vitrectomy for macular hole

[grasshopper1160]

15 days post op following vitrectomy for macular hole.  100% compliant with post surgical positioning, post surgical instructions, and application of eye drops.  Gas bubble has disappeared in the last few days, however, continue to see wavy type lines and black spot in center of eye.  Is this normal?  Followup with doctor after surgery was very positive upon examination.  What should I expect?

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

Use the search feature and archives to read about macular hole surgery. Even if the hole is closed the vision may not be normal, the distortion may not improve, time well tell.

JCH MD

[Bramblerose]

Hi,
I am more than 2 1/2 months post op from macular hole, detatched retenia surgery and I think I noticed that I was no longer seeing much of the  wavy lines about a week ago.  I never noticed a black dot, but have been asked at followups if I was.  Did the doctor not explain to you that it could be months before you vision returned to normal?  Also, everyone recovers differently from this surgery.  I started driving within 10 days of my surgery and pretty much back to doing what I was doing before the surgery.  I've pretty much decided not to dwell too much on how fast my vision is recovering - it will get better at the pace it needs to.

Good luck too you and don't let it get you down!