Have you had Laser Vitreolysis for floaters/weiss rings?

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Anonymous wrote:Our retina specialist said just to deal with the vitreous loss. He said the brain adapts over time and then it stops. I’m going in month 3 and the floaters are greatly reduced. I have a follow up next week.

How did your follow up go? My brain has not adapted at and I'm having a hard time if this is going to be my new normal. Its a lot. If I cold draw you a picture you would understand.

The retina specialist didn't recommend any treatment? Which is strange as that's what they do right? I guess they're super honest.

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Multiple ophthalmologists have told their patients to not undergo the surgery and take on risk of complications or possible retina detachment.

I’ve had PvD in both eyes for over 5 years and learn to deal with it as long as I don’t think about or focus on the floaters. Still annoying but it mainly affects my close up reading.

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Anonymous wrote:Another one here with multiple floaters after PVD. I only have them in one eye though. I have one large one like a skein of wool that I was told might break into smaller floaters eventually but this has never happened. Also multiple small ones.

I have also been warned that surgery is not recommended and likely to have a poor outcome.

My father had horrific complications after cataract surgery in which he had to have a vitrectomy and it convinced me to never have elective eye surgery.

How long have you had the large one? They have never told me they may break up. I hope that's true for all of us. Were they saying not to do the laser surgery or the whole vitrectomy? Did they say why? I'm sorry to hear about your dad, what complications did he have? I'm a pretty conservative person when it comes to medical stuff that's why I wanted to ask here. I also am going to make myself wait a full year or two before even asking about at the doctors or making any decisions because it's your eyes and all.

You are very smart to wait and research!

I’ve had the large floater around 5 years. This is in my right eye which has the worst vision as well as lattice degeneration. I was seen at Hopkins Hospital at the time ( was afraid it might be retinal detachment) My ophthalmologist still asks about it at my annual exams, and never seems surprised it is still there. I doubt it will change at this point. If I remember correctly, they strongly discouraged any procedure due to low chance of improvement and high rate of complications. I have been told this both at Hopkins Wilmer Clinic and by my regular doctor.

Years ago my Dad had a large cataract that broke apart while they were removing it. ( this is a known possible complication) That night at home he had severe nausea and vomiting— his intraocular pressure was sky high and they had to do the vitrectomy. IIRC, they put saline into his eye to replace the vitreous. Vision never the same in that eye.

If I needed cataract surgery, I would have it done but be very cautious.

Wow this is helpful. In a few years I was going to check in with the Hopkins Wilmer Clinic but hearing they don't recommend it is pretty telling. There is just so much going on its hard for me to see two huge weiss rings, a few larger dark floaters and the small floaters I've had my whole life it's like I'm trying to live with this active circus in my eyes. My brain has not adapted to it. I'm having a hard time accepting this new normal. I have so many other medicals things too so this is even harder to process.

I had no idea cataract surgery could cause those effects it's scary!

This is PP, and I don’t want to dissuade you from seeking a second opinion at Wilmer.

Every case is different and if this is affecting your quality of life so severely , I think it is well worth your while to get a second opinion.