Yes, I definitely spoke too early...
8 years ago
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Back to my left eye again...
When last we left off, they said that there'd been some swelling but nothing bad... that the lens had been scraping the underside of the iris. Well, it hasn't gotten any better. It's gotten significantly worse. The "floaters" are still there (tons of them) and now there's a spot in the middle of my field of vision that looks like the afterimage of a dozen flashbulbs.
The doctor looked me over and dilated, and took a macular scan and said that there's a film on the back of the lens that they put in on that eye. That's not at all uncommon, according to him. I have to go back to the place that did the surgery (they'll call to schedule it this week or next). They'll sit me down and burn the film off with a laser. Should take about 20 seconds. But at that point, I should be back to 20/20 (I struggled to get to 20/25 today).
I'll update you once it's over
When last we left off, they said that there'd been some swelling but nothing bad... that the lens had been scraping the underside of the iris. Well, it hasn't gotten any better. It's gotten significantly worse. The "floaters" are still there (tons of them) and now there's a spot in the middle of my field of vision that looks like the afterimage of a dozen flashbulbs.
The doctor looked me over and dilated, and took a macular scan and said that there's a film on the back of the lens that they put in on that eye. That's not at all uncommon, according to him. I have to go back to the place that did the surgery (they'll call to schedule it this week or next). They'll sit me down and burn the film off with a laser. Should take about 20 seconds. But at that point, I should be back to 20/20 (I struggled to get to 20/25 today).
I'll update you once it's over
Tredain
~tredain
More lasers!
dalesql
~dalesql
At least it seems to be a well understood complication with a treatment. Best wishes for better health.
Rat the Shaman
~ratshaman
Is this the ophthalmologists equivalent of a scalpel forgotten inside the patient? ;-p
Trejaan
~trejaan
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I don't think so. He made it sound as though the film has formed since the surgery... not something on the lens they forgot to take off.
anonanonblah
~anonanonblah
That sucks. But at least you get to play with lasers again!
Kodachrome
~kodachrome
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