![]() Hi Jaypo, great posts already on this thread with lots of helpful info & reassurance. Good luck for your appointment on Monday! ![]() A year or so afterwards, I noticed the same floaters in my other eye and the optician confirmed that the other eye had 'gone' - I hadn't noticed. They're still there but my brain now seems to mostly ignore them. It's good that you're going to get it checked on Monday, but I wonder if the fact that your flashing lights have stopped means that the vitreous humour has now fully detached itself (which would be a good thing)! I had very noticeable black stringy floaters in the affected eye (like nets in my vision) which really bothered me for a while but now I don't see them unless I really try. They did tell me various things to look out for which, if I noticed, I had to go back to see them within 24 hours. The hospital confirmed PVD, but no retinal problems and arranged to see me again a few weeks later. The optician examined me and said it was PVD but also arranged an appointment at the eye hospital the following day because they have to check that as the vitreous is detaching, it isn't tearing the retina (I gather it's pretty unusual for the retina to be damaged, but it needs checking to be on the safe side). This happened to me - I went to the optician as a same-day appointment, scared to death as I was having weird lights in the outside edge of my vision in one eye, rather like an arc-shaped light which I noticed when I blinked or moved my head suddenly. The fact that you've got a stringy floater is absolutely classic for PVD - it's probably the vitreous humour that you're 'seeing'. For some people, it tugs slightly on the retina as it's detaching, hence the flashing lights. I think this might be what you read about when you went on the NHS website - the vitreous humour in our eyes gets watery, instead of jelly-like, and detaches itself. A majority of those past a certain age have it, but most people don't notice it happening. It does not store any personal data.Hi Jaypo What you're experiencing sounds very much like PVD - posterior vitreous detachment, which sounds very scary but is in fact incredibly common as we age. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Some people don’t get all their vision back, especially in more severe cases or if the macula (responsible for central vision) is involved. ![]() It may take several months for your vision to return. A vitrectomy also might require you to hold your head in one position for some time.Ībout 80% to 90% of retina procedures are successful and might result in follow up appointments. Vitrectomy. This surgery repairs large tears or detachments, and with this procedure, the vitreous gel is removed and replaced with a gas bubble or oil.It pushes towards the tear or detachment until it heals. An invisible silicone band gets permanently attached around the white of your eye (called the sclera). You’ll need to hold your head in a specific position for several days to keep the bubble in the right place. It presses against the upper part of your retina, closing the tear. A small gas bubble is injected into your vitreous gel. Pneumatic retinopexy. This procedure works well for a tear that’s small and easy to close.Laser (thermal) or freezing (cryopexy). Both methods can repair a tear if diagnosed early enough.Your treatment may involve one or more of these procedures: Sometimes a combination of treatments is used. The aim of the treatment is to find and repair the tears in the retina (if any) and to drain the subretinal fluid (fluid beneath the retina). It all depends on the three different types of detachments you are diagnosed with and the accompanying severity. ![]() There are several treatment methods, and it depends on how much of your retina detaches and what type of detachment you have. ![]()
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