retina tear surgery, recovery and prognosis question.

stevenNYer

My 26 year-old brother woke up this past Saturday morning and experience floaters, spots, and little ring in the field of vision in his left eye. He saw his GP who referred him to an eye specialist. The eye specialist found that he had a retinal tear. My brother just completed laser surgery (Monday afternoon) to seal the tear. After surgery he said the spots and rings were gone and he felt relieved. By evening (about 5 hours later), he said the spots came back but not as severe. He's concern again. Is this "normal" for the spots and ring symptoms to come back like this. His appointment with the eye specialist is 6 months later. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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stevenNYer

Thank you for your reply.

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Sandy Feldman, MD, MS

Dear steveNYer,

I would recommend that he seek the care or call his eyeMD. Your brother should be evaluated to make sure that the laser sealed the tears and there are no breaks or additional tears. He needs to speak with his eyeMD to determine the concern.

Dr. Feldman

Sandy T. Feldman, M.D., M.S.
ClearView Eye and Laser Medical Center
San Diego, California

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