post surgery effects

[jugal]

I recently had my left eye retina detachment surgery.After the surgery I have experienced that my left eye has swelled & also experiencing double vision.What should I do & whom shall I consult ?

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

If you are totally blind (can't tell bright lights) its not likely anything can be done for you anywhere in the world and you had better concentrate on keeping the other eye healthy.

If you have some vision then a trip to a world famous US eye center such as Bascom Palmer (Miami), Wilmer Institute (john hopkins Baltimore), Emory (Atlanta) etc would be worth it.

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JCH MD

[coondaddy]

I had a sudden onset retinal detachmentin my right eye, about 21/2 yrs ago. I kept my eye in the directed position for 3 days, after which I was blind, and told that my eye had "bled out," and the retinal surgery was repeated, with the blood, etc. being cleaned out.I continued the position after the surgery, and eventually my vision in that eye degraded from about 20/80 to 20/20-400. After several months of pred forte drops in the eye every 1/2-1 hour, I again had surgery with the addition of silicone oilinto the chamber, wih the hope that it would have a better chance of flattening out the retina. I eventually became finger counting only, and was referred to another opthalmologist for a cornea transplant. That doctor made comment that the "oil" kept coming to the top, and he had to drain a good bit of it out, and add some type of synthetic fluid into my vitreous chamber. The transplant seemed to be a success, but my vision quickly degraded such that I was totally blind. Both doctors continue the pred forte frequently for several more months, but as of about 3 months ago, my eye has been continuously blind. The first surgeon's final comment was "that I was just not a good healer," even though he could see the retina and it seemed well attached. My [brown] eye has now turned blue, and I am totally blind. Is there anything you know of that could help restore my vision at a specialty hospital now, or would there have been something I should have done earlier? I am baffled, and never had "healing" problems before. Any suggestions or comments? Thanks for your comment very much in advance.randal.***@****. Coondaddy.

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

Double vision after RD surgery is very common. Ask your retina MD to refer you to an eye muscle (strabismus) specialist.

JCH MD