i had surgery 1/20/14...gas bubble lasted the full 8 weeks exactly. i have 10% cataract in that eye now due to the bubble i knew it would happen. getting cataract surgery in july. i still have swirly spot BUT seems a bit clearer. still some distortion with lines..stressful;very frustrating..i do see better with my -6.00 contacts in ea eye...i heard thre are many good options with the IOL's..dr told me all i would need was to wear one reg contact in left eye after the lens implant in the rt eye..then reading glasses ...we'll see...trying to stay postivie as i struggle on the computer ugh
Hello I had macular hole repair surgery two months ago. Thankfully my vision is getting better. I do however have a droopy eye lid and am wondering if I can expect improvement in time.
Sounds like my situation is similar to yours and I have been hoping for late improvement (Feb 08 macular hole surgery), but I have just about given up at this point. At this point my other eye is still good, but the one with the hole has 3 cloudy areas preventing me from reading and seeing fine detail and is not improving. I think this is where it will stop improving, and hope it does not worsen. Good luck to you. It is at least good to know someone out there shares my despair with this.
Dear Minky:
I had a vitrectomy in my right eye and now I'm contemplating in doing it to the left eye. I can see so much better. It has been a year from the operation and I had to have a cataract lens put in, but I can see much better with that eye now.
hsum4
You are very kind. I hope you have a talented and kind doctor.
Best,
Anna
Thanks so much for your support, AnnaE. I have seen your threads and understand that you have been thourgh many challenges with your own eyesight. I agree with you that we must do everything we can to avoid negative people, input and thoughts, in favor of more healing, positive thoughts. All my best to you,
minkybrown
Good luck. I hope your vision improves.
Here's the answer: Yes.
JCH MD
My question was whether anyone knew of a case wherein the patient recovered some vision several weeks after the vitrectomy, as opposed to right away.
I have searched among the many threads and related topics on this and other sites, and not found the answer to this specific question.
We have many discussion on this topic and you can access them using the search feature.
Unfortunately closing a macular hole often does not improve the vision or the distortion but just keeps it from getting worse.
JCH MD