Which is why I haven’t been on the boards. Doctor wanted me to stay away from reading for two days.

Welcome back!

Welcome back, OH Nuts! Hope you're doing well and that your recovery is speedy and uneventful.

Thanks Mikaela & Rawr!

Welcome back, OhNuts, I hope that you have a speedy recovery from your eye surgery. :wave:

Which is why I haven’t been on the boards. Doctor wanted me to stay away from reading for two days.

Glad you are okay, and hope you can see your way clear to telling us all the details! :wave:

Glad you are okay, and hope you can see your way clear to telling us all the details! :wave:

Had a sudden onset of A LOT of small black floaters. Often floaters are harmless, but sometimes can indicate a retinal hole or tear, which can be serious. My opthamologist, after examining me, suspected a retinal hole and referred me to a retina specialist. The specialist THOROUGHLY examined my eye and said I needed the hole lasered as he was concerned fluid might leak behind the hole. So he lasered it and told me to stay away from reading/internet until late this afternoon.

Thanks Mikaela & Rawr!

You're welcome Rich!

Welcome Back OH Nuts, Best Wishes for a safe & speedy recovery!!!!!!!!!

Had a sudden onset of A LOT of small black floaters. Often floaters are harmless, but sometimes can indicate a retinal hole or tear, which can be serious. My opthamologist, after examining me, suspected a retinal hole and referred me to a retina specialist. The specialist THOROUGHLY examined my eye and said I needed the hole lasered as he was concerned fluid might leak behind the hole. So he lasered it and told me to stay away from reading/internet until late this afternoon.

Glad it was something that could lasered back into shape! Best of luck!

Welcome back Oh Nuts! I hope it all turns out for the best!

Welcome Back OH Nuts, Best Wishes for a safe & speedy recovery!!!!!!!!!

Thanks!

Welcome back Oh Nuts! I hope it all turns out for the best!

Welcome back Oh Nuts! I hope it all turns out for the best!

I’m going back to the retina specialist on Friday, and find our more then! Thanks for thinking of me!

Glad you're doing better, vision is so important. Will you have to wear special glasses or contacts for awhile?

I wondered where you were, we've been missing you. Glad you're back!! :wave:

Frankly, I've been seeing floaters, for years, but I've not noticed a increase in them. Hope I don't.

Good to see you back, and hope you heal quickly.

Good to see you back, and hope you heal quickly.

Thanks Torgo!

Wow Im so sorry OH NUTS,you have been thru alot........ I hope you are starting to feel better!!

A little thanks, but still worried - but I’ll see my retina specialist on Friday.

My brother, who I'm always mentioning on these boards, had the surgery several years ago -- and has experienced no problems in all the years since. Best wishes, I'm confident you'll have the same great outcome.

I had lazik surgery last summer, which went really well. They had to take me and my bike home in an Uber/Lyft, and I was instructed to take a nap for four hours. It was so different, all afternoon each time I woke up, my eyes were watering profusely, like I was crying, but my eyes were healing after a twenty minute laser surgery. It was so different to no longer be wearing glasses since the age of sixteen. They explained that I would be seeing haloes of light for the next several months, but I was to take eye drops every hour or so. Now my far vision was excellent, but I would just need a cheap pair of reading glasses from the store to be able to read small print.

It was so different to be without glasses, but I look a lot better! I see a lot better as well! I only had to go in that next Saturday for a follow-up eye exam and everything was just great! It was better than expected.

My brother, who I'm always mentioning on these boards, had the surgery several years ago -- and has experienced no problems in all the years since. Best wishes, I'm confident you'll have the same great outcome.

Thanks biff. And BTW I really enjoy your posts on all the forums!

I had lazik surgery last summer, which went really well. They had to take me and my bike home in an Uber/Lyft, and I was instructed to take a nap for four hours. It was so different, all afternoon each time I woke up, my eyes were watering profusely, like I was crying, but my eyes were healing after a twenty minute laser surgery. It was so different to no longer be wearing glasses since the age of sixteen. They explained that I would be seeing haloes of light for the next several months, but I was to take eye drops every hour or so. Now my far vision was excellent, but I would just need a cheap pair of reading glasses from the store to be able to read small print.

It was so different to be without glasses, but I look a lot better! I see a lot better as well! I only had to go in that next Saturday for a follow-up eye exam and everything was just great! It was better than expected.

Thanks for sharing your experience. I always wondered about lazik and those I know who got it raved about it. Nearsightedness does increase the likeliness of getting a retinal hole. Now it makes me wish I had got Lazik, but was always creeped out by the later. My myopia isn’t that pronounced though, so I avoided it. But this was a necessity. Retinal holes, if left untreated, can sometimes lead to the retina beginning to detach...which is extremely serious and can lead to blindness in the affected eye.

I’m really glad I jumped on this; the abrupt change in vision was a red flag something was amiss and I’m glad I nipped this in the bud.

A little thanks, but still worried - but I’ll see my retina specialist on Friday.

I know this is late, but how did your appointment go?
Glad you are doing better now, but stay up on it with at least yearly or bi-yearly check-ups :)

I had laser surgery about 15 years ago (twice in both eyes) because of diabetic retinopathy. I have seen a retina specialist every 6 to 8 weeks since.


Over the years, my eyes for the most part have been fine and haven't needed treatment, but for the last several years I have had to get a shot in my right eye (Eylea or Avastin) on almost every visit due to swelling, which is bleeding in the eye.

I know this is late, but how did your appointment go?
Glad you are doing better now, but stay up on it with at least yearly or bi-yearly check-ups :)

I had laser surgery about 15 years ago (twice in both eyes) because of diabetic retinopathy. I have seen a retina specialist every 6 to 8 weeks since.


Over the years, my eyes for the most part have been fine and haven't needed treatment, but for the last several years I have had to get a shot in my right eye (Eylea or Avastin) on almost every visit due to swelling, which is bleeding in the eye.

Thanks for asking! My follow-up visit went well and the retina specialist liked the way the hole was healing. He wants me to follow up in a month. My next appointment is mid June.

Sorry you have diabetes. As someone who has it (relatively mild though) I can attest it can be a very sucky disease. It pretty much means kissing comfort foods goodbye. Thankfully I’m finally adjusting to the Metformin and my post-prandials are much better.

I’m REALLY watching what I eat and trying keep my net carbs below 75g a day.

If you ever want to discuss the disease or some reasonably good substitutions for rice, noodles, pizza etc. let me know. I did find a very low-carb ice cream.

Great to hear of your healing retina. I'm reminded of my sister-in-law having some healing going on in her ear -- the body's restorative powers after a surgery are amazing.

Great to hear of your healing retina. I'm reminded of my sister-in-law having some healing going on in her ear -- the body's restorative powers after a surgery are amazing.

Thanks for asking.

Yes indeed, the human body is quite amazing, especially the eye. I always thought the eyeball was where most severe eye damage occurs but it’s the retina.