Hi. I was wondering if you’ve since developed a cataract and/or what your surgeon has said about that possibility? The retinal surgeon I’ve seen has said I’d be “almost guaranteed” to get a cataract from a vitrectomy 🤷🏻♂️
Joseph, I notice you have elevated anxiety from your leg movement. That will increase your blood pressure over time, which is what I have. Please keep your BP in check.
One of my eyes was taken out by a violent assault and robbery…from that I have developed terrible floaters and eye tremors in my good eye. My life has been hell. Good luck and sending positivity to anyone suffering with eye issues.
I m going to have surgery in 2 weeks for floaters i have for 9 months. I live in Houston and she is very good. I can not wait to be done. Please advice ifu got any pain after surgery and how about cataract? Did u develop any? There is no treatment better than vitrectomy for floaters.
Excellent video. I believe you had what is termed a Weiss ring, which I had also. OMG, 40-50 is not old however. And while PVDs are fairly common in later age, it’s more like 60+. To corroborate your statement about YAG laser vitreolysis, it was a waste of time for me, and what was worse, the dummy put a hole in my natural lens. I waited quite a while, but finally had a vitrectomy and cataract replacement. I am in the early stages of recovery and am hoping for a great result. I’m so sorry that you had to go through this at such a young age, but I’m in total agreement, severe floaters are a nightmare. One major question remains on addressed; vitrectomy almost always accelerates the formation of cataracts of the lens.
Thank you so much for posting this. I recently had retinal surgery to remove (or "peel") an epiretinal membrane. The procedure was successful, but what caused me SO MUCH stress was the thousands of things I saw in my eye later - flashes, dots, lines, squiggles, clouds, bubbly things, you name it - so it would have been nice if the doctor had warned me to expect these things and not worry about them. My vision is still terrible, but I've learned that eye surgery (as you pointed out) can require a really long recovery. Thanks for helping me understand my symptoms are not unusual, and I'm not crazy.
I started having eye floater in 2015(12 years old ) I couldn’t even explain what it is ..but it was so annoying.. I went to the doctor and she explained it to me that “sometimes it stays sometimes it goes away”but now I’m (20 years old ) in 2024 and I still have it but all they can say is “IGNORE IT” nothing they can do about it 😢😢😢 (Try eating pineapples) 🍍
hi joe. appreciate you sharing your experience. what has been your longer term experience with the vitrectomy a couple years in? really appreciate it.thank you
Hi Joseph. I was wondering where you went to get the vitrectomy??? And how to stress to the surgeon that you need it. Ive had a mess of floaters in my left eye over 20 years now. Ive gone to 3 different doctors to have the yag laser procedure done with no success. They've all told me that the vitrectomy is my next option. I just need to find a surgeon that will do it. Thanks for your time.
Thank you for sharing your story. So encouraging! I have awful floaters & considering vitrectomy. Would you mind giving an update of how you’re doing now? 2024
Hey there hope you are doing well. As I had stated before I also had a core vitrectomy since my surgeon attempted a PVD but was unable to do so due to the tight attachment to retina and did not want to risk a tear. Did your doctor advise you if a PVD would occur quicker than normal in the future due to the surgery? Mine said could be 6 months or 20 years. Also did you get a potential timeline for cataracts formation? Mine again have a very wide timeline on that as well. Just wanted to compare. Hope to hear what you were told.
Hope all is well. I am now 2 days post op from my floater only vitrectomy. If you can recall about how long was the vision blurry in that eye until it cleared up?
Hey there! I hit 20/20 on the eye chart one week exactly from the surgery. However, my vision was still full of all kinds of mess. It was weeks after until it really cleaned up. And honestly a few months until all the blood was mostly gone. This is all detailed in the various videos I've put out. Best of luck with your recovery!
@@Cranzxfactfactsvsjust short of 2 weeks post op and I am able to read 20/20 on the eye chart. I am still seeing a few things in my vision but they do not move or look like floaters so I’m assuming it’s still inflammation. Vision is already 95% better than it was with all my floaters.
@@EdrelinlaI was wondering if I could reach out to you to talk about your experience. I’m 27 and I have suicidal thoughts, I really need to talk to someone who’s been through this and had a positive experience 🙏
Thank you taking the time to make this video. I'm 15 days out from a combined cataract and floater only vitrectomy. I've been going nuts trying to find out about all the tiny "bubbles" I'm noticing in the eye gel moving around. They totally look different and act different from the floaters and are perfectly round and move differently. I had half of the gel removed and an air bubble that appeared at the bottom and gradually got smaller and smaller, so it's different than what you had. Also your determination to persist when you kept getting dismissed. It's hard to explain just how having grey mess in your field of vision moving around and how it impacts quality of life. You had a much more severe blockage of sight but the constant distraction and for me always feeling like gnats and mosquitos were flying by. I also had countless black specks that looked like pepper dots and some discolored eye gel It was enough for me to go ahead and get it taken care of as soon as possible. I am very lucky my retina doctor I began seeing for the PVD in both eyes was very comfortable to do this combined surgery. In fact, it was the easiest he did that day from what I heard. I've also got this long thing on the outer edge that the surgeon said is not a floater (inflammation?) but my vision is clear and If that thing doesn't go away, I'm still very happy because there was so much junk in my eye. Thank you for encouraging people to persist and not give up. The lens I got is awesome. Also people need to do their homework choosing a surgeon. It's very serious surgery but at this point have no regrets. I got stuck in the perfect outcome mindset at first. Waiting on doing the right eye until more healing has happened. Glad I got the worst eye done first.
Happy to hear it's going well for you! And yes I remember those bubbles after my surgery. I called it "the wash" and it steadily faded as the days and weeks went by.
@@KrisD007it’s a more complex surgery and supposed to be less risk than doing them separately. I’m still seeing the circles I saw after surgery but so glad to have the black blobs gone. My surgeon also removes lots of multi focal lenses put in by other surgeons so mine was the least complex that day.
@@spudboyfan1286hello there! I hope you’re doing well. I have cataract + floaters. I’m 27 and considering a combined surgery. How’s your vision now? Did you have any problems with your retina before or after the surgery? Thank you
Joseph thanks a trillion for all the information. I on the other hand am much older (63) than you. One day I could see out of my right eye the next day my eye site was scary bad - darkness. I went to the ER - thought I was having a stroke. Saw an eye doctor 3days later. Then I was referred to a retina specialist. The specialist sent me to a different ER hospital. And now I'm scheduled for surgery (vitrectomy) for this coming Monday (Oct 30th 2023). Hopefully I can remember to post after surgery experience on your feed.
@CT-lo9ot So I didn't have the vitrectomy. Floaters pretty much cleared up by surgery day. Only had laser work done to tears on the retina. Although just recently, I had another episode of lost eyesight to my right eye. Again I ended up at the ER. Thank God floaters are starting to clear up. Saw my eye Dr a couple of days after the 2nd recent ER incident. The exam went well no new tears the laser work done back in Oct 2023 is holding up well. Still crossing my fingers that I won't have to go through surgery (vitrectomy). My follow up is this June 13th.
@@SlimGlynn1@CT-lo9ot So I didn't have the vitrectomy. Floaters pretty much cleared up by surgery day. Only had laser work done to tears on the retina. Although just recently, I had another episode of lost eyesight to my right eye. Again I ended up at the ER. Thank God floaters are starting to clear up. Saw my eye Dr a couple of days after the 2nd recent ER incident. The exam went well no new tears the laser work done back in Oct 2023 is holding up well. Still crossing my fingers that I won't have to go through surgery (vitrectomy). My follow up is this June 13th.
Hey. I’m six weeks after vitrectomy and I have 30 dark small dots in my eye. How long it took for your debris to disappear ? And how many you had after 6 weeks? I’m so nervous and afraid I made a mistake
Hi there, small dark spots sounds more like blood to me. It did take time for most of my blood to clear. That said, if you haven't already, discuss this with your retinal specialist. I have heard of "clean up" surgeries being done as a follow up.
@noyvovk3648 I think I mention it in the video. If memory serves me right, it was longer than 6 weeks, but I can't speak for your situation. Very sorry to hear about this complication.
Floaters (in both eyes) have been a major misery in my life for five plus years. Diagnosis revealed a hole in Rt. retina which was then treated by laser photocoagulation. Sidebar: Anyone who says laser surgery on eyes is painless is delusional. Felt like my eye was vibrating and on fire. No, floaters don't go away, they only get worse. I wish a safe treatment would be invented.
Mine case bleeding in eyes nd now the blood settled but seen as floaters .That's life loosing scene .doctors telling to wait for 6 months ,1 year etc etc. .now the time has come I should go for viterctomy
Hi Joseph thanks a ton for the helpful videos - I just had my FOV a week ago. Few quick questions 1) How long did it take for your visual acuity / focusing ability to come back fully? 2) How long did the nighttime glare that you mentioned in an earlier video to clear up?
Thank you for doing these videos. Quick Question: From the dates on the videos it looks like it's been a few years since your vitrectomy, any signs or development of cataracts? That is my biggest hesitation with a vitrectomy. Thanks.
