye now, and the vision is not ideal. It’s really depressing, so consider yourself lucky if things are going well with your other eye, and try to be very careful not to rub your eyes or play sports where you might get impacted in the eye).
Hope that helps.
- cloudiness and reflections are due to bubble. They will go away the day the bubble fully dissolves.
- black specks and debris are scar tissue and blood droplets floating around, they will dissolve within a month.
- after the bubble dissolves, it will still take 3+ months before your vision becomes fully stable again. You will not be seeing very well at all until the third month, then boom, it’s gets better fast.
- if you had a scleral buckle sewed in, you will be significantly more nearsighted in that eye. In fact you will have trouble balancing until you adjust to your new glasses prescription
- you WILL eventually / soon develop an early cataract in that eye, caused by the vitrectomy. Don’t be surprised if 2-4 years later you’re also needing cataract surgery.
It’s scary the first few months, but hang in there, the body does a good job healing itself. (I had disaster strike on my other eye 2 years later, and the eye I had the original surgery on suffered an injury, so unfortunately I have only one eye now, and the vision is not ideal. It’s really depressing, so consider yourself lucky if things are going well with your other eye, and try to be very careful not to rub your eyes or play sports where you might get impacted in the eye).
Hope that helps.
Thank you sooo much for responding so quickly! It makes me feel so much better! They really don’t tell you what you will really experience after surgery. I didn’t know it was going to take so long. I was feeling guilty for even asking for 2 weeks off from work. I’m sorry you had problems with both eyes now. I know it must be such an adjustment in your life. I’ll never take my eyesight for granted ever again! I just pray that it heals well! Thanks again!
Zmonster:: thanks for the helpful post. Nothing is better than a good explantion from a person that has been through the surgery before.
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