Retinal Detachment Recovery

Hi

Great to find out this community to discuss vision related issues.

I had my Scleral Buckling and Vitrectomy surgery 4 weeks ago, the gas
bubble gone in 9 days, but at the time I could see around without the
bubble I found that the scleral buckle shadow (a ring and a dot)
appeared in my peripheral vision though the previously detached area
is just perfect, and the central vision is also excellent.

My ophthalmologist cannot confirm the root cause of this visual
phenomenon and believe it may go away in 2 months after the
functional recovery of the retina cells.

Though I am in doubt and visited 3 ophthalmologists to confirm the
problem, all said the retina attached very well, need sometime to
adapt the buckle..etc.

I appreciate any sharing or insight on the possible explanation of
this symptoms as this shadow disturbing me quite a lot.

Thanks for reading my post anyway,

Paul

On Mar 16, 3:37 am, hdldesig...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hi
>
> Great to find out this community to discuss vision related issues.
>
> I had my Scleral Buckling and Vitrectomy surgery 4 weeks ago, the gas
> bubble gone in 9 days, but at the time I could see around without the
> bubble I found that the scleral buckle shadow (a ring and a dot)
> appeared in my peripheral vision though the previously detached area
> is just perfect, and the central vision is also excellent.
>
> My ophthalmologist cannot confirm the root cause of this visual
> phenomenon and believe it may go away in 2 months after the
> functional recovery of the retina cells.
>
> Though I am in doubt and visited 3 ophthalmologists to confirm the
> problem, all said the retina attached very well, need sometime to
> adapt the buckle..etc.
>
> I appreciate any sharing or insight on the possible explanation of
> this symptoms as this shadow disturbing me quite a lot.
>
> Thanks for reading my post anyway,
>
> Paul

Could it be that the gas bubble is still there? You report it
disappeared in 9 days. Strange, mine took 8½ weeks to be gone.

Ms.Brainy wrote:
> On Mar 16, 3:37 am, hdldesig...@yahoo.com wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Great to find out this community to discuss vision related issues.
>>
>> I had my Scleral Buckling and Vitrectomy surgery 4 weeks ago, the gas
>> bubble gone in 9 days, but at the time I could see around without the
>> bubble I found that the scleral buckle shadow (a ring and a dot)
>> appeared in my peripheral vision though the previously detached area
>> is just perfect, and the central vision is also excellent.
>>
>> My ophthalmologist cannot confirm the root cause of this visual
>> phenomenon and believe it may go away in 2 months after the
>> functional recovery of the retina cells.
>>
>> Though I am in doubt and visited 3 ophthalmologists to confirm the
>> problem, all said the retina attached very well, need sometime to
>> adapt the buckle..etc.
>>
>> I appreciate any sharing or insight on the possible explanation of
>> this symptoms as this shadow disturbing me quite a lot.
>>
>> Thanks for reading my post anyway,
>>
>> Paul
>
> Could it be that the gas bubble is still there? You report it
> disappeared in 9 days. Strange, mine took 8½ weeks to be gone.
>
That is an interesting point, as the description sounds a lot like the
dark ring at the edge of a bubble. The big question would be if the ring
moves about your visual field, Paul.

Dave

Thanks for the responses.

I should make a more detail description of the shadow.

I am very sure the bubble gone though 9 days is pretty short as doctor
would expect at least 2 weeks.

By the way, the shadow is not moving with my head like the bubble
does. The bubble lived with me for 9 days so I am pretty familiar how
it behaves with my motion. But the shadow is like something attached
to my retina, something really similar to retinal tears but my doctors
checked it several times without any tear found.

This shadow consists of a very big ring, that resides at the
circumference on my field of vision, yes, it is in peripheral vision
only, my central vision is excellent. Along this big circular ring,
there is a darkish dot, with some sparks, at the six o'clock
direction, that is under my central vision when I look straight.

As this resembled the shape of the scleral buckle, the doctor thinks
it is the buckle that makes the effect. But I want to see if anyone
has similar experience and how would it looks in long term.

Thanks,

Paul