Retinal Detachment Symptoms and Treatment | How Retinal Detachment is Treated

Рет қаралды 297,698

4 жыл бұрын

Dr. Allen reviews the symptoms of retinal detachment and 3 types of retinal detachment surgery | Check out the Eye Floaters Series: • 3 Must Know Facts Abou...
🔔 Subscribe for more free eye health education and tips: / doctoreyehealth
More info about Eye Floaters: • 3 Must Know Facts Abou...
Signs of possible retinal detachment
- New eye floaters
- Light flashes
- Progressive vision loss
Types of Retinal Detachment
- Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
- Tractional Retinal Detachment
- Serous or Exudative Retinal Detachment
Types of Retinal Detachment Surgery
- Pneumatic Retinopexy
- Scleral Buckle
- Vitrectomy
💡 Videos for frequently asked questions:
Glasses Cleaning Hacks: • How to Clean Eyeglasse...
How to Get Rid of Dark Circles • How to Get Rid of Dark...
How to Stop Eye Twitching : www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXseR...
Why I Always Wear Sunglasses: • Why I ALWAYS Wear Sung...
How to Get Rid of Eye Floaters : • Large Eye Floaters Exp...
✅ Recommended playlists:
Want to find the BEST sunglasses for you? Let me show you how! • Why I ALWAYS Wear Sung...
Dry Eye Tips!! What Causes Dry eyes and Dry Eye Treatments!
• What Causes Dry Eyes? ...
Have Itchy eyes from Allergies? Learn more here: • The #1 BEST Eye Drops ...
New to Contacts? Check out Contact Lenses for Beginners: • Contact Lenses for Beg...
🔷RESOURCES FOR YOU🔷
✅ Systane Complete for Dry eye
amzn.to/2BmPSdF
bit.ly/3pw04dL (Save 10% with code EYEHEALTH10)
✅ Bruder Moist Heat Compress
amzn.to/35MOCyF
bit.ly/3sCTCnl (Save 10% with code EYEHEALTH10)
✅ EyePromise Restore Eye Vitamins
amzn.to/33AWmSu
✅ EyePromise AREDS2 Eye Vitamins
amzn.to/32uaoFo
✅ Omega 3 for Dry Eye
amzn.to/2pxWZxv
Let’s Connect! Dr. Allen on Social Media:
Instagram: / doctoreyehealth
Facebook: / doctoreyehealth
Twitter: / doctoreyehealth
📧Sign up for our newsletter! www.doctoreyehealth.com/subsc...
Website: www.doctoreyehealth.com
1239 2nd St N # 741, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
⚡ Doctor Allen is now scheduling new patients at
pineconevisioncenter.com/
For Collaborations please email me: DoctorEyeHealth@gmail.com
--------Cameras and Gear Used To Shoot This Video ------
kit.co/DoctorEyeHealth
DISCLAIMER: We are ambassadors or affiliates for many of the brands we reference on the channel. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
======================================================
DISCLAIMER: All content in this video and description including: information, opinions, content, references and links is for informational purposes only. The Author does not provide any medical advice on the site. Nothing contained in this video or it’s description is intended to establish a physician-patient relationship, to replace the services of a trained physician or health care professional, or otherwise to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. You should consult a licensed physician or appropriately-credentialed health care worker in your community in all matters relating to your health. Also, some of the links in this post may be affiliate links, meaning, at no cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. All non-licensed clips used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes.
About this video: Are you researching the retina and retinal detachment? In this video, Joseph J. Allen, OD, FAAO reviews retinal detachment symptoms and retinal detachment surgery. If you are experiencing new eye floaters, flashes of light in your vision or any loss of vision, then this video will help you learn about retinal detachment. Eye surgery for a retinal detachment can be unsettling but retinal surgery is the only option for a detached retina. The surgeries reviewed included a pneumatic retinopexy, scleral buckle and vitrectomy eye surgery. If your interested in learning more about ophthalmology and retinal detachment surgery, then this video is for you.

Пікірлер: 1 400

@DoctorEyeHealth 4 жыл бұрын

✅ Eye Health QOTD: Have you ever had a retinal detachment? Did you need surgery? How did it go?

@99Jusco 4 жыл бұрын

Howdy! My name is Marco. I contacted you on Instagram and I have a retinal detachment in both eyes. Left eye is laser surgery and the right eye is scleral buckle. I'm going to have my surgery in about two weeks. I'm hoping it goes well. :)

@nani2a139 4 жыл бұрын

Hey I have an important question, recently I have had some vision improvement (Withing a span of 3 weeks) is this normal for my age? I'm turning 15 this thanksgiving!

@catfishmudflap 4 жыл бұрын

I had a retinal detachment due to a bicycle accident long ago. The scariest part was that the first two doctors I saw thought I was making it up. They thought I was crazy. Especially when I told them about the flashing lights. Finally there was a wonderful doctor in Boston that helped me. I'm okay now. Thank you so much for your video.

@DoctorEyeHealth 4 жыл бұрын

I'm wishing the best for you Marco!

@catfishmudflap 4 жыл бұрын

@@99Jusco Best wishes Marco.

@StephenMatrese 4 жыл бұрын

I really wish my optometrist was 1/10 as passionate about eye health as this guy

@DoctorEyeHealth 4 жыл бұрын

👍🏻💯💯🙏

@sagal_1117 3 жыл бұрын

@@frenchrose3752 yes it could be the start..maybe they are holes on the retina..

@julesthecat. 3 жыл бұрын

See an opthalmologist.

@sagal_1117 3 жыл бұрын

@@julesthecat. did you have this condition too?

@pardeepparkash398 3 жыл бұрын

What I fail to understand is why there is no procedure to prevent all these retinal detachments ? Why wait until an emergency and possible blindness ? Its far too risky. Surely there are some preventative measures such as minor laser surgery for example, for those who have had previous symptoms (suggesting a detachment in future) or a family history ?

@aquaritone9541 4 жыл бұрын

I have had a lifetime history of holes in my retinas--a congenital condition. Three years ago, after cataract surgery, I developed a retinal tear about 3 1/2 months after the cataract surgery. It started off slow, with me having a feeling that something was wrong in the periphery of my vision. I went the to the ophthalmologist the next day, and he sent me straight to the emergency room at Mass. Eye and Ear. A couple of days later I had a vitrectomy, the retina was repaired, and the surgeon did a 360 degree tack-down of all weak areas in the retina that might detach in the future. I had a two-month gas bubble inserted that actually lasted 10 weeks. I rented a victrectomy chair for the week where you have to be face down at all times (so the bubble floats up to the back of the eye to press the retina against it and keep it from detaching again while it is healing), which allowed me to read, do computer work, and actually watch TV too through a mirror that came with it that lets you see the TV image correctly. You can take a 5-minute break every hour. The worst part was sleeping face down. They give you donut pillow to put your face into, but it's uncomfortable. I have to say that the two days before the surgery was one of the most traumatic times of my life. Once fluid gets under the retina, it starts moving faster and faster. The night before the surgery I was seeing lightening flashes all night long as the retina separated from the back of the eye. Almost impossible to sleep. By the time they wheeled me into the operating room there was blood in my eye and the tear was nearing the macula, which would have been a disaster. I can't emphasize enough that if you start seeing flashes or a shadow in your periphery, time is of the essence--stop whatever you are doing and get yourself examined. It takes time to schedule the surgery and you may only have a few days left--don't waste any time! One thing to be aware of with the vitrectomy is that you can't fly while you have the bubble in your eye--the change in air pressure will cause the bubble to expand. I know someone who had a retinal detachment while visiting Nashville, and not only couldn't fly home, but couldn't even drive home for a while because it meant driving on highways over mountains. I have other complications with that eye, but the vitrectomy and retina re-attachment was successful, and so far so good. One benefit of the vitrectomy is no more floaters in that eye--they vacuum them all out. The surgery itself was painless, and you are technically awake for it all. I could see all the little instruments in my eye. There was a little scissors, and vacuum cleaner, and a laser. There were some great light shows produced by the laser. It was day-surgery, and when it was over, my wife drove me home. I'm pretty sure that a few decades ago this surgery would not have been possible. The machinery and instruments they have are miraculous. They put ports in the white of your eye to insert tiny instruments. There are machines that exchange fluids and gasses in your eye all while keeping it properly inflated. The surgeons work through microscopes. And when it's all done, you get up and go home. I thank God every day and the countless men and women who dedicate their lives and careers to eye health and have made this all possible. God bless you all!

@DoctorEyeHealth 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing story! Thank you for sharing! Your absolutely right about the gas and not being able to fly. There is a type of silicone oil that can be used if flying is necessary but it comes with other complications. Super happy things turned out well and I appreciate you.

@pamelagoodson9034 4 жыл бұрын

Thankful your surgery went well. I learned a lot about what can be done from your story.

@aquaritone9541 4 жыл бұрын

@@MegaMisterSir Medical insurance covered it.

@CLEFT3000 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you !!!! I had a big red one last night and have been having the other symptoms you described but had either written off or believed them to be a big lightning flash etc. shit

@aquaritone9541 4 жыл бұрын

@@CLEFT3000 Get yourself checked by an ophthalmologist ASAP because if there's a problem and you catch it early enough they can fix it in the office with laser or cryo, and you will save yourself a world of inconvenience.

@reginacalong1811 3 жыл бұрын

Going to have my eye surgery next week. Please help me through praying for successful operarion and fast recovery.

@DoctorEyeHealth 3 жыл бұрын

Sending healing thoughts your way!

@debbieschepers5849 3 жыл бұрын

So how did it go!!?

@reginacalong1811 3 жыл бұрын

@@debbieschepers5849 Nextweek is my operation, will have a vlog about it before and after operation ❤️

@itss_justkiana1621 3 жыл бұрын

@@reginacalong1811 how did it go?

@reginacalong1811 3 жыл бұрын

@@itss_justkiana1621 it was postponed, because I have to take chemo tablets this month. So probably next month.

@yosrasoo1753 4 жыл бұрын

I had retinal detachment almost 10 years ago. Its main causes was glaucoma. After long days of trying to know what i had and what to do the doctor decided to operate me and injected silicone with 2% of chance of success. Anyway after that my eye turned blue with white spots (my eyes were dark brown) and i no longer see well. Now i turned 26 and I'm so thankful for what i have in my life. I wish everybody good health 😊😁 hamdoullah

@user-gs1mf6od5p 3 жыл бұрын

So what’s your eye vision know ? 20/40 or 20/20

@bobbyehunter4372 3 жыл бұрын

⁸⁸⁸

@chipper23100 3 жыл бұрын

How long does it take your eses to adjust.I was looking at my cell and the txt went blurry with a blueish light that took 30 to g away.It cme back twice aftr looking at it again only for 30 seconds.Doc said go to eye doc monday.I am scared to loose a eye.Do they adjust.?

@theviralstuff4460 2 жыл бұрын

So how is ur vision now

@Guruji-pj1dx 3 ай бұрын

Any update?

@bheuschele34221 4 жыл бұрын

I had a partial retinal detachment three years ago. The eye dr. at Walmart told me to go see a nother dr. immediately.This dr. did a laser surgery. Then I was on eye drops for a very long time. I was told that the eye drops had steroids in them which then gave me cataracts. After cataract surgery my eye developed some kind of a film like material over the back of the eye and I opted for another surgery. The dr. goes in and peels the film off the back of the eye. My surgeon told me my film was the biggest he had ever seen and it all came off in one piece. Initially was told this surgery was not always that helpful and my sight improvement would be limited. I had inserts placed in my eye prior to the peel surgery and now my eye sight is 20/15. I am very happy. Best wishes to you all!

@DoctorEyeHealth 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing! So happy to hear your vision is doing so well!

@keithdangmd7846 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, your result is awesome :D

@lizcambre8622 3 жыл бұрын

How painful was the laser surgery?

@Pineapple_hozy 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that's a lot of surgery you're very lucky you have a lot of money🙏

@billietribble3383 2 жыл бұрын

if a person looses sight due to detached retina and surgeries don't help is there any way sight can be restored?

@cityboy__farmer 7 ай бұрын

This video explained my 2 retina surgeries better than my Doctors did. Praying I don’t need a 3rd. 40 year old super healthy man that experienced a gradual onset of shadows from a retinal tear. Education will make you feel better as a patient. If you’re reading this you got this. Stay positive you’re not alone. We’ve been through it too. Thanks for the info!

@UHFStation1 4 жыл бұрын

The eye is so fragile and fickle. I hope serious regenerative medicine is available in the next 10 years.

@imaboygenius 4 жыл бұрын

Thank goodnedd we have a pair of eyes. ;)

@UHFStation1 4 жыл бұрын

@@imaboygenius Yes, but we only need to lose one to lose 3D space. lol. If we had three eyes I might not care as much.

@darkknightdummo6660 3 жыл бұрын

@@UHFStation1 you don't lose 3d viewing you loose the side of your vision unless there is something I'm not hearing

@christianpoitra7550 3 жыл бұрын

@tyronejay5510 2 жыл бұрын

Lasik?

@brandyyellow 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Doc, This happen to my wife driving on highway, we are both nurses 32 years , came home and immediately looked up symptom's ,and your advice was spot on , next morning retinal repair was does and you saved my lady's sight , married 53 years vision in her right eye. . Thank you , we are forever in your debt. With a tear in my eye , Thanks

@841398 4 жыл бұрын

Had a retinal detachment in my left eye at age 40. Treated with gas bubble and silicon belt and cryotherapy. All ok for a month then reoccurred. Same procedure carried out again. My prescription went from minus 11 to minus 14. A couple of months later I had preventive cryotherapy carried out on my right eye as a preventive measure. 31 years later I have had no reoccurrence of the problem. Five years ago had cataract surgery in both eyes and since then have had almost perfect vision, can almost read the bottom line on a snellen chart without spectacles. All in all a really good result which I hope to benefit from for a good few years yet. My thanks to the staff at the Edinburgh Eye Pavilion in Scotland UK.

@DoctorEyeHealth 4 жыл бұрын

That's a great story! Thank you for sharing.

@nefojeda1105 4 жыл бұрын

Great post, good to know surgical procedures can make a huge long term difference.

@MrVentormentor 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, do you happen to have any floater problems afterwards? It's amazing you went from -14 to 20/20! Kudos! :)

@Eddyke Жыл бұрын

Hey I'm so glad for you I hope I have the same chances

@eyelidman09 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Joseph. I’ve been waiting for you to cover this, and thankfully you’ve done a superb and detailed posting. Thank you so very much. Many years ago, I had no symptoms for detached retinas whatsoever, however during my routine eye exam (in the UK) my optician suspected a detached retina and sent me straight to Moorfields eye hospital in London. It transpires that both my retinas were about to detach and I had surgery the next day requiring a schleral buckle and cryo treatment to seal the tears. The procedure on each eye was done a month apart. Frankly, these procedures saved my eyesight. I simply urge everyone reading this to ensure that they attend their annual or biannual eye examinations, if it all humanly possible: if spotted early enough detachments can be rectified - your eyesight may possibly depend upon it.

@DoctorEyeHealth 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you liked it and thanks again for sharing your story! I like to think if my video could help even 1 person than it is totally worth my time.

@saqifc1 4 жыл бұрын

Dear please tell me what is the cost of that surgery? My friend has a same issue in Pakistan

@sandrahenriques8596 2 жыл бұрын

I just had my operation for retina detachment last week also at Moorfields in London! They were amazing! I had the buckle with cryo and all is well so far. Need to do the other eye as well as there are some tears .

@eyelidman09 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Sandra. They don’t like to incapacitate you by doing both eyes at once. Keep taking the eye drops - your eyes should heal and return to normal in time. You can see the whole procedure on KZfaq should you wish - if you’re not squeamish. Moorfields has a world class reputation - so you’re in very safe hands. Good luck!🙏👀☀️🇬🇧🌻🙏

@eyelidman09 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve just seen your comment Saqib. There is no cost for the procedure here in the UK. However, currently with very long waiting lists you can pay privately. The cost in Pakistan should be significantly less.🙏

@terrycampanaro3469 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I had a detached retina on my 55th birthday. I experienced eye flashing and a dark “cloud”. I was out of town at the time - flew home to see my eye doctor the next day who referred me to a surgeon who performed a cryosurgery to repair the tear. It’s been a year - post surgery floaters are gone and I’m good as new. My brother also had a detachment in his 30’s.

@chipper23100 3 жыл бұрын

@@isabellind1292 Nice hospital mine told me to go sea eye doc on monday

@hotwheel6663 2 жыл бұрын

@@chipper23100 Yes they told my Dad that I was shocked they did not have one on staff.

@Pfsif 2 жыл бұрын

Had some Kryo tac welding done in the office. Egh!

@skootydoo Жыл бұрын

@@isabellind1292 :''''D

@miguelcardenas2413 Жыл бұрын

I had that thanks to soccer ⚽️.

@jamchan6436 Жыл бұрын

I have had 3 detachments in my left eye in the last 2 years and I’m currently going threw my 4th….. it’s a very serious thing to go threw. And trust me having support from your family and your doctor makes it so much easier to go threw.

@dallymoo7816 Жыл бұрын

People I know who have been getting injections have been getting them, dad after his xxines, me after cortisone, and another after flu shot. What's going on .. Maybe cause they cross the blood brain barrier

@nisreenadnan8367 Жыл бұрын

Whats leading to have 4 retina deattachment? I got my 2nd exactly after 1 month from the first one

@marmarsmandalas Жыл бұрын

I had one in 2020 got the vitrectomy and buckle..so scared it'll happen again 😫

@histubeness 8 ай бұрын

Through.

@cahucadi 5 ай бұрын

@@marmarsmandalashow much your glasses prescription changed after surgery?

@nicole4225 Жыл бұрын

I was a worst case scenario retinal detachment with best case scenario results. Like Dr. Eye Health said, listen to everything your doctor tells you. EVERYTHING. Don’t shortcut the face down, eye drops, or any part of the recovery instructions. Best of luck to everyone. ❤

@fredost1504 7 ай бұрын

I was never face down. I couldnt sleep on my back that was it.

@calanocma.teresaluisaa.4809 3 жыл бұрын

I am so happy I found your channel!

@janrasmussen4557 3 жыл бұрын

I've had a detachment in the same eye twice! Very scary but after surgery & 3 yrs later I actually have most of my sight back & am very grateful to my eye Dr & surgeon🤓

@69gilberthouse36 2 жыл бұрын

@ jan rasmussen hey, I had the same process last Friday. Did you have a hole in the retina somewhere allowing liquid behind to detach the retina? How is the sight in the eye now?

@tatmustiyy Ай бұрын

They say no treatment for this problem so do you know any surgery can help?

@meeksjames1977 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! - Nursing student learning about eye traumas

@louiseleonguerrero8775 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, my first visit to Retinal Specialist and it was so worth it. I had one flash and some floater and he informed me everything was good. Well worth the checkup!

@xavierlucas5400 3 жыл бұрын

How is it now?

@intuitivediane 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been looking up pro active treatment. So look at your diet. Add spinach and kale. Good information on google. I personally probably don’t drink enough water and most definitely making changes today!

@TheSlappy3212003 2 жыл бұрын

You have explained this very well. I just turned 39 and had 4 tears with 3 detachments. I had surgery in both eyes 6 years ago for cataracts at age 33 . Very scary at a young age to go through this. Never had any type of trauma nor found in family history. Just born with a few bad eye's. If any one going through any of this and feels scared please reach out and talk about it.

@ALCauG Жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm currently on my second retinal detachment after getting surgery for the first one 3 weeks ago. Most likely getting surgery again either tomorrow or the day after. It all happened because around two months ago I got struck on that eye with a tennis ball. I would like to hear what your experience was and if you regained vision after getting surgery, because I didn't.

@axstin- Жыл бұрын

I’m 17 and I just got a retina detachment about 8 weeks ago, pretty scary for me since it was so sudden

@ALCauG Жыл бұрын

@@axstin- What surgery did you get and how did it go?

@safantamang996 4 жыл бұрын

This is my favourite eye channel!

@MAGGOT_VOMIT 4 жыл бұрын

_Dr. Allen I'm 52yrs old and have had a Retinal Tear, 2 cataracts and a full retinal detachment from 2009-2015 all while still in my 40's . Yesterday morning and this morning I awoke to severe nose bleeds. I can't remember when I've ever had any nose bleed in the past. This morning after the bleeding stopped, I noticed 100's of tiny black dots floating around in my Right eye. Had a little bit of "Lightning" in my lower field of vision this afternoon. This evening I took a nap and woke up around 11:30pm. I have a definite shadow covering the lower 1/4 of my vision right now. I plan on calling Dr. Matthews in the morning and hopefully my retina won't get much worse before I see him._ _Dr Matthews has had to repair a small tear my left retina by laser, that was discovered during an eye exam in 2002. I've since had a full detachment back in 2015 in my Left Eye while at work and it's onset happened within an 8-hr span as the darkness started around the outside and closed in to a mis-shaped oval, very quickly. It was so quick that before I could pack up my tools and leave for the hospital, I had lost all vision in my Left Eye. I was literally blind both eyes because I was already waiting to get the cataract in Right Eye removed and was saving my money for the custom Corneal Implant that my BC&BS wouldn't pay the extra for. I had to get surgery at Duke Eye Center in Durham, NC. Because Dr Matthews was with his wife having Gall-Bladder surgery. My surgeon was Dr Hahn. Luckily my vision returned to 100%, except for a slight power differential that causes Binocular vision, if i'm tired or if my blood pressure is elevated._ _Wish me luck._

@ash_1894 2 жыл бұрын

Since I was a baby I have had so many tough times. I thought I was all alone but reading so many people similar to me makes me want to fight and pray . 🙏 .

@kfl611 2 жыл бұрын

I had a detached retina. I had no symptoms. The doctors questioned me a lot about it. It was discovered during a routine eye check. After the surgery the doctor took off my eye patch and said 'ok, tell me what you can see' I took this to mean there was a possibility that I might have been in a position to not be able to see anything. Now at the time I was like 12 or 13 years old. Him saying that, really concerned me. Needless to say I could see fine, well as fine as I could tell 30 years later I got cataract surgery and that was the best surgery ever. I could see so much better 20/25 and now only need 1.5 reading glasses after my cataract surgery. I don't know what my vision was before that, but I did have contact lens that were -9.5. Being born very premature sure was a drag, but I'm here ! And still seeing !!! I was told that my great grandfather had a detached retina, and he had to stay in bed for a month with out moving or moving his head. I don't know when this was 1900 - 1920? Perhaps. I had a vitrectomy - and had to lay with my head off to one side, that gas bubble was so whacky, really made for distorted vision. Oh, had a buckle - 30 + years later the doctor who did it, checked my eyes and said the buckle hadn't moved or changed. Yea for Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia !!!! They saved my eye sight more than once. They are my heroes.

@ldgillette 2 жыл бұрын

I recently had two retinal tears and had the laser treatment for each tear one week apart. The second tear was discovered one week after the first treatment. It had been noted as an area of concern the week before. The doctor said the first tear had about a 50% chance of developing into a retinal detachment. He treated it with 203 laser shots. The second tear got 153 laser shots. My mom also had a retinal tear back in the late 70s with laser treatment.

@Ritzer168 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who has had a Retinal Detachment, it's quite a life changing experience. Mine was pretty serious and unfortunately vision didn't really recover but the eye is stable at least. Detachments are something I don't wish on anyone as just seeing the changes for yourself happening before you really are scary. I was lucky to have some real good support from family and my Opthamologist.

@merinmathew6211 Жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry to hear about this. My son just has an RD surgery too. Wishing you the very best.

@ginaaliberti Жыл бұрын

I can definitely relate and agree it is life changing. My first detachment was pretty bad as well and my vision has suffered. Overall, I think my depth perception is off as well and I need to be careful because Ive fallen from over or under stepping 5 times in the last 12 months. The last time was down the steps. Im learning to move slower and concentrate more on steps especially!

@MomsMoneyMindset 4 жыл бұрын

VRA Fam here! Love the intro and animations in your video. I used to see a dot after looking at the eclipse as a kid. Havent seen the dot in over 20 years thank God. HD my eyes checked and apparetlyhave 20/21 vision. Thanks for the informative video!

@DoctorEyeHealth 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Tiff! Staring at the sun can result in solar retinopathy (burnt hole in the the retina). Usually doesn't recover but if it was super mild and you had it when you were young. Perhaps it did!

@MomsMoneyMindset 4 жыл бұрын

@@DoctorEyeHealth 👀oh my! I havent had any issues in years... hopefully it was minor and healed on its own.

@blobs2436 4 ай бұрын

Dude literally just saved my eyesight. Awesome work, keep it up.

@DoctorEyeHealth 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! But hope you are doing ok. Did you just get treated?

@blobs2436 4 ай бұрын

@@DoctorEyeHealth I am being treated tomorrow. If I haven't watched your video it would've been too late for me because I was planning a holiday. Thanks again, this video made me contact my doctor immediately and discovered that my retina is busy detaching.

@bluegillphil1427 4 жыл бұрын

I wish my eye doctor knew what he was talking about.

@thomasnorthcastle4130 4 жыл бұрын

Bluegill Phil get another doctor

@luisramirez8580 3 жыл бұрын

Dont go to your regular eye doctor. make sure you get a retinal specialist

@landonadams8105 2 жыл бұрын

Stg all mine did was give me glasses for this smh

@danielduran201 Жыл бұрын

I had successful cataract surgery but was never told that that can lead to a detached retina which I got latter in one eye. I was examined routinely for post cataract healing and care. During all that time none of the doctors at the medical facility checked my retina (a 3-5 minute) check. Emergency reattachment surgery was too late. You only have a window of 14-16 days to have corrected surgery. All I see in that eye is refracted light and images like you would see looking under water and trying to see objects at the furthest end of the pool. Floaters and vision issues were a routine part of my cataract surgery healing process, so the floaters and other symptoms of detached retina were not red flags for me. My whole life has changed. The quality of life is significantly impacted. This is a message to doctors: please check for detached retinas. and don't rely on the patient to pick up on vague symptoms to "watch for".

@ashleycavallari 4 жыл бұрын

I had the fantastic experience of having bilateral retinal detachment at the ripe age of 25. I had scleral buckle, cryopexy, and SRF draining on both eyes at the same time. Left the operating room with eye patches on both eyes, very scary at the time. As a result I'm incredibly near sighted and unfortunately due to the detachment being asymptomatic for months I have lost upper peripheral vision permanently.

@johnchris3576 Жыл бұрын

Hi i have my right eye lost its vision permannelty .Now my left eye is having a eye floaters hoping it will not blind my left eye too. How is other eye now? is it working well now ?

@saveahearserideagoth 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom!

@intuitivediane 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this has brought me here with a recent trip to optometrist. Changing my diet and adding more spinach. Great video and helpful

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@gjop-xm2xe 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the real photo no one else does that

@stephenlee7029 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos have very good production quality and the camera you use is really impressive! The video is so clear!

@617michel Жыл бұрын

Recovering from retina detachment surgery as I type. Day two of recovery. Thanks for the info.

@irene6109 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for making this! As a patient, it puts me at ease actually knowing what’s going on in there. Is it possible to still experience curtaining and flashes after treatment? I just recently had laser treatment and I’m fearful it may not have been effective.

@carmelitagemino3211 3 жыл бұрын

Curtain flashes disappear after operation

@juliemann3243 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I had this 10 years ago-retinal tear fixed by laser. No further problems, but now I have a cataract & very afraid to have it because of the retinal tear. Thank you.

@DoctorEyeHealth 3 жыл бұрын

I hope everything goes well. I am sure your surgeon will be extra careful.

@yeyeliz 3 жыл бұрын

I had this happen twice and it’s really scary stuff. First time was when I was born due to ROP and I’m blind in my right eye since forever. Second time was 7 years ago, all of a sudden I was having a retinal detachment on my left eye. I didn’t experience any of these symptoms tho, I just remember that light bothered me A LOT, to the point of having to wear sunglasses indoors. Fortunately we found a specialist and it was treated in time with a scleral buckle. I only have 20% of my vision left and I’m very light sensitive now. If I was visually impaired then, today I’m even more so (and yet here I am trying make a living through digital art haha). Doctor told me it could happen again in the future, so I’ll keep an eye out for these symptoms. Thank you so much for this video!! I’m definitely checking out the rest of your content! 💖

@kfl611 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a little more light sensitive after a few surgeries. I bought a pair of non-prescription sun glasses, that get progressively darker in the sunlight, but in doors are clear. It really helps me to wear them when I go outside.

@yeyeliz 2 жыл бұрын

@@kfl611 ohhh yeah! I think I know which ones you’re talking about. There was a brief period when I used them but I wasn’t a fan. They’ll get darker in cold rooms (like at school when they’d turned the AC on) and make it harder to see, so I didn’t last long with them. But that was years ago, maybe the technology behind them is better nowadays. Who knows! I could give them another try. Glad to hear they help you tho! 😊

@kfl611 2 жыл бұрын

@@yeyeliz Mine are like 12 years old, but like I said they are non-prescription so they are kind of thin, maybe that helps with how the darken and lighten. I really like them.

@yeyeliz 2 жыл бұрын

@@kfl611 ahh I see! I don’t know much about how those type of lenses work but might not hurt to try them whenever i get new glasses. thanks for rec tho!

@melissaalexandra9593 4 жыл бұрын

My doctor found lattice degeneration and I got laser treatment. It’s always in the back of my mind that it can thin again, especially now more than ever without insurance. I’m a graphic designer so I’m 1000% dependable on my sight. A fear of mine is waking up blind

@xavierlucas5400 3 жыл бұрын

Same ! Btw How is it now?

@lizcambre8622 3 жыл бұрын

How painful was the laser treatment?

@dougelk3 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your info Dr. Allen. I have a detachment causing 1/3 loss in left eye. 67 yrs old. Near sighted. Seeing retina specialist in AM. Seeking best outcome. Thanks for stimulation about different treatments. Will update you when I can see better.

@Emmoxxs 3 жыл бұрын

How are your eyes doing ?

@kumarshivam7448 2 жыл бұрын

Please reply

@domaves4043 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for the informative video. I've got PVD and a retinal detachment. Make the call people! the sooner you get it seen to the better! I've had it fixed now with laser, cryo treatment and been given the all clear from my consultant (2 Feb 2021). P.s. long live the NHS, in the UK.

@DoctorEyeHealth 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment!

@andrewsenior679 2 жыл бұрын

How was the surgery?

@princessJayNay22 2 жыл бұрын

I've had bilateral retinal detachments in my early and mid 20s in 2001 and again in 2005. I suffered ROP as a premature baby. My right retina detached first and I was hemorrging as well, once my specialist got in there it was more complicated than he anticipated, I threw his surgical day into a big old mess, so i was told the next day at post op. The thing that shocked him most was that i wasn't black and blue with bruising because of the extended time he was in my eye operating. When he did the lens implant a year later in the right eye, i looked like he punched my face, we tease and say it was the country music i made him listen to in the OR that made me bruise. He hates country music, but with every proceeding surgery i had with him, he allowed country music, at the time i was the only paitent he allowed country music for, in his OR. Then my left retina detached. My retinal specialist was very aggressive with both detachments. I am thankful for what sight he was able to save. I had the sceral buckle and vitrectomy surgeries, he had to induce cataracts as well. I am legally blind with sight.

@Cassafrass2273 2 жыл бұрын

A few years ago I went in for a standard eye exam and randomly took a visual field test which showed I was missing part of my peripheral vision in the inner corner of my eye. The optometrist referred me to and ophthalmologist who then referred me to a retinal specialist who finally identified the retinal detachment and performed the scleral buckle surgery the next day. It’s just crazy to me that I had no noticeable symptoms and have no idea how long I was missing that portion of my peripheral vision!

@sahandmirsepassi1793 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video! A question! Does heavy lifting cause retinal detachment in severe myopia?

@deelpaw8543 3 жыл бұрын

I underwent 3 complex laser surgery in the past 23 months. The very first surgery didn’t succeed at all, and the second surgery was succeeding for 365 days. Now! It has been 7 months since I had my third surgery and I am experiencing flash of light, floater again. This is something seriously dangerous I have gone through in such a young age. I am scared of surgery, on the other hand, I want to be able to see the beautiful world. I wish there is another treatment for retina detachment beside treating it with surgery.

@doulacandice 4 жыл бұрын

I stumbled across your videos by chance and am now a new subscriber.. Please do a video one extropia and the surgery to fix it!! My 7 yr old is having the surgery after christmas and I wanna learn more!

@MRCRUZER19 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. I am 62 in good health, I woke up one morning with the most floaters ever. When I close my eyes I see a bright shadow in one eye that resembles a silhouette of a spider, something you see when you have been exposed to a bright light. I will contact my Eye Doctor. Thanks once again.

@pattybotmill8744 3 жыл бұрын

I had a retinal detachment in my left eye in August of 2017. I had to go into emergency surgery the same day I very luckily got in to see a retina specialist. I found out I have something called lattice degeneration in both eyes at that time as well. So I had a vitrectomy, laser, gas bubble and scleral buckle for the left eye and laser for all of the tears in my right eye. I had to sit face down for two weeks. It was a very long recovery. I had to have cataract surgery in my left eye to remove a cataract caused by the gas bubble. Now I have a secondary cataract that will eventually be taken care of. I’m hoping I may be able to wear contacts again. I tried soft lenses recently but they hit scar tissue in my left eye, from my surgery and cause a lot of irritation. My ophthalmologist suggested maybe trying hard lenses since they’re smaller but I’m nervous about it. I’m also tired of wearing glasses all the time. 🤓

@Lesqueek 3 жыл бұрын

Having new floaters and blurred vision in one of my eyes, going in to the retina center in my town. This video was very helpful. Hopefully appointment goes well.

@Lesqueek 3 жыл бұрын

Went in and have had 5 laser surgeries and injections in my eyes. They alternate from eye to eye, one procedure left then may only go for injections. It sucks!

@Vakira 3 жыл бұрын

@@Lesqueek How are you now? And do you have to be awake during it all?

@Lesqueek 3 жыл бұрын

@@Vakira right now my eyes aren't blurry and the super extreme floaters are gone for the moment. With the treatments there hemorrhaging is less. I may have to continue to go for injections though for quite some time. I'm never asleep during the laser since I have to follow movement instructions as there dr does the laser treatment. They do the injections immediately after the laser in the opposite eye. Been having treatments since 1/27/21, while the injections are painless except for the burn after due to meds the laser is more uncomfortable. Luckily I'm able to take mini breaks during procedure if pain gets to be too much. All in all I'm glad I went and continue to go in.

@rohanmaghade 22 күн бұрын

@@Lesqueek How are you now?

@Lesqueek 22 күн бұрын

@rohanmaghade I'm doing much better than I was. Sadly I'm still doing eye injections monthly, but it beats the alternative possibly losing my vision permanently. I'm hoping I can eventually either do this less often or altogether.

@stormholix5815 4 жыл бұрын

I'm watching this because my mother was just diagnosed with retinal detachment earlier today. She's been noticing symptoms for a few days, and she finally got it checked out. Surgery is on tuesday. I hope it goes well 🙏🙏

@DoctorEyeHealth 4 жыл бұрын

I will send her good thoughts!

@wonpilspinksweater_standay6211 4 жыл бұрын

How is she?

@henokyitbarek9492 3 жыл бұрын

I just knew that my dad has this problem. He will have a surgery next Wednesday. Please tell me more about your experience. Thanks

@ckiegirs8364 3 жыл бұрын

Please tell me, how is she?

@uiccs 2 жыл бұрын

What are the symptoms

@alsybroth 2 жыл бұрын

I had a retinal detachment 20 years ago when I was just 17. It was spontaneous, not caused by trauma or any other physical event. I had surgery, but I have a permanent blind spot that covers roughly a third of the vision in the lower part of my left eye. I wish I could regain my full vision (even though I’m already short-sighted) but it’s simply something I have to live with.

@c-moon8789 Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry that happend to you

@Eddyke Жыл бұрын

Hello Shark. I'd like to talk to you about RD. I suffer the same challenges

@trinityml 4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU. Having vitrectomy in December. I dread the face down time more than anything else. I have a macula hole. I'd never heard of this condition until I got it. I noticed my vision seemed to get worse over a period of weeks, so I made an appointment with the eye Dr. A few days before the appt, I was looking at the mini blinds on my kitchen window, and they were bending as I watched them. Called my eye Dr. Back and got an urgent appointment with an ophthalmologist, who told me what was happening. Got another urgent appt with retina surgeon two days later. We did a wait and see for a month but it never got better. Having surgery in December. It's so weird, like looking through a kaleidoscope or a whirlpool filter. My vision is now 20/200 I can't see anything on an eye chart. Unfortunately, this is my 'good eye', I have myopia much worse in the other eye.

@DoctorEyeHealth 4 жыл бұрын

Macular hole is an interesting condition, several stages. It sounds like you did the right thing in calling your eye doctor right away. I hope to have a video on the subject some day. I wish you the best!!!!

@aquaritone9541 4 жыл бұрын

Rent a vitrectomy chair and assemble it before the surgery. They rent them by the week. They are great. You rest slightly forward on your chest/stomach, with your head face down in comfortable holder. There is a tray under your face here you can put things like your phone or laptop or a book or magazine. It comes with a special mirror that you can put on the tray and watch TV while face-down. It corrects the image so you properly read things on the TV. Find a good multi-season show to binge-watch. I watched "Justified." It was great! The chair will come with a cushion for you to sleep with, face-down in your bed. Not the most comfortable, but you'll get through it. You'll be fine.

@alandickson8168 4 жыл бұрын

How are you doing now? I just found out I have something similar. Going to a retina specialist very soon. Centre of my vision is very blurry and interferes with reading particularly. My eye specialist who found the problem said I will likely need surgery so I’m very nervous about it.

@phoenixgate007 4 жыл бұрын

My mom and I have both had retinal detachment “scares“. Luckily neither of us had this condition. I had what is known as an ocular migraine, and the aura presented as the dark half circle shadowing part of my vision. I did go into my eye doctor and he confirmed that everything with my retinas were fine. And my mom had an episode of ocular neuritis, which included flashes of light. Her eye doctor was also amazing and did everything necessary to check her retinas and eyesight as well. Can I just say I have had two of the most awesome eye doctors for my mom and I!

@zixiongwang9659 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, were the "dark half circles" to the sides of ur vision? Were they like half transparent but kinda dark in color?

@rahuldev2785 3 жыл бұрын

@@zixiongwang9659 did u have a dark half circles as well? I’ve been having them for 6 months now and I’m only able to see it when white wall is next to my eye. Idk what it is though.

@zixiongwang9659 3 жыл бұрын

Rahul Dev yeah i don't know how long ive had them, they appear when i look to the edge of my vision. Hard to see them in daylight and in the dark though.

@rahuldev2785 3 жыл бұрын

@@zixiongwang9659 Great to see I'm not alone. Do u think it could be some detachment? Did u get ur retina scanned?

@zixiongwang9659 3 жыл бұрын

@@rahuldev2785 i haven't done the dilation exam, so no idea about my retina. But i doubt it's retina detachment, at least not that serious. I got to know some people with similar problems, they did multiple exams and didn't find anything. But we should definitely get ours checked as well just to get rid of the anxiety imo. btw do u have myopia?

@slowj561 4 жыл бұрын

SHOWING LOVE FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY FL🔥 💯🐐🇧🇷 I'm currently going through my second retinal surgery on my left eye I had it done the first time in my right eye when I was 19 but got into a rollover car accident when when I was almost 21in Brazil with my uncle and I was there for 7 months total so I had like 3 to 4 months till i came home so by the time i went to do any thing about my rightt eye when I got back to Florida they said I had a D2 at a specialist in Miami and it was to far gone because I was thinking it was a cataract issue so I lost the vision in my right eye for a while now and now I'm just praying to God because the surgery was a success and everything has been going good so far only time will tell...

@edithcabrera5086 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video! It's very informational.

@MMA-CLIPS2 4 жыл бұрын

I have a detached retina and I now feel sick after listening to this.

@MaxiMovier 3 жыл бұрын

welcome i have the same.. better is not to read at all

@andy70d35 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a very interesting video. I had a detached retina in 2002 while at work, my boss got me to the eye hospital ( Which I have Attended since a child due to only having eyesight in one eye, due to being premature and having ROP ) as it looked like a black curtain going up from the bottom of my eye to just over half way up, the Dr I saw said it was a very badly detached retina and they were not sure if they could save my sight, I had surgery the next day as being 22.00 they could not get a team together to do the operation the same night. After the operation where they performed virectomy and gas bubble, I had to lay face down in a special jig in bed for a week not the most pleasant experience. I had LASIK laser surgery around one month after the operation which my consultant tried to do as an outpatient but because of astigmatism he couldn't do it. After being a day patient for the Lasik surgery, six monthes later I required cataract surgery as the silicon oil put in to replace the vitreous jelly had caused a cataract. I still attend the same hospital every nine months for check ups and if there are student doctors being trained they ask me if it is ok for the students to have a look at my eyes as i am a very rare case and photographs of my eyes are used in lectures, i don't mind as if can help them in the future. My parents were told I had very little chance of survival when i was born premature, im still around, wont say how old I am but the wrong side of 50. Hope you find this interesting PLEASE if you have anything you are not sure of go to your'e doctor as soon as possible, I had loads of floaters for months before the detached retina.

@bffentertainment7848 2 жыл бұрын

What a smart, good guy!

@tammygravis1462 3 жыл бұрын

You are an amazing doctor.

@gregmeissner9960 4 жыл бұрын

thanks, you encouraged me to go have my eyes checked out

@CarsonsTrap 3 жыл бұрын

same i’ve been scared for a few weeks now i have an eye doctor appointment soon and i can’t wait to fix my issues

@goldrushed 2 жыл бұрын

@@CarsonsTrap how is everything now?

@abukamal7540 2 жыл бұрын

I started having floaters and started seeing flashing light. I went to my eye doctor at Mt Sinai hospital in NY. After two visits, I was told I had "retinal tear" and the attending doctor said he could fix it by laser in the clinic on the same day. Without knowing what I had and without waiting for a 2nd opinion, I agreed. Later towards the end of the day, the doctor called me in, put some drops in my eyes and started flashing the laser in to my eyes in a circular manner and it lasted for about 10 - 15 minutes. I went home and had blurry vision for the rest of the day. Eventually the flashing lights were gone and floaters were either gone or it didn't bother me any more. In the follow ups, I was told that the laser treatment was good and my retinal tear is fixed. I am not sure the terms 'retinal tear' or 'retinal detachment ' are the same thing. What followed later was profuse watering of the eye, I was told I had dry eyes and using artificial tears, but this is not working well. I am 67 now, using reading glass only but can comfortably watch tv and others without glasses. The doctor also told me I had very large eye caps, and had initial stage of glaucoma. I will start the glaucoma treatment from july this year.

@ya9024 Жыл бұрын

How long did it take for the flashes to go away?

@redpoppy3569 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I had many visible floaters in the early 2000s but then they disappeared. I might have faint floaters now. I did have temporary impaired vision then went to doctor who found my retina is thinner than other people's retinas my age, 51. Recent eye exam I was advised to monitor symptoms and report immediately if I get light flash, floaters and a third possibility forget what it was.

@haqsach4147 Жыл бұрын

After how much time your floaters disappeared?

@maedehasani3799 4 жыл бұрын

can you please make some videos about AMBLYOPIA and how it affects vision ?

@kathyh9792 3 жыл бұрын

This doctor’s communication is excellent! Wow! I had a vitrectomy, gas bubble, and laser 7 weeks ago. Still experiencing off/on shimmers of light throughout the day. Doctor doesn’t have an answer...hopefully it will go away. Also, now I have a cataract and macular pucker from the surgery. So, two more surgeries are in my future. It’s a long road.

@theviralstuff4460 2 жыл бұрын

Yea i can feel.your pain

@alyssam9045 4 жыл бұрын

I was 19 when both of my retinas detached. Got a scleral buckle in one eye... and my other got cauterized

@CCC-lp5yc 4 жыл бұрын

Do your eyes function well right now?

@wonpilspinksweater_standay6211 4 жыл бұрын

How are you now?

@xavierlucas5400 3 жыл бұрын

How old are you now? And how are you doing these days?

@ckiegirs8364 3 жыл бұрын

Please reply, how are your eyes doing today?

@cockslayer5884 2 жыл бұрын

Are you okay??

@upalipeiris7968 3 жыл бұрын

You are a wonderful doctor. Thank and 💘

@manojyadavtech 4 жыл бұрын

Man your videos are awesome. Let me share my badluck story here. When I was 2, I was operated for cataract in both eye. They did not put any lens so I was wearing bulky specs and I think with +11 number which kept on decreasing till age of 20 it was around +5. I went to see if I can get a laser to remove specs but doctor denied so I opted for permanent lens. I was opted but for my right eye PCIOL did not fit somehow so they used ACIOL lens which had some residue left and again same needs to be operated within next 3 days to remove it.doctor did only use some eye drops while trying to remove in surgery and I was crying in pain during surgery. After that surgery my both eye were good and had 6/6 vision but after 3 years my right eye I did see some blind spot, I went to eye doctor, he could not elaborate the same and said everything is fine and after 2 days my retina got detached. I was operated with buckel and silicon gel was put. I delayed in removal of silicon gel due to my exams which developed squint. Than I got operted for squint, while surgery I think buckel did create some issue for doctor and now after 3 years my cornea is decompensated and doctors are saying that if even they do a cornea transplant, they are not sure if it will adjust for me, there might be chance that again it starts decompensating or my can become tiny. For now I am using contact lens to hide while in office as if I don't,confidence is really low. My left eye also developed many floaters, when I shared with doctor, left eye has a lasered lattice What is your opinion, should I go for transplant and can buckel create issue during transplant. Also can use of soft contact lens harm it further. I will be waiting for your revert here with kind of knowledge you have. Thanks if you do read this.

@JahTsir 4 жыл бұрын

Any help with being born with nerve damage in left eye? Greatly appreciated😅

@madeleine1313 4 жыл бұрын

Off topic and no time to watch your video just yet. I wanted to thank you for recommending Dailies Total 1 contacts. I recently switched to them and I love them!!! Thank you : )

@DoctorEyeHealth 4 жыл бұрын

hey thanks! Glad to hear your loving them! 💯

@coneymoney5190 4 жыл бұрын

Doc, a video covering progressive lenses please ... 😊

@inklingt Жыл бұрын

My sister is actually going through the diagnosis process choosing which surgery to go with. It's been a nightmare for her definitely and for the entire family. Thank you for the informative video.

@trevorsheehan1757 Жыл бұрын

Can flushing your eyes or eye for a few minutes or all the time lead to sights of retinal detachment? Can flushing your eye all the time or for lead to rental detachment? Is light glowing a flashing light? That’s a sight of retinal detachment. Please respond to my questions. Please do.

@franklinanderson7389 4 жыл бұрын

Last December while driving I saw a vessel in my eye become larger with each heart beat until it burst. I saw a giant blur and then because of the car lights at dusk my vision was a cloud with black specks everywhere. I drove home took my blood pressure 201/98. I went to the ER and they didn't see anything in my eye and they couldn't get a eye doctor to come to see me so they kept me and treated my blood pressure. Tuesday they released me and I went to a ophthalmologist. He sent me to a Retina doctor. The Retina doctor didn't see anything and told me to come back in two weeks. In a week I notice a curtain coming down from the top of my eye but I didn't know what to do so I waited until the appointment . The doctor saw me and sent straight to the hospital for surgery. He repaired my retina and put a gas bubble in it. After I backed off the eye drops my eye retina detached again this time the black curtain came from the bottom up. The second surgery he put silicone in the eye and told me I had a hole in my macular. He told me the hole has closed and 8 months later my retina is still attached. My cataract blurs my eye completely.

@DoctorEyeHealth 4 жыл бұрын

That is a lot of surgeries. Have they discussed having the cataracts removed?

@LauraNgo 4 жыл бұрын

I found out that I have tears in my retina recently! Always wondered why I saw so many floaters and my friends with perfect eyes though I was crazy when I was trying to explain to them what they were lol

@avonentrprises7829 4 жыл бұрын

How u cure plss tell me?

@wonpilspinksweater_standay6211 4 жыл бұрын

how r u now?

@goldrushed 2 жыл бұрын

@@wonpilspinksweater_standay6211 how are u now?

@martinsmith1538 2 жыл бұрын

Had three retinal detachments. Two in right eye and one in left after cataract surgery on both. Had buckle on both eyes and vision now seems good following theatre surgery here in Taiwan. Doctor was fantastic. Still have one more operation to go though for silicon oil removal from.my right eye. As tears were severe the oil needs to remain longer. But vision is still good. Doctor's skill was fantastic.

@conorkillen 10 ай бұрын

Went through the surgery on the 14th of July, my right eye has been blind for 3 years and I had a detached retina from may, thankfully 3 weeks after my he operation my sight from the left eye is thriving everyday, my vision is far better than I was thus 5 years: please go straight to your doctor if you have any symptoms from the video, there is nothing to be afraid of folks, if I can do it anyone can. Trust me, I don’t as blind for two weeks but it was well worth it👍 my ey sight is back just in time for the premier league season 😎😎

@JT_70 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. My Opthamologist told me today that I have a detached retina, as I suspected, and that I need surgery right away. I am seeing a retina surgeon in the morning and will be having the surgery tomorrow afternoon. It looks like our big Thanksgiving with family at our home may be a bit different this year. (Thanksgiving is day after tomorrow). But, me and all my family are glad that I’m having the surgery. Happy Thanksgiving blessings to everyone!

@DoctorEyeHealth 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! So sorry to hear that but I will be sending you many great thoughts and wishes. You have an amazing attitude towards it and I respect that. Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

@JT_70 2 жыл бұрын

@@DoctorEyeHealth Just got home. Surgery went great! I was awake, alert and talking with the doctor and nurses the entire time. Still numb, so will see how I feel when the deadner wears off and the numbness goes away.

@_j_8151 Жыл бұрын

@@JT_70 hey how are u doing now? Are your eyes better? I also had a surgery on my left eye last week, my floaters and dirtlike fluids are gone but my vision is blurry for now

@JT_70 Жыл бұрын

@@_j_8151 I had laser surgery last November then developed another tear and had surgery again in Feb. on the same eye. The Feb surgery required me to be face down for a week during recovery. My vision is excellent now. Sharp, no floaters, no problems. It’s important to take all the eye drop medications on schedule and follow all the doctor’s recovery instructions. I hope yours improves quickly. If not, be sure to let the doctor know and schedule a follow-up visit. I have my final follow-up next week.

@_j_8151 Жыл бұрын

@@JT_70 Good to know you're doing great now. I've also been instructed to be in face down position for two weeks 12 hrs a day. Thanks for replying makes me feel better knowing others are doing well now with the same problem.

@lordsOneSheep 3 жыл бұрын

Human body is so fragile and temporary, I hope Christ comes soon and gives me a new perfect body

@justsomeguywithoutamask7167 3 жыл бұрын

What religion are you in Buddy. Your comment gave me hope there

@lordsOneSheep 3 жыл бұрын

@@justsomeguywithoutamask7167 Christian bro, Christ is best doctor, he gave eyes to blind, life to dead corpse, put your trust not in man but Christ, he is good shepherd, and provides even in our sleep. We have unfair advantage over rest of the world 😁

@justsomeguywithoutamask7167 3 жыл бұрын

@@lordsOneSheep Looking forward when the day comes when there is no longer suffering from any sickness 😁👍

@chearsta 2 жыл бұрын

I just had a buckle treatment done yesterday. I was a bit late and the retina had detached quite a bit. I'm seeing like a dark triangle sort of shape at the top of that eye. Did anyone else get anything like that. Great videos dude wish you were my eye doctor.

@unstrung65 2 жыл бұрын

From what I understand , having a 'posterior vitreous separation' ( PVD ) is quite common in older people , I had no issues with retinal detachment , though I was checked , just in case . The gel just detaches and floats around the inside of the eye . One does see a lot of floaters after complete detachment , but your brain gets used to it and eventually you stop noticing it .

@debchancy2304 2 жыл бұрын

This seems to be what I am experiencing although I also see intermittent flashes. I was checked by an opthomologist but he said he did not see any tear or detachment. He told me that it can still happen but come back to see him in two weeks. Still experiencing symptoms after 4 days and am considering getting a second opinion.

@russellwindle3847 2 жыл бұрын

I have had two detachments in my right eye, the first one corrected the detachment after a week of laying on my stomach (not fun)). Just when I thought everything was cool, the curtain started descending again. The second procedure was the easiest, They replaced the fluid in my right eye with oil after tacking it down, a week or two later the oil was removed and they put gas in my eye that slowly dissipated and was replaced by fluid. The drops I was using during all this form a cataract, my vision was milky finally it got so dense I couldn't see through the eye. I had cataract surgery to clear it up, and after that my eye was zapped with a laser to clean up after the surgery. At first I went to my optometrist and told him about the huge floater that appeared first, he blew it off as a floater and told me that it would go away. Then the curtain started coming down along with the floater, I went to another Dr. for a second opinion before I went I took a photo in to Photoshop and edited it to what I was seeing. He took one look at the example, and I was in surgery the next day. The right eye is at about 95% now but it beat the alternative.

@AlexSmith-ix4oe 4 жыл бұрын

How do you know the difference between retinal detachment and pvd flashes?

@intuitivediane 2 жыл бұрын

My optometrist said it is like a dark curtain. He told me go to the hospital straight away

@RedRoni 2 жыл бұрын

I liked the video and appreciate your eye passion. 29Y male. My experience was heading to the urgent care about a year ago, then straight to scleral buckle surgery a day later. I trusted the doctor’s opinion given that I think most doctors are good and they generally save people from illness, issues, or death, and in my case I was told I would go “blind” if I didn’t get this surgery, which I knew nothing about other than it would be “quick” and should solve the “problem”… two months post surgery, doctor confessed that the cryo machine was broken…. I’m curious as to your opinion, PnR would’ve been an option I would’ve much rather explored, but didn’t have the option at the time. Is PnR relatively better for less severe detachments with an attached macula? Also, do you think the cryotherapy machine makes a difference with respect to improvement of the success of the buckle?

@wittnguyen5499 2 жыл бұрын

Doctor looks soooo young thank you for sharing ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@stephaniehegarty3291 4 жыл бұрын

My husband has had 3 retinal detachments; twice right eye and once left eye. All three surgeries were with scleral buckle, laser and gas fluid exchange. Thankfully I’m an ophthalmic technician for retinal surgeons so he’s been followed closely.

@JohnBarrow1961 4 жыл бұрын

How is his vision now?

@stephaniehegarty3291 4 жыл бұрын

John B His vision is 20/20 OD but 20/50 OS. His left eye was mac off for the second surgery so his doctor had to do laser through his macula resulting in distorted line through the middle of his vision. But he’s been able to manage with his vision.

@kfl611 2 жыл бұрын

Hope he is doing ok, eye issues are no joke and such a strain on your psyche.

@nataliaKills440 2 жыл бұрын

@@stephaniehegarty3291 i hope he is much better now. I had a macular off RD and had a vitrectomy in July 2021 and i'm just wondering visiom outcome will be if macular is involved

@Wesker-bg1rn 2 жыл бұрын

Your husband is made of iron. He must be a strong man mentally.

@33RPMVinyl 4 жыл бұрын

Woke up one morning with almost no sight in my right eye. 6 operations later I have no sight in the eye. The retina literally came apart into pieces. As soon as one hole was fixed another one opened up. I was told by a technician that works with an eye surgeon that a high percent of retina reattachments either are partially successful (some vision) or fail completely (no or little vision).

@DoctorEyeHealth 4 жыл бұрын

That's really tough to hear. So sorry. How is your functioning eye?

@edwardng2403 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I am one day post silicone oil eye surgery removal. Based on today’s follow up the retina is looking good and attached, I’ll be in recovery for 2-4 weeks. I was wondering if I’ll even be able to engage in weight resistance training for exercise in the future. Again Thanks and keep up the good work.

@SuperMrAndersen 2 жыл бұрын

I began weight lifting exercises a year after detachment and the first time in my life. Three years after surgery now. I'm 50 yo

@michaelbooher339 10 ай бұрын

I had a detached retina recently. Was not even aware of it until I went for a routine eye exam. Had the surgery and all is well.

@tatmustiyy Ай бұрын

Can pigment epithelial detachment heal with surgery?

@_Becx 3 жыл бұрын

A really interesting video! I highly doubt I will be able to have the buckle surgery as I've been told from an eye specialist 5 years ago (im in Australia for reference) that my eye balls are large already and i already have a high near sightedness, I had gone in to see if I could get Implantantable contact surgery and found it wouldn't be reversible for me So i decided to not go for it but what you explained that the surgery can cause near sightedness and larger eyes I already have that as is so I think that surgery is way out of reach for me lol I havnt had a retina detachment but the last few months I've been getting floaters I've been checked and my eyes are well so just have to wait it out. Great video!

@azurazdandaridae9158 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have had this. It happened when I was still in Montreal. I took some pills for something unrelated. Within an hour I had a metallic taste in my mouth. I figured that it was just an interesting side effect. Then the next morning I had a huge amount of new floaters in my left eye. I went to the clinic and got a referral to a eye specialist. She looked in my eye with lenses and discovered a hole in my eye in the upper part. She said she wanted me to go to the hospital for emergency surgery. Well, of course panic mode set in. I am terrified of needles. I went to the hospital the next Monday. Another doctor checked my eye and told me I needed to have the surgery. I figured they would book me an appointment but he said it had to be done right away. Panic mode again. A real panic attack. After referring to another doctor and an assistant he said he usually goes for the surgery but said I am borderline between needing surgery or using laser. He chose the laser because he saw how terrified I was. He gave me a pill to calm me down. It took an hour. He also told me the hole was a result of my-optic or myopic or Myoptic. Something like that. I don't quite remember. He said it's because my eyes are slightly oval and not round. Then I went in for the laser surgery. The doctor, a different one, explained what she was going to do. I felt so calm because I realized that there would be no needles involved. Just a lot of eye drops, gel, a magnifying lenses touching my eyeball and the laser. It was the most fascinating experience in my life. The laser was a pretty color. The original eye doctor asked me if I ever saw lightning in my eye and I told her no. But I told the second doctor that I saw a flash of white light and asked if that was what the first one meant. He said yes. Anyway, a week later I had a follow up. He found a second hole. A smaller one so he did the laser surgery again. They seemed to have held. I went back to him about a year later and asked him to check it and asked if it was ok to go on an airplane because of the pressure. He said it was fine. That was 2 years ago. This past few days that eye has been bothering me. The doctor said that I would always be able to feel the scarring from the surgery. Some days it's not noticeable but some days it's really bad and he told me to try not to rub the eye. I do rub it but very gently. The last few days the eye has been watering and the eye clouds over with the liquid and I get scared that the hole has reopened and liquid is coming out or there is a new hole. The problem is that I moved to Australia and he's in Montreal. My eye doesn't seem to be getting worse but I would like him to check it for me. We might be going to visit Montreal in Oct next year so I will try to get an appointment to see him.

@lizcambre815 3 жыл бұрын

How was the pain during the laser procedure?

@azurazdandaridae9158 3 жыл бұрын

@@lizcambre815 I had no pain at all. I felt discomfort because I couldn't blink my eye with the lens touching my eye holding the eyelid open. I had to warn him when I was about to blink the other eye because both eyes move when I blink. I didn't want him to accidentally laser the wrong spot. LOL

@lizcambre815 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for replying! I’m so scared I’ll need this one day because I’m myopic as well. Still in the mild-moderate stage but I’m sure it will get worse over time.

@azurazdandaridae9158 3 жыл бұрын

@@lizcambre815 The laser surgery I had was nothing to worry about. All they did was use the laser to seal closed the hole. I was sitting in a chair in one of the rooms with the laser. No pain at all for me. They put drops in your eyes to widen the pupil and other drops to freeze the eye so you don't feel the little lens thing they put on your eye. I felt a little pressure from him holding the lens against my eye but that was it. If you have the same thing done that I had done then I'm sure you'll be fascinated by all the colors and reflections of your eye to even care what is going on. On one of the follow up appointments I had, he even let my fiancee look through the extra viewer to see inside my eye and see the little scar. It was like she was looking into my soul. She must have liked what she saw because she married me.

@lizcambre815 3 жыл бұрын

@@azurazdandaridae9158 so great to hear!! Thank you, lol.

@jimminter2340 2 жыл бұрын

I just had two procedures done on my right eye a week apart. Diagnosed with detached retina on March 1st. Sent to surgeon in larger city near me and first visit about 10 minutes in he had me laying back in the chair and was sticking a needle in my eye. I’m making a groaning sound as I have a phobia with needles and he is telling me to be quiet twice while he is still sticking needles in my eye. He stops for a minute and I tell them 3 times I’m getting sick and they get me upright with a trash can to throw up in. He is telling me I have to lay back because of the timing is what he said to finish the procedure. I stopped throwing up for a few seconds and he pushed me back in the chair and finished. I’m glad I did not throw up while on my back. I asked him before the procedure to have my wife come back to hear what he was vey quickly explaining to me what was going on with my eye. He said she could not come back because of hippa laws while he was walking out to his office. I explained that it is my wife but got no response from him. I was so mad when we were done that I called the next week to cancel my follow up at the surgery center to finish the repair. I decided to let him do the surgery because of his reputation as a surgeon. It’s a long story but the surgery seemed to go great and am doing good. I’m going to finish with him on this eye and will not go back. I had a follow up appointment a week after the surgery. The first thing his nurse did was put a drop in each eye. I asked he what kind of drops and she said to deaden my eyes. I told her I did not want anymore drops in my good eye. And she told me several times that she has to or she will get in trouble. I kept telling her she’s not putting anymore drops in my good eye and told her I will sign something or whatever but they are not touching my good eye. He had told me during the initial consultation that it was showing sign of detachment in my other eye. He was going to inject an air bubble in my good eye when I had very little vision in my repaired eye one week after surgery. He explained to me that once I leave there there is a 25 percent chance that I will need it repaired in the future so I said there’s a good chance that it will never happen. I turned 67 In December. It’s late and am typing with one eye. I will check in later for typos.

@Red_Bearded_Dad 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on eye conditions caused by non-eye related illnesses? I am 44 years old now, but in 2018, I contracted Hand Foot and Mouth disease (Coxsackie Virus). One week later, I woke up and noticed a football shaped gray blind spot (for visual reference: large enough to cover my hand with my arm fully extended) nearly in the center of my vision of my right eye. I immediately made an appointment with an ophthalmologist who referred me to a retinologist. The results were that I had a Central Serous Retinopathy (CSR). In some rare situations, viral infections can cause CSR which is a blister on the retina. I used glaucoma drops for about 6 months and the CSR completely shrank and flattened. I regained vision, but with some dimness and slight distortion remaining. Also, my eye dominance switched to my left eye. I hardly notice it at all now unless I close my left eye. There is a cool study you can google specifically about Coxackie Virus causing CSR. My ophthalmologist does retinal scans of my eye at each exam just to keep an "eye" on my retinal condition.

@jbeatz313 4 жыл бұрын

I suffer with a retinal detachment. I end up getting the scleral Buckle surgery. Everything that was mentioned in this video in terms of the scleral Buckle was facts. It has now been six months since my surgery. Eye has healed pretty well but the vision sucks.

@DoctorEyeHealth 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that Jay. I hope things correct well for you. Do you feel the buckle at all?

@jbeatz313 4 жыл бұрын

@@DoctorEyeHealth thanks Doc! I don't feel it like I used to but sometimes laying certain ways I can actually see a glimpse of it and feel it.

@herodotusofhalicarnasis2394 4 жыл бұрын

I just went for my 2 month checkup yesterday for the same thing. Vision isn't very good. Doctor told me to come back in 4 months. He said it should get better. Now you got me worried. At times I feel the buckle and can see some impression behind the field of vision.

@Eddyke Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for that. I had RD with silicone oil. 3 months now... vision has improved since the macular was off and I was blind in the eye at surgery...it is not as good as previously it's much blurred but my doc says if the iol and silicone is exchanged I'll have better vision

@eminalovesbosnia 3 жыл бұрын

I got the news yesterday, my doctor said retinal thinning my stomach dropped. I feel like life just keeps kicking me down, I honestly don’t know why these things happen to me. But thank you for going into detail, my Optometrist said it’s most likely because of my prescription being strong and having a astigmatism.

@brodietaym8475 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there I just wanted to say I absolutely understand what you feel about life constantly kicking you down. If it's any consolation you're not the only one out there experiencing this kind of thing. If I can offer you one thing is to remain optimistic as much as you can. I hope things turn around for the better for you and I hope you have received a successful treatment for your retinal issues :-)

@heroambaleng8609 3 жыл бұрын

Hey doc just a question, too much stress can cause retina tear?

@suzanne9622 4 жыл бұрын

Doctor Eye health, I HAve been diagnosed with psedoxfoliation syndrome. If possible down the road If you could do a video on that it would be helpful. It is degenerative but I wonder if there is anything that can be done to help delay the damage caused. I am taking preservision eye vitamins and eating a lot of carrots and watching my cholesterol. Enjoy your videos which are always so helpful. Thank you.

@heroambaleng8609 4 жыл бұрын

Doc just a quick question, i did retina laser 2months coz my retina got tear, what are the things that im not allowed to do? Im not alowed to lift either?

@omabderrahman5378 4 жыл бұрын

The same question

@imaboygenius 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I had cataract surgery and within 3 wks both eyes had retina detachments. 7 wks out of work with gas bubbles, my vision went from 20/20 to 20/50. Ive had a procedure since to laser cloudiness, and as my vision has gotten worse, ive got macular puckers-overgrowth of retina cells. Not encouraging. My advise is to get a 2nd opinion from a retina surgeon before having cataract removal. Wish i had.

@commonsense7803 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is good advice, especially if you've had a retinal tear or detachment in the past. In fact, that's what I did, because I had a tear 30 years ago and realize that cataract surgery increases risk of detachment or tear. However, the retinal specialist I consulted basically responded that without cataract surgery, I'd eventually go blind. IOW, at some point, we really don't have much choice. I hope drops or other medication will be developed in the future to remove cataracts, because that would be less invasive and safer. I'm so sorry you had such bad luck, and I hope your vision improves.

@LandTorpedo69 4 жыл бұрын

I had to get surgery for a retinal detachment a year or two ago from getting kicked in the eye years prior. I actually went into the optometrist without any symptoms or vision change really and they still noticed it. The surgeon decided on doing the scleral buckle, I was put under for the surgery luckily. My eye actually hurt a lot after the surgery but the pain went away after a few days. My actual eye and vision immediately after the surgery was startling to say the least. My eye was completely blood shot and I could barely see out of it. It did end up healing after a few months and looks more or less normal and my vision is permanently worse but still 20/20 with newer glasses that I was wearing prior to the surgery anyways.

@dmariewalker6880 2 жыл бұрын

My son called this evening from the ER, possibly retina detachment, he said had headache then a lot of floaters appeared, then eye got blurry. He just phoned me, sending him home & an eye doctor coming in from Indianapolis on a Sunday morning at 10am to exam him, I’ll drive him in just in case he’ll get emergency surgery. He’s 52. I sure don’t want him going blind.

@breaker1685 4 жыл бұрын

Three questions: 1) Does the laser spot welding cause you to see dark spots in that spot weld area? 2) Why does one usually get cataracts after vitreous removal or macular pucker film removal 3) If one has a macular (epiretinal) pucker in one eye, with posterior vitreous detachment also, should one just remove the macular (epiretinal) film or should one do a full vitreous removal together with the epiretinal film removal?

@praiseman310 2 жыл бұрын

It's the prednisone that raises the pressure in the eye and creates cataracts. My pressure started out at 12, went to 26, and now back down to 12 off prednisone. I thin I also had problems with preservatives or something in the prednisone that was not helpful to me in my case. I'm still going through getting healed 1 1/2 year later