Pain after stopping steroid drops
I stopped my maxitrol Wednesday and now my eye hurts. Any one else go through this? They were tapered the correct way
View ArticleWhat I see under my eye patch after FOV
Just had my FOV yesterday. Surgeon said everything went well. I'm bothered by the fact that if I look into bright light through the eye patch I see dozens of dark globs that stay in place and somewhat...
View ArticleApril 14th FOV
Hi everyone, I wanted to start a main thread for the FOV I had Thursday. I had 2 FOV's in 2008 ehich gave me fantastic results for about 7 years. The floatersstarted to return about 6 months ago so I...
View ArticleMy visit my Doctor Justis Ehlers at Cleveland Clinic Ohio
I am going to have the opertion on May 18th. He believes I already have a PVD, if not he will induce. I said I do not want them to come back and he agreed. He said he was not sure what size needle he...
View ArticleI think I'm going to do a FOV in my left eye...
What are the risks for young people? I'm 27... Does anyone have stats in terms of X in Y people get Z condition. Cataracts are very likely over the course of my life if I do a FOV?
View Article2nd FOV, same surgeon?
Is it safer to do a second FOV with the same surgeon? Is there any additional risk in changing to another one (new dye, antibiotic etc)? Could there be a rumour going on that this is the new Andreas...
View ArticleFrill
Do you think it happens because of the skills of the surgeon or the shape of the eye? My surgeon is supposed to be one of the best around and even teaches a surgical techniques class at a very big...
View Articlelittle help
looking to find a doctor here in new jersey, been to 3 so far and 2 said "live with it" and third just try to scare me and it work i got out of there.
View ArticleFloaters, Plan, Laser & FOV Action
Hi all I'm 34, got first floaters last summer, thought it was a hair at first - then an explosion of cobwebs in both eyes that move really fast. Turned my life upside down, depression, hurting family...
View Articlepost-op questions
About a week ago I had a vitrectomy done. It was an induced vitrectomy with an air bubble. I am a young person (20's), and my floaters are/were in both eyes. They are the typical floaters ive heard...
View ArticleA final FOV
Why are so many surgeons leaving vitreous material in the eye after vitrectomies? Is it really that difficult to remove everything, peripherally and in the line of ones vision? Do they think patients...
View ArticleRisks with FOV
Hello, my name is Bobby Ben... I'm planning to do a FOV. I would like to know approximately how big the risks are with FOV? How big is the general risk to get permanent vision loss due to FOV? How...
View Article% of perfect outcome FOV's
After researching the archive of previous threads I have basically found that their aren't that many success stories for FOV. Sure their are some, but the majority had some sort of complication or...
View ArticleDoes it make sense to do a FOV for floaters near retina ?
If someone have floaters mostly near retina, does it make sense to do a FOV for this ? Or is it too much dangerous for doctor to remove all the vtreous , especially the one sticking near the retina,...
View ArticleFOV risks exaggerated?
Hi, i came across some info about vitrectomies from a leading vitreo-retinal surgeon when i browsed the net. According to that document, there shouldn't be any major reason to worry for a FOV. Is that...
View ArticleHow to prepare for a FOV
I'll probably soon undergo a FOV. I havn't too much to lose but a lot to win. I'm wondering how to best prepare for the surgery, both physically and mentally as well as judicial in terms of insurances...
View ArticleFirst time poster with pre op story/FOV ?
This post may be all over the place but I am nervous and can barely think straight knowing what is ahead, apologies for typos/crappy grammar. Hi everyone, much like many of you, I've suffered with eye...
View ArticleCataracts vs floaters
If you had to choose one, which would you choose? This is a question for people that have had both. i had a FOV in my right eye and it's time for me to let my surgeon know if we are gonna go ahead and...
View ArticleScotoma?
Last post for a while I promise. Its 2 months post FOV for me and I've noticed every time I stare at a white wall for like 30 seconds or more...just focusing on the wall or ceiling ..no blinking , I...
View ArticleWhat to tell surgeon before surgery
It seems that many FOV patients suffer from frills and vitreous leftovers. How to make sure to a surgeon that a FOV really get rid of all vitreous and doesn't result in a frill? Does it take a special...
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