Thank you, Keith, for sharing. Im on my 2nd week of recovery, with a gas bubble, and you have addressed most of the questions/concerns I had. I had started to have problems focusing clearly with my good eye, and found that bt covering my recovering eye, it helped to clear my vision. Then, you stated you experienced the same, and it relieved the anxiety i was experiencing. I have faith that my vision will be restored as yours was so i can resume my normal activities--and be able to drive--soon. God bless you!

Thank you, I'm 21 and i went throw 8 surgerys (1 with gas and others with laser). And listening you makes me feel kinda better. I can't see close, distant or periferal down on right eye but on left i can see preety normally with glasses, so left took all responsibility and I'm kinda fighting with my self to not be worried that I'll be totaly blind, I'm not religious at all but i pray that in 5 years or 10 some stem cell surgery or bionic eye could be made so i can replace this eye or heal it completly. Day doesn't pass by and from moment i wake up to moment i go to sleep i think about how much eye is bothering me, constant light, weak vision, lack of periferal vision and worst of all, i rly wanted to become good artist and designer, alredy had a job set up after collage, i hope i don't go blind, i don't want any advanture or fast life, i just want normal boring life and not to be blind.

Thank you very much for your film !

Thx Kevin. Your videos have been helpful as I enter week two post vitrectomy surgery. I agree with you that docs really don’t tell you much in terms of what to expect. These videos give one a roadmap and guidance in terms of mileposts. In addition, I have a much better idea of what to ask my doctor .during my next check in. By the way, I like some of your video editing skills which gives the viewer a more realistic sense of the sensations one may experience.

I really wish that you completely heal I want to see you having no issues at all and I wish for that ❤️

Also thankyou so much for these wonderful videos very encouraging and helpful 🙂

Thank you for your encouragement. I have been facing down watching KZfaq videos, including yours for five days now. 😎

Kevin, thankyou so much for these videos - your detailed descriptions & illustrations have helped me prepare mentally for upcoming surgery. I especially like the way you appreciate the sight you have & enjoy your life in such a positive way. Best wishes from Sydney, Australia

Kevin thank you for sharing your videos, I just had the same surgery and your testimony has given me hope that I will see normal again, I been depress after surgery.

Thank you for your videos I had a victrectomy in Dec and your updates and explanations were spot on and helped me so much

Thank you for sharing your recovery. I am 5 weeks post op and at times anxious with slow recovery and family not understanding that with one eye vision tasks takes longer. Your videos are encouraging.

God bless you Kevin, I read many comments to your content and truly relieving my nerve because I am accompanying my friend who will have to go thru probably all of your experience in vision revival surgery. Regardless it may turn good or bad I am grateful bcos still can access to your video and fully prepared for any outcome. Bless my journey to Singapore Mount Elizabeth Hospital with all of your kindness and support. Love you always❤️

So glad to hear that you' re doing well, at least I now know that itè s a long ride to expect, as I did my Vitrectomy on September 20th.

Thx again Kevin. Great to hear you are doing so much better then the last update tho understand your frustration at things not being what you’d hoped. Sounds like our right eyes were very similar so am pleased to hear what you have to say & this will help keep my expectations in check. This is tough stuff hey but as you say 100 years ago we’d have no doubt gone blind. I ride a motorcycle & can not wait to be able to get back on but gee it’s an activity where you have to see perfectly so guess it might be a while. I’m legally not allowed to drive/ride until the gas bubble goes in any case. Hope your progress has continued positively. Cheers again from Australia :)

Can’t thank you enough for your detailed videos. I have been listening over and over again and every time I do I find something else I can identify with. Every week after eye surgery there seems to be different issues that are part of the healing process but still daunting.

Thank you so much for taking the time to create these vitrectomy videos. It’s so kind of you to share your road to recovery and it’s very helpful for people who are going thru this process. Can you share ideas on sleeping positions, daytime positions for face down?

I’m pre-op. Thanks for all the insights! I’ve had so many of your symptoms & questions….. Thanks!!

I want you to know how very helpful your videos have been. I did not have the surgery but my husband did. He is currently one week after surgery. It is very beneficial to understand what he might have to go through as he recovers from his surgery. Thanks so much and I hope you continue with good sight.

Thank you for all the info you shared. I just had the same surgery 2 weeks ago, and am stressed about my recovery. Great talk indeed!

Thank you Kevin, I am on Day 16 since my vitrectomy.. your info share is so valuable. 'Nobody can tell you this' unless you experience one of these. I now know that it's a journey - thanks to your shares. I was scheduled to have cataract surgery on my 'other eye' 5 days before experiencing the detached retina - can't make this up. So my vision now is seeing through a bad cataract in left eye and still looking through the gas bubble in my right eye. Your video shares have helped me with being patient. It's going to take a long time.

Thank you! This really helps and I like how you visualized what you were explaining with blurs and smoke and … layering on your videos

I have tons of issues with my vision and the way you're accepting yours is a huge help to me. Thanks for sharing your story. God bless!

Thank you so much for making this video!! I am one month out from my scleral buckle surgery and this made me very hopeful for the future.

Thank you. I had this surgery yesterday. Nice to know what to expect.

Kevin, you give me hope. I was absolutely panic-stricken for 2 weeks post-surgery. My surgeon never explains well and brushes off my anxiety.

Thank you Kevin for making this series & sharing your journey. I am at week 2. So early days. I am in a slightly different category to yourself in that I’m older & had dense cataracts to be dealt with before my retinal detachment. I was told by my eye surgeon today that the cataract surgery should proceed with my operated on eye being done first as the retinal detachment speeds up the cataract problems faster. I found that interesting & in line with what you’ve told us in previous videos. I felt a lot of empathy for you in that you were trying to make decisions based on little knowledge & your medics didn’t seem to be explaining & advising options well at all. Not being able to see clearly for a long period & then trying to decide important things for your future is a very hard thing without understanding consequences etc. I feel I was lucky as before my surgery I was told the many possibilities that could go wrong. It made it scary proceeding but the alternative really is permanent blindness without a second chance. I think things would have been a lot better for you if your professionals had explained more so you had a better understanding. They actually would know possible outcomes & side effects & effects after that surgery just from working in that field & not from having the surgery themselves. It’s most certainly not your fault in any way that you did not notice your retinal detachment but it’s my understanding that the surgery is treated as urgent because the sooner the surgery the more chance of saving sight but never a guarantee. Yes you are lucky to have some sight in that eye. I think I’m lucky too that as my gas bubble dissipates I’m seeing more each day. Even though it truly is like looking & walking around in a sloshy fish bowl. Very off putting & not like I was expecting at all. After my surgery I only had lie with head down for 1/2 hour. From what you described I feel fortunate but of course there were & are restrictions. Because I dread losing sight in that eye, I feel prepared to be patient & do everything that I’m told to do with regard to my eye. My other problem is my “good” eye has dense cataract too so I have all the crazy stuff going on in one eye & can’t see much in the other! Very limiting but hopefully not forever. With the cataract surgery, before this surgery I will as terrified if it. Now I feel it will be ok. I’ve been led to believe with the lenses they put in for cataract surgery, you can almost pick & choose if you want to be long or short sighted or else. I also understand that once it’s done you never have cataracts again & the lenses last the rest of your days. I could be wrong but that’s what I’ve been told. So for me choosing to have cataract surgery is easy, either have it or slowly lose sight. I choose to see if I can! It’s a shame you had to worry about the cataract surgery because things weren’t explained enough. Anyway it is what it is. Faced with the prospect & reality of not seeing, we choose to take our chances to see.

Thank you Kevin. I am a 2 nd generation barber who is passionate about cutting hair even after 40 years I can say I’m more passionate about my craft than ever. I have been away from my barbershop going on 8 weeks now waiting for bubble to dissolve. I am sad to say I am losing my income & my business a little each day. It’s disheartening to know I have even lost some of my favorite clients. At first I explain to people it would take a couple days to get back to work cause that’s what I was told. Then I was told 4 to 6 weeks. Then told 8 weeks. Drs. told me this. And then I re-searched and found that it could take 3 to 6 months. Seeing your video gives me hope I am grateful that you posted it.TY Karen

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Kevin, I am so grateful to you for posting all of your videos about your retinal detachment surgery and recovery. I'm just over 4 weeks out from my retinal detachment surgery / vitrectomy with a gas bubble. What I can see so far is very blurry, no detail. I'm hoping and praying I continue to improve. Thanks again for all of the detailed information you provided. It is very comforting to see that someone else went through the same thing and it lets me know that hopefully I am progressing as expected, although it seems super slow.

Great experience shared...thank u so much

Thanks for sharing your experience. I just had this done in October and am almost ready for my Cadirrac surgery.

Thank you

Hi my name is Debbie and l am 62 and I live in Australia and l just had Vitrectomy and cataract surgery on my right eye yesterday l turned my phone on and there you are talking about your surgery wow l hope mine goes ok but thanks for sharing

Kevin, thanks for the detailed explanation of how your sight changed in the eye that had the vitrectomy and detachment. It's so difficult to find anyone to explain the issues they've had relating to the aftermath of the surgery. I am 2 1/2 months out from a vitrectomy, and I only had a small tear that was lasered along with some areas of lattice degeneration. My gas bubble was gone in 2 weeks, and my vision was fine because I'd already had cataract surgery in both eyes, and I had a near lens in the vitrectomy eye. My other eye has a lens for distance - thus, I have monovision. Your description of your vision being disoriented was perfect. Even though I can see just fine, there is a disorientation from the eye that had the surgery. At this point, my pupil is still dilated, and from what I have read, it may change back to normal, or my ciliary nerves may be permanently damaged. At times I almost feel like I have a mild double vision, while at other times, especially outside in full daylight, my monovision seems perfect. It's when I'm in lower lit areas or when I'm in buildings with lighting that affects the monovision. Your description of the waviness also affects me at times. I'm scheduled to return for an in office laser procedure in my other eye to repair a weak spot, but I'm so concerned that I'll have even more issues if I have that done. Didn't you mention that you'd had that procedure done too? You seem to have had no issues. Thanks again for a great video!

Thank you very much for sharing your experience. I had surgery for a detached retina 3 weeks ago and was worried about what to expect. Your video helped to understand the timeline to full recovery.

Thank you, Kevin. We got this. Second week on my recovery from my retinal detachment surgery.

Thank you so much for sharing your journey. I believe I'm headed down the same road. Woke up several days ago with what I though were images of falling stars then black things floating. Called ophthalmologist and made an appointment. Everyday the flashing has increased and the floaters are more evident. Because you have shared your experiences I feel so much more empowered when I go see the doctor. Thanks again!

Kevin thank u so much I have done the same thing but really make it clear more hundred

Had surgery yesterday. Thanks for sharing this. Super helpful. 👍

I just had vitrectomy a month ago. This was to close a macular hole, but my experience is similar to yours. I had vitrectomy on the same eye three years ago and it took like a week for my bubble to disappear and my vision was pretty good afterwards. This time, I am not that optimistic about the quality of my post-surgery vision. I do not have to worry about cataracts because I already had them more than 7 or 8 years ago. Anyway, I just wanted to mention about the eyeglasses. You mentioned that you work in front of the computer a lot. I do too, especially with Zoom now (at least 6 hours a day). I had my optometrist make me a pair of computer glasses for computer viewing and close reading. Then he made me a higher intensity pair for night driving or long distance driving where I have to look at freeway signs with a smaller lower part to read maps or GPS. Hope your vision is still improving after the cataract surgeries.

Thank you for this. Just had mine and on day 3 I just see a brown lens with blurry light at the top. Freaking out but your videos is a mental health rescue plan.

Thanks Kevin...

This is a nightmare pure and simple and sure are so positive I mean really you didn't even show everything 6 months of recovery from this OMG

Hi and thank you for this video. I was on vacation back in June (2021) and within a few days got a detached retina in my right eye. Fortunately, I was near one of the best eye institutes in the country and was taken in for surgery the next day. All went well, I kept (and am still keeping) all my appointments but I still see what I call a little "ghost" in my right eye. It's like a gray floater dancing across the eye and sometimes I see like a mini light from a flashlight on the corners of both eyes. That "light" has come and gone for years and I see a retinal specialist at Johns Hopkins who assures me it's nothing but a floater, my eye is healing great, and my left eye is perfect. Yet my anxiety is off the chart when it comes to my health. It was a terrifying experience. Your video brought me some relief, so thank you again. ♥

Thanks for the videos. I am 6 days post op for a complete detachment. Looking forward to regaining some vision but keeping my expectations in check

hi Kevin, i had 2 surgeries on the same eye in the past 5 weeks. retinal detachment with a tear. first surgery was done from the outside to repair the tear and then gas bubble. i had to be face down for 6 days, that sucks. 2 weeks later Doc realized that I had blood in the eye. next day back to surgery, i did not heal from the first. they did a vitrectomy with cataract. today I still cannot see. i am a professional guitarist and only see about 25%. I'm glad I found your videos. I feel better knowing that it is going to take a long time but that seems to be the norm, based on the comments I read here. great job on the vids and thanks.

Thank you for your videos. I am at the stage waiting for cataract surgeries. My right eye was detached mid September. I work on computers and am having eyes getting very exhausted. I am still seeing distorted vision on the right side and the lines are not straight. Thank you for making this video and explaining what you are still having issues and being positive to what your eyes can do.

I’m so happy for you You’re very precise and educated I am 25 and I have the same thing I had floaters for almost 13 years, since I was 12 And this month my retina detached And you’re helping me to understand what I’m going through I really wish at least that it doesn’t get worse

Kevin, thank you so much for sharing your journey. I have just had a vitrectomy (20 June 2022) and your comments have certainly put me at ease. 💕

Thank you so much for your videos. I'm 8 weeks post surgery and was told today I will probably need cataract surgery. My story is very similar to yours. Your story will help me get through this. Thank you!

Thank you for your videos. I am one month out from my vitrectomy. It is hard to find information about what to expect. Thank you for your honest and helpful information.

Thank you this is very helpful. I'm on week 2 since my surgery. I had lattice degeneration and had a retinal detachment and had all the same procedures done. My surgeon was pleased with how things are healing as I had a recheck appointment yesterday. I had to keep my head down for 7 days but he said the longer I could be face down the better. I was able to borrow a table that was from my local chiropractors,also my work place, and did 10 days. Lots of audio books. Im able to drive but as you pointed out my peripheral vision on my left eye is nill. I feel confident after watching your videos that all will be well abu it's a slow recovery. Thanks again for making these videos. Blessings on you.

Great information, I had surgery one week ago. I see the green glow at night too. I also had the buckle and gas bubble. Living in VA. Thanks.

My partner just have his Vitrectomy surgery couple days ago, Dec. 16, 2021 here in the Philippines, was hoping he would have a very good recovery, thanks for sharing your story we both watch, huggg from Phils.! Merry Xmas!

Thank you, day 4. Cataract was done before. I had a macular pucker, the doctor seems disappointed that my vision didn't get better yet. The middle vision is back, but blurry. I feel it is a win. Your time line is very helpfull.

Hi, I was diagnosed with epiretinal membrane with vitreous macula traction adhesion in my tight eye and to a lesser extent also in my left eye. Had catarac surgery in both eyes. Vision in my left eye I am very pleased. Right eye, not so much. After watching your videos, watchful waiting for my right eye is my course of action. I can live with the floaters and the curvy lines . I am 70 years old so watchful waiting is all the treatment that I am willing to go through. Thank you for your videos. I've found them very helpful.

I'm adding to my experience from about 20 mins. ago when I had to go to ED. During my EM retinal detachment surgery, I had a gas bubble, and my cataract done too..I had a word that begins with the letter "C". I saw all of the surgery in detail, and kept asking for more anaesthesia, but didn't get any. I had to keep my arms straight and make tight fists, as I was feeling shaky and sick. Immediately after my surgery I started to go into shock. This went away when I had a cup of tea in Recovery. That's the second part of my story. Thankyou for sharing your story and your journey

Thank you for sharing your experience with us! Knowledge is power. I have never had a detached retina, but I am extremely near-sighted and only recently learned that that puts me at a significantly greater risk for a detachment, that and advancing age; I am a 66-year- old female. I can't believe that after decades of visiting optometrists for eyeglasses not one of them pointed this out to me. I only learned of this increased chance after visiting an Ophthalmologist and eye surgeon in preparation for cataract removal in both eyes. Now I at least know what warning signs to look for. Like so many, I am often frustrated that my ophthalmologists' seem to think I have a background in ophthalmology. They need to use plain-speak when addressing their patients. Thank you again for sharing your experience and thank you to all who have commented. It makes me feel a little less anxious about possible future issues.

I underwent this same process last week and your videos are a great help for those going through this. I think one thing that I am now concious of at nearly 60, is that eye care is now going to be a major issue for the rest of my life. Eye surgery is so complex that you are never fully 100% over the situation like with many other ops. There is always that nagging worry that the other eye may go or multiple ongoing treatment for both eyes may be needed. The key is to be an informed patient, recognize the cues that there may be an issue, and have regular checks for peace of mind. Attention to details, like knowing where the nearest eye clinic is on your holidays etc. Basically just adjusting your life a little bit to cater for scenarios where you may need specialist help. For instance I wi be taking my surgical notes on holiday this year, just in case. Anything that reduces anxiety.

Thank u so much for ur videos. It really helped me to understand what I am going through. I am in my 5th week after the surgery. N waiting for that gas bubble to go away.

I had large area detached retina on my left eye and I had vitrectomy and scleral buckle on 7/14/2022. It took me 80 days for the gas to disappear. It is 13 weeks now. I am 20/40 vision. My vision is improving every day. Your video gave me hope and provide something and time lines that the doctor did not give. Thanks❤

Thanks Very informative

Thanks for a very informative video. I had surgery on a retinal detachment 4 days ago in recovery now. It was a shock. I hope I get to drive soon my whole family count on me. You're positive message has given me hope.

Day 2 . Watched all your videos. Had detached retina in over eye 2 years ago. My wavy went away much recently. Took 2 years.

Thank you. Im 40 days & 2 surgeries in - 1st had thick oil, 2nd thin oil. I had a total retina dettachment & tear. My eye is taking longer to heal & is still swollen with alot of heavy thick scar tissue with a risk of the retina dettaching again. Iv been told I know need cataract surgery then more oil. I couldnt see life getting back to normal until i watched your video. Thank you so much for sharing.

Hi Kevin thank you for posting your videos I really appreciate you taking the time to document your journey to help so many of us along the way. I had a macular off detachment the end of December 2021 and I just had my cataract surgery two days ago. I'm terrified of getting my other eye done because my detached I everything is longated and words are very wonky. I'm not sure how they could balance out my vision to where I could still see up close and my good eye. I'm so afraid of losing my up close vision and I did have to have some laser on my good eye.

Thank you for your video . I was in a similar surgery stages like you had. I had vitrectomy then 2 cataract surgeries thereafter . I even had a capsulotomy on my eye that had vitrectomy . So that is 3 procedures altogether in 1 eye . Anyway , I can only concur to everything you said in this video . I have exactly the same results as you have . Now , 10 years after my first surgery(vitrectomy) , I am still able to drive without any prescription glasses . The only glass I need is reading glasses . I am now 65 , fully retired from my IT profession and trying to enjoy life the best I can even in this pandemic life . Regards from Auckland , New Zealand

Thank you for this video! I had detached retina in sept and did vitrectomy with gas bubble which lasted 5 weeks and the retina detached again and a cataract also in the same eye so did cataract surgery and soon after had sclera buckle with oil and one week out still a small area of retina not attached with scar tissue not mature enough to remove-on my way for a 3rd opinion as to what the next step would be, I remain hopeful that this will resolve as I do have vision in the affected eye, blurry and good vision in my other eye. Patience so crucial maybe that is the lesson I am to gain from this! Blessings to all going through retina detachment 💖

Thank you so for all your detailed videos. Please i want to know more about all your cataract surgery with detail.

Hi again Kevin - appreciate your updates. I remember the green glow you mentioned although mine was purple and I found it quite beautiful. I am 6 weeks post-retina detachment surgery and also recall the "fireworks" that seemed to be in deep space... again quite beautiful but I know they were signs of an issue. Your distortion descriptions and examples on this video are spot on and greatly appreciated. Be well!

Yes more videos please

My dad has this operation tomorrow and I am very worried. Thank you for sharing your experience.

Thanks for sharing your experiences. I'm waiting for a vitrectomy due to a macular hole. It helps to have some knowledge of what it will involve.

So glad to hear you pretty much had a success story Not My Case 11/2 later!

Thank you 😊

thank you so much for this... i just turned 51, 5 years ago I had routine eye check.... and both my eyes are riddled with holes and lattice, around both eyes everywhere!....laser surgery too risky... I was told I am high risk for retina detachment..both eyes.... my specialist said it was a definite due to age... and i just have to wait for the flashing signs etc... with the two day window to get surgery......im an artist.... my floaters remind me every morning that this is coming... thank you for your story ....x

Thank you Kevin! I’ve watched your retina videos in tears😢. I am you two years later. Right eye= multiple laser treatments, erm peel w/ vitrectomy, cataract replaced, three detachments, just had scleral buckle w/ vitrectomy 9 weeks ago (bubble still present). Literally everything you described! However I do have PVR developing and the distorted vision is scaring me now. Doctor is waiting on cataract surgery on my left eye until right eye heals. I would love to learn more about the decision-making process behind when you chose to do the left eye.

Thank you so much for sharing. I am beginning the journey post vitrectomy. Please make a video describing your cataract experience and how you are doing today.

Thank you so much for making this series! Really helpful.

Your updates are REALLY helping me and so many others. Thank you. My eye doctor misdiagnosed my detached retina as “dry eye”, and my retina was detached for about three months before I had the same procedures that you had. My surgery was 16 days ago, and I’m 46 years old. I have two jobs, and I’m back to work at both of them. Fortunately, computer work and reading isn’t an issue for me with just one functional eye. I hope you continue to improve. Thank you for your time in making these videos for those of us who don’t know what to expect.

Hi Kevin, it's Friday and I had my operation on Wednesday. What you have told me is very useful and comforting as it is extremely scary. I am 66 and very active and this has come as a big shock, but from what I know from what you have said I can plan ahead. What most scares me is that something happens to my good left eye while I am still recovering from the right eye surgery, macular was ok and I didn't need the buckle and didn't need laser. I will ask about preventative surgery for my left eye although they have told me it is fine at the moment. I have a huge gas bubble and the soft lights at night. Thanks very much, I'll keep you posted on my recovery. Tony

Thank you Kevin for your series of videos. They don't sugar coat things in any way but at the same time are hopeful, very descriptive and a very valuable resource for anybody who has undergone a vitrectomy. I'm in Galway Ireland, and as I write this on November 8th, 2022 I'm 41 days over vitrectomy surgery (28/9/22) for a detached retina in the left eye. I still don't know if it was macula on or off - I went 70-75% blind in the eye overnight, and despite three follow ups with my surgeon I still feel like I'm in a little bit of an information vacuum. I had surgery 37 hours after acute symptoms presented. Both my surgeon and optician now tell me my macula is perfect and yesterday my optician said I had 20/20 vision with the eye in terms of recognising letters, so I'm hoping this is indeed an indication the macula remained intact. However the distortion, waviness in the eye (door edges, text etc.), generally crumpled nature of the vision and knock on binocular double vision are a real pain. I can only hope there is indeed a year or so of progressive recovery to come. The mental aspects of recovery are very, very difficult indeed (I've recently started medication for depression and anxiety and am in counselling) and you do portray that reality well during your series. Once again thank you for your efforts in making the videos and I truly hope your eye is doing great and that you continue to go from strength to strength in general. Neil.

Well Sir if you do read this thank you for the videos

Thank you I hope your good I’ve had this surgery it’s going on 2 months the gas bubble is half way gone but my eye started to get cloudy I don’t know if it’s cataract but this video give me hope I will be ok thank you so much

I found your video as I'm 8 weeks post on LE Macular tare 👁 gas bubble wishing I'd found it weeks ago 😵‍💫 and wishing I'd known otherwise on recovery cause it can get stressful, depressing and difficult to understand what is going on . 🙌

Thank you Kevin.Im 37 and i had my left eye retinal detachment surgery on 13.07.2022.Very soon i have laser on my right eye and im worried about my recovery and general vision.On my left eye vision is all blury because i still have silicone oil in the eye.I hope it will be better.Your videos helping alot.God bless you.

Yes, I would like to know what you or your doctors could have done differently. I had a macular hole surgery eight years ago in one eye which went extremely well. I went through it in my other eye a month ago and the gas bubble only lasted 9 days but my vision is very blurry and I don’t know that it’s getting better. I have no blind spot and I know that it can take several months to settle. I go for a recheck in two days and just hope this blurriness is normal and may get better. Thank you for your video’s addressing your experience, it has helped knowing that you may not experience perfect vision after this procedure but that’s normal.

As I said on your other video-- I'm having the same surgery on Oct. 15th-- and NOT concerned.. I've been without sight in that eye for 4 years-- so if it WORKS and I can see-- GREAT-- if not- I havne't lost anything new and I'll get on with life. I've been told my right eye is perfectly healthy- and I'll be able to see perfectly without glasses- (panoptix lens) in the right- so if the left works GREAT.. if not-- oh well.. I have had NO pain.. so doing well I think. Glad you're doing good. I'm having silicon oil in mine that will STAY in-- and no "holding head still" in any positions. My cataract was like a ROCK- 4 years old- and literally looks like a GRAVEL (he gave it to me in a bottle-- since he said on 1-10 it was a 15!! ).

Hello Kevin -My journey started in February this year with laser to a retinal tear to my right eye. Unfortunately the scarring produced by laser / cryo causes retinal traction in my case (proliferative vitreo-retinopathy)so I've ended up with two vitrectomies for detachment in my right eye. The same thing has happened in my left eye - initially a tear treated with cryo and further two detachments needing vitrectomies. I am five days into my second vitrectomy on my right eye. The cataract surgery was performed at the same time. Once this current gas has dissipated I'll need a visual field test to see if I am allowed to drive. It's been a little bit of a tedious year. Thanks for this video, you explain well the same problems that I have in slightly low light and glare - maybe polarised lenses might help with the latter. Best Wishes.

3 days today since my ppv and cataract surgery.still seeing blurry and I notice the new lens is a bit powerful than my natural lens.I don't quite see clearly yet.I'll keep on updating here too.thanks Kevin you sure helped me prepare

thank you

Kevin, thanks so much for sharing your story. My story is still in progress and I'm very anxious about the outcome. 55 yo healthy male. Very nearsighted 6.5 power in contacts. Diagnosed with a retinal tear in right eye in April 2022. Scheduled for a vitrectomy the next day. During examination the doctor warned me about vitrectomies inducing cataracts soon after. Plus he said he already noticed the formation of slight cataracts in both eyes. Had surgery the next day. After less than 3 weeks the gas bubbled completely dissolved but my vision wasn't the same. Blurry and double vision plus it looked like I was looking thru greasy fluid with a slight yellow tinge to it{but don't notice it anymore}. Waited a few months and went to get new contacts. Dr increase the power for my contacts. The improvement in my vision was negligible. Hoping it was due to the cataract so the plan was to get cataract surgery the end of this year or early next. Vision has gotten worse with a slight milkiness and glare. I've been getting by on my left eye which I think has also degraded due to the formation of a cataract the doctor noticed. Unfortunately last week started noticing floaters in my left eye and a blind spot in the upper left quadrant of the vision which took up about 30$ - 40% left eye field of vision. Went to doctor. Diagnosed with a retinal detachment in left eye and scheduled for a vitrectomy. Gas they used they said was different than they gas they used in my right and will take twice as long to dissolve. They also installed some kind of constricting band/brace around my eye which they said will change my vision making me need a stronger prescription. After they removed the bandage during the post op check the next day, in spite of the bubble I still noticed the blind spot, luckily over the coarse of a few days it was less noticeable and is now gone. Right now i only have my blurry double visioned right eye with milkiness and glare to get around on. I cant drive even with contacts or glasses. Scared to think about how my vision will be in left eye once the gas bubble is gone, especially when they warned me it would be worse due to the constricting band they put on my eye. I'm hoping cataract surgery in my right eye will cause some significant improvement and then a few months down the road I can get cataract surgery in my left eye. I just started a new job and was in my second week of training when my left eye had the rd. I told my new employer recovery will be about 6 weeks which is what the doctor told me it would be. My employer has been cool about it but doesn't know about my right eye problems. They think I can come back in 6 weeks good as new. Hence the worry I have right now. Sorry for the long post but needed to get this off my chest.

Yes you are correct. Some people do have a much more difficult experience. Especially when they cannot find help for their failing vision or whatever it is that maybe slowing them down in life and takes away structure... I'm glad you're no longer a big baby :-) 👍

Thank you so much for making your journey of recovery. It was really helpful when I had vitrectomy for retina hole. My surgery did success that retina hole is repaired. But, it was difficult days and nights due lack of information about the surgery, recovering road and outcomes. I had followed up today after the surgery two and half months. Blurry and waviness and reading ability are far worse than before the surgery and I’m disappointed. My doctor said, within two months I need to have cataract surgery and it should help remove blurring. But it might be not helping waviness and some spots of holes. Your video helps me to have keep hoping for better vision and expectations for slowing recovery. My question is should I look for second opinion and cataract surgery for different doctor which is my doctor told me or stay with my doctor and let me do cataract surgery? He is a retina specialist. Appointment today with him, he knew that I will disappointed . But he was never promised that I will have better vision after the surgery. All I heard was that everyone is different. Thanks again.

Thank you for making this video. I am 1 day post-surgery. I’m nervous about my future. I am 48.

I had cataract surgery last year. I just started having issues in my right eye, I was told I have to have Vitrectomy surgery. I am a bit worried because I am an artist and need my eyes for work. Thank you for taking time to give info, and your thoughts.

Kevin, Thanks for making this video! Really practical information. It's tough to hear what you went through - particularly because this is day four since my vitrectomy. Can I ask which patch you decided to use and where you bought it? Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience.

Thank you so much for making these videos. Huge help, much appreciated. I'm watching this a year after you made this video. Can you tell us if you've had any more improvement now a year later?

Thank you for sharing. My outcome of virectomy surgery has not been nearly as good. At routine ophthalmology exam i told my dr that i just started experienced more floaters as well as flashes of light that i hasn't had before. He said as precaution to schedule an appt with one of their in-house retina specialist. However next available appt was 2 months out. Well unfortunately a month later my retina fully detached in only a few days. There were office delays on getting me in to see one of their specialist and few more days for surgery. Fast forward 4 months and eyesight in that eye is no where close to before. Frustrated and disappointed with whole process.

Thank you Kevin. Very helpful. I am in Australia. I had Yamane technique, I only have one eye. A few weeks after I had RD. Gas bubble for two months. I have my RD check in 3 Weeks. I hope to get go ahead to resume gym work as I am an active 65 yr old. I am interested in what advice you received regarding high intensity activities. I appreciate we are all different and retinas are unique! Enjoy your youtube about your journey. It is tough. Regards. Ian