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  • I had this done last week, still sore didn't realise it was so gruesome, I might watch the rest another time..

  • Its Veryyyyyy much helpful. It helped me understand scleral buckle what my teachers failed to :)) Thanku Dr.

  • I get this done next week I had it in right eye at 7 now left eye at 14 nervous

  • I just has this surgery done 2 days ok....Oh my ...I could see the threads but had no idea !!

  • damn,doctors doing surgeries have nerves of steel thats for sure

  • I didn't know you could cut into the eye like that! My mouth has been agape since the beginning of the video!

  • OMG

  • Had this surgery. Was kind of curious. I would have the surgery again before watching this video ever again. nasty. In other news, obviously I am BA.

  • This is a constant and very disturbing condition which never seem to disappear!

    the peripheral vision up, the bottom and sides on left eye seem significantly reduced and it's hard to both see and focus beacuse of the horrible flickering is following your eye movements.

    I have no idea how I got this but it came very insidious late in the teenage years.

  • I'm not sure if it is a shadow but there is something disturbing and feels like it's blocking almost half of my inner visual field (I can see through it) but it very annoying with the black flickering all the time.

    it seems like the more i stare without blink the more it seems to spread in the field.

    when i stare at myself in the mirror only my left eye without blinking my face kinda disappeared after only some few seconds? :O it felt like some parts of the visual field was going blind!

  • I have a constant distracting flickering/shimmering shadow in my vision which is particularly on the inner half of the vision in my left eye. This flickering/shimmering shadow seems to never disappear and follows my eye movements. It seems to be generally dark in color.

    When I'm out in the sunlight or around bright lights, it feels like the flickering shadow turns red in color and feels like i have a flickering red light in front of my visual field.

    This only happens with my left eye

  • i had this done some years ago. at the time i did not want to know what they were going to do. now i'm interested in the procedure. And it worked out well for me.

  • The puffing lasts about 3 days and the pain in the eye also stops about 3 days as well....its not a bad thing to go through...py puffing has gone down but is still bloddshot like the guy said...good luck to everyone having the surgery done!

  • @Cabotop1 all my swelling went away around 6-7 months. it differs for everyone though. i wouldnt worry about it too much

  • yeeeah i had this surgery when i was 18 after a car accident and i am REALLY going to drive more careful from now on....

  • @thatalyssagirl19

    I had this done on the 5th on this month. How long does your eyelid stay "puffed up"?

  • This is so fascinating. The eye seems like such a complex thing, it's truly amazing that doctors can go in an fix stuff like this.

  • Poor choice of music.. should have been grindcore!

  • while having this surgery your supposed to be unconscious, but i of course wake up as soon as the last suture is finished and start punching doctors and nurses because i thought they were aliens

  • oh god..now...i knw wats in my stepdads eyes..fuck i feel like puking now. x.X

  • i had this for about 6 months. had to have this operation. was fully unconcious of course...but omg this is sickening..

  • Now I have to clean my screen...uuuuuggghhh

  • :O

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  • I LIVE IN PAKISTAN AND SOME MONTH IN DUBAI

  • Had this done about 12 hours ago, under local. *Means I was awake the whole time. Hurt like hell for a while after the local wore off, but getting tolerable now...

    I shouldn't be on the computer... But you can only lay face-down in bed for so long before you need to get up and do SOMETHING!

  • Steven Cohen is a hack.

  • Watched with my mouth open the whole time the only thing I could say afterward was HOLY FUCK

  • I had a scleral buckle placed in my right eye in 2007 and it was successful. However, I have experienced some head pain in the are whenever I strain, cough, sneeze, or bend over. I will have an exam soonto find out if the pain is actually due to the surgery. Has anyone else have the same problem?

  • Thank you!

  • I just got one of these done a few days ago, I was awake but sort of out of it during the procedure, no pain at all but I was sick as hell a few hours later, could not even drink a glass of water without throwing up. I got over that within a day and the worst part now is having to lay face down in bed, my back is killing me. I guess it will all be worth it if my vision gets back to normal.

  • @MNRick041

    yeah, man, the face down part is the worst part of the recovery. What made things worse was that I didn't have the support equipment, I actually didn't have enough for that. so it made things a lot more unbearable. I just had to be face down for a little over a week. I just read game informer magazines, listened to movies, sleep, and listen to music. The face down thing truly sucks, it's either that or undergo another surgery to reinsert the bubble. Good luck on your recovery, man.

  • HOLY FUCK

  • How much does the patient suffer after the surgery, it seems pretty invasive. No better technology available for this kind of surgery yet?

  • @CamiloSanchez1979 Surprisingly little pain...I only needed advil.

  • Holy Crap...I just had this procedure done last thursday. Not sure what to say watching this after recently having this done. lol. o_O

  • Beethoven Mozart or whoever when a surgeon is inserting wires into the muscles of the eye

  • FU pussies if you don't like eye surgery don't watch eye surgery videos. Dumb fucks

  • I had the same operation 14 years ago when the operating procedure was not as advanced as today. Thanks to my doctor for performing a sucessfully even when the operating procedure was not as advanced as today.

  • Juss to think i had this done......

  • nasty.... i just watched this with my friend...bad idea. All you could hear was, "AAAAAWWWWWW!" and, "EEEEWWWWW!" the whole time...

  • i had dis surgery done abt a month ago..... 

  • my son is 7 years old has blindness due to retinal detachment.we are looking for any doctor who could repair his retinas kindly guide us what to do about it ? contact numbers are 9203004311848 / +923334515133 or email lallyusman@yahoo.com

  • @lallyusman where do u stay??

  • Choose Scleral Buckle or both if given the choice. The newer and riskier victrectomy alone can go very wrong.

  • my son is having this done tomorrow morning! 

  • im greeg from philippines...i have a retinal detachment also but in my case its late reaction..the symptoms appears when im 17 yrs old...

  • I had this procedure done on my left eye 2 days ago, and I want to sincerely thank my surgeon for saving my sight. This was a wonderfully well done and informative video, thank you for creating it.

  • I watched 2 girls 1 cup in its entirety but I cannot make it 20 secs into this video

  • I watched 2 girls 1 cup in its entirety but I cannot make it 20 secs into this video

  • watch out for laser to seal retinal holes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my retina detached after the laser and i''ts been hell!! 4 surgeries for retinal detachment

  • Oh god how bad would that hurt if you weren't sedated huh?

  • what the hell are you trying to fiX??the eye's fucked up!!

  • CANT UNSEE OH GOD CANT UNSEE

  • @mrxerosquared Ironic isn't it?

  • I had this done yesterday and now agree that eye surgons deserve every penny! This is my 3rd retinal detachment in 6 yrs due to Lasik surgury. What a mistake that was!

  • I had this surgury done yesterday and watched this out of curiosity. I now realize that eye surgeons deserve EVERY penny they charge our insurance company! This is my third retinal detachment as a result from Lasik surgury 6 yrs ago 2 in one eye and now just 3 weeks ago one in the other eye. Although this one went much smoother and this time they used an oil bubble instead of an air bubble which will be removed in 6months. This was used to insure success this time. Scleral buckle was also used.

  • @chefbandmaryc - Did the lasik not go well? I'm looking into lasik, any advice would help. thanks

  • wow great video, i had the exact same operation as this on april 26th, didnt realise there was so much involved in it, now i realise why i was so sore after, theres a lot of cutting and pulling. 2.5 weeks post op my gas bubble is gone, redness starting to reduce, no pain as such,certain eye movements do hurt and bending. i am flying the end of this month, which will be 6 weeks post op, my doctor said i will be ok to do so, does anyone know what activities you may NOT do ever after this surgery?

  • I had this done 5 years ago. Supposedly there is 1000 performed a day in the world. Very quick surgery took about an hour. I felt sick as shit too

  • NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • I need to watch this until I can watch it without cringing.

  • I had this surgery done not long ago, and holy fuck im feeling sick.

  • @xXSleepwalker1993Xx Did it hurt after the surgery? Did you see anything during?

  • @xXSleepwalker1993Xx had it done 10 yrs ago n have to have it again to remove oil that leaked from the bubble. woohoo

  • @NeedleInTheGroove1 what did it feel like when you woke up? o-0

  • @JesseMusicc Was sore for an hour or 2 but grand after

  • @NeedleInTheGroove1 Only 2 hours??? and only sore??? Dx did they like drug you up after or what? also did they put you too sleep? or freeze it XD Im a bit lost

  • @JesseMusicc Was a general anaesthetic . Was only sore for a while afterwards nothing too bad

  • @xXSleepwalker1993Xx Me too, about one month ago. Holy fuck indeed.

  • I just had an emergency surgery on march 27th 2011 which was a scleral buckle and nothing else. This video really opened my eye(the right eye is prosthetic) and I'm glad I found it! My eye was red for 3 weeks and my vision in my one eye came back well enough to drive without glasses, but I have them anyway.

  • I had this surgery done once and just got a vitrectomy again and yes its unpleasant but knowing what i knew after first procedure it was not stressful at all the second time..... The recovery is the worst!

  • @jarseneau85  true! recovery is the worst part

  • aik tu sau, negaliu ziuret

  • Scleral Buckling costs comparing 5 countries

    Singapore $13,000

    South Africa $ 9000

    Australia +- $7000 +-

    Indonesia $2,500

    India $1000

  • This is hard for me to watch considering I just had this surgery done to me a few weeks ago on my left eye, and I'm still recovering.

  • Finally, I learned how the doctors operated on my eye......~~(╯﹏╰)b

  • he says its like looking at a broken tv set. you can see but everything is cracked and he can only see light when he looks at it directly. what my main concern is, is if this damage is repairable.and if so, what are the chances he will see the same way he used too. this is very terrifying to me because an eye is not something you can replace, and ill have to live with the guilt trip for a long time, despite the fact that he was until the incident, a very abusive and raging alcoholic.

  • WTF! THEY REALLY CHOP THAT THING UP! HOW DOES THAT EYE EVER HEAL?! Dear lord help the people that have this surgery.

  • @IchliebeTokioHotel17 It's not as bad as it looks. Your eye will be blood red for a week or two, but will soon return to normal color. I know, I had this procedure done! :)

  • @corwin11412 did it like...hurt?! Omg I'd cry so much if I had to have this done....

  • @IchliebeTokioHotel17 Not really. There's a little soreness and they give you pain killers if you need them. So all in all, it was pretty much a cakewalk!

  • @corwin11412 My doctor gave me ENDONE, oh that shit is Gooooooooooooooooooooooood

  • Operation 2 yrs ago. Retina detached because of botched cataract surgery. A 20 min procedure took 80 min. Operation employed blocked optic nerve procedure. Retina surgeon didnt know this and was about to block the optic nerve again, 5 days after botched operation. I told him. He went "Ooops." Keep surgeon informed. They don't do their homework. Retina reattachment was successful. But many photoreceptors stopped functioning. I am 20% blind in one eye. Improved from 35% blind 2 years ago

  • i just had mine done abot a week ago... made mistake of watching this video before the surgery haha b

  • I have Many eye floaters.. Can fixing the retinal detachment get rid of eye floaters?

  • i have mine done about 2 years ago. i was 31 years old when i had it done and i have to say the pro's and con's of this surgery....the pro's is: you dont have to go to work for 30 + days, you can get plenty of rest at home...the cons....for about 10 days i remember i was dizzy as hell... must of been the drugs they gave me or the gas inside the eye, its not fun putting eye drops in 3 times a day, you cant do much with your life at least for 7 days so much sure you at least have a radio

  • I had to get this done when I was 12 years old, It killed me having to lay facedown for 2 weeks

  • what is the hell is this ?

  • @loveforever515 looks like SAW VIII

  • Better than a sharp stick in the eye. Had mine done in 2008 by the great Dr. Robert Leonard of the McGee Eye Institute in OKC.

    Xanax is awesome.

  • I had this done along with laser and the gas bubble less then a week ago. Since it was on the bottom of my eye I have to be face down 16 hours a day and to sleep have to be on my left side for about 3 weeks :( but I'm getting better now :)

  • @Lighxx  I had to get this done when I was 12 years old, It killed me having to lay facedown for 2 weeks

  • i searched Fluffeetalks allen buckle

  • I had this surgery done in september, it dosn't really hurt afterwards but its very annoying your eye drips constantly first few weeks is just plain awful , I still a tiny bit of imflammation, but its slowly going away bit by bit,

  • Absolutely fascinating....marvellous work ..

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  • I think I just found my calling. (: This is badass!

  • OMG! I THREW UP ALL OVER MY KEYBORD SEEING THIS!!! X_X

  • If you are having vitrectomy surgery, you'll need to rent recovery equipment. Visit vitrectomy(dot)com for details.

  • ahhhhhhhhhhh WHAT THE FUCK? Hell no, that looks like you would go blind after doing that.

  • It had been six years for me. It was my left eye followed by right eye ten days later. This video is AMAZING!!! God bless my surgeon and his team for preserving my vision! God Bless Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I wish I could thank the first person who said "Yes you can try this surgery on my eyeball."

  • @cmooneyrph I had mine done there too :)

  • WHY WOULD BLOOD MAKE ME QUEESY WHEN YOUR PUTTING FUCKING SCISSORS IN HIS FUCKING EYE!!!!!!!!!!!! AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

  • @thepunishervshulk Your comment is priceless!!!

  • this video is a fuxxin nightmare!!!!

  • I had my first scleral buckle when I was 17 due to major detachment in my left eye. it was horrible. took about a month to recover with constant pain. I remember feeling my pulse pounding in my eye giving me terrible migranes. all the doctors prescribed me were Tylinol 3s which were pretty much useless.

    Had my second one in the right eye when i was 19 from minor detachment. quick and easy recovery and i made sure i got some percocet this time.

  • Thanks so much for posting! It was a great educational experience. I'm a nursing student and this was very helpful!

  • what happens if i dont get this. im afraid i will go permantly blind please reply back i dont want to lose my vision

  • Hello Doctor.... I have a buckle like thing in my left eye..... I had surgery for retina detachment in my left eye when I was 6-8 years old... I am 25 now.... my vision in the left eye is blurred.... I cant read but can merely recognize colors and things moving from my left eye.... I wish to get the scleral buckle removed ...... will this cause any harm to me or my blurred eyesight ??

  • Had my scleral buckle surgery done in 1990 at Wills Eye in Philly and just got a full checkup today. It is still stable. The biggest problem I had was learning how to coordinate my eyes to read again after the surgery because the other eye had cryosurgery to stabilize weaknesses in the retina at the same time. Both were pretty invasive surgeries at the time.

  • @toounfazed me too

  • Great video. Enlightening.  Thanks so much for posting.

  • awesome surgery videos. you provide a very educational service to all of us, doctors included. It's nice to see how different surgeons have slightly different techniques and styles. very nice.

  • how does it feel to be an eye surgeon. I still can't dissect a cadaver properly without destroying all nerves. I don't even know if I'll ever be able to do a surgery.

  • A GOOD VIDEO

  • Thank you for posting this, seeing the actual procedure performed gives me a type of understanding that the textbooks and lectures can't.

  • Thanks! I read about this procedure to prep for my preceptor visit to the retinal specialist and this is so useful.

  • don't know why they don't approve balloons in the US. ask the FDA. they work well and have the best success rates supposedly with buckles being second and vitrecomy being a close third. PVR is a very difficult problem and more common with vitrectomy. so, buckle is the best option for most cases.

  • I had temporary ballon, scleral buckle/vitrectomy, then another vitrectomy with gas ballon, then vitrectomy with silicone oil. My problem has been scar tissue attaching to the retina and causing both a wrinkle and detaching the retina again. I am still having problems but we are holding off for a couple of months to let some healing take place. All of this in less than three months. Condition I think is called PVR. Anyone else had this problem?

  • @dar46750 Sorry, may terminology is incorrect as well as my spelling. I did not have a temporary balloon, it was a gas bubble. All my procedures worked in attaching the retina, but the PVR cause the retina to wrinkle and detach again untill they used the silicone oil. This was about six weeks ago. The PVR has caused some areas to wrinkle, but no tears yet. From what I have read, it may take more than one attempt for success. At this point they have removed the lens to be replace later.

  • @dar46750 I had to get two surgeries done on my right eye because my retina detached ah... and I think I have to go back to surgery again, but I think its useless because I've lost sight on my right eye already.

  • @kaleaaa09  I had the same operation

  • temporary balloon not available in US. if you're vision is salvaged, your surgery was a success.

  • @knarainmd why is that?

  • I want my buckle removed...I'm pissed the doctor didn't offer the temporary balloon option in the first place as my detachment was minor. It's so invasive and causes me a lot of discomfort!

  • Not pretty! I had this surgery on my left eye about 15 years ago at the Royal Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne Australia. Recovery involved the most intense pain I ever experienced, before and since. However, I would not hesitate to do it again to preserve my vision. And I cannot be more grateful to the surgeons and doctors who saved my eyesight.

  • I had my surgery 3 days ago. Everyday there are improvement. my pain is as follows: sharp needle like pokes on both sides of the eye, that last 30 secs. Extra strength Advil/Tylenol does the trick. My Dr. prescribed a sleeping pill and it really helps with recovery.It's very ugly, and I tire easily. My vision is a blur, the blind is no longer there. I see a full circle of colored blurry objects. I am getting the other eye done in 4 days.

  • @loudonpotter Hang in there. The pain will pass and your vision will be restored!

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  • Amazing. I had this done four weeks and 2 days ago....my gas bubble was gone in about 7-8 days, the main pain had dissipated in about 5 days - now it is nothing a couple of aspirin won't help. Still have some "chlorine pool eye" effect and a slight blur but it is improving day by day....... soon to get new prescription and go forward from there. It DOES take a long time......

  • My brother-in-law had this a few weeks ago... he was on some powerful pain stuff and he said it didn't help much. Hurt like you would not believe according to him.

  • My eyes hurt after watching that....kool videp though...

  • O.o in a bad way

  • aha ive had 13 of these. they suck

  • the music doesnt go with this video

  • My mother had this procedure done 19 years ago when she was 75. This was because the first bubble done on an out-patient basis didn't repair the detached retina.  I remember she was in pain and sad to have distorted vision. Today, at 94, she only notices a slight blurr and a little wiggly distortion. Some time after the surgery, the MD wanted to peel the scar, but we didn't want her to go through any similar pain, so she didn't.

  • Had this surgery a little over a year ago after my son poked my eye during a game of basketball. Didn't take as well as the doctor wanted so had a vitrectomy a month later and had to lay on my face for two straight weeks to keep the air bubble to the back of my eye. That was pure torture. Now I have a cataract from all this mess and will have my lens removed and replaced. By that time, I should have a bionic eye and be able to see again. I hope.

  • man fucc,i'm 16 & i gotta get dis shit ass surgery on monday cuz some bitch ass nigga hit me in the fuccin eye.

  • @l1lp4c dude tell me how it goes im paranoide about that shit ;(

  • @Pacorocks411 yo,all them niggaz do iz put u 2 sleep,nex minute,you wake up,u dont feel shit,u dont even feel yourself go to sleep.

  • @l1lp4c SPELL RIGHT!

  • @Pacorocks411 yo,did you get the surgery yet.

  • Hello.

    My mom was doing her hair and accidently got hair perm in her eye. She used a cotton swab to get it out she ended up removing her retina and tearing half of it off on the other eye....

    can this heal on its own or will she have to undergo surgery?? im really worried about this because i dont want her to go blind.

    please let me know

  • @Darkoverlord101 ahhh your retina is right at the back of your eye, not sure how the hell she got to the back of her eye. prob would need surgery

  • Hey Thurisazrage. You must have confidence in you surgeon. Just had this procedure done 2 days ago. When I got home on the first day it was some what uncomfortable when the freezing wore off & don't make the same mistake as I did ate lunch before the freezing wore off

  • Doc You are very knowlegeable .Where do you practice?

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  • I recently underwent this surgery - thank you very much for posting, this really helped me see what was happening. Thank you eye surgeons (and all medical professionals), you are truly miracle workers!

  • @djkrowa they truely are Just had mine done two days ago

  • @gregberkhof Man, u should not be using a pc for at least a few days after surgery, and then only in small doses !

  • God Bless the doctors and the patients! This is incredible.

  • why u u do that its it bcus a lens get stuck plx answear me im gonna need to have lenses plz tell meeeh

  • I had the buckle sewed onto one eye over 20 years ago to repair a slightly detatched retina. I caught the detatchment early, so I suffered minimal vision loss (no problem). Last year I had cataract removed (both eyes). Very easy operation. However, I noticed some blur in eye that had buckle. May have existed for years, but I thought it was only a cataract. This month I'll have a vitrectomy (replace vitreous material) . Retina, lens, etc all otherwise look good.

  • OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOD, Im so scared, I HAVE BEEN TOLD I MAY DEVOLOPE RETNAL DETACH. PLEASE, OH PLEASE GOD NOOOOOOOOOO

  • A mi me hicieron lo mismo, con muy buen resultado el cerclaje es para mantener la presión sobre la retina, ya que sustituyen el vítreo por gas, este es adsorbido por el organismo, y sustituido por agua, lo peor es el pos- operatorio ya que hay que mantener la cabeza boca abajo hasta que el gas desaparecca, suele pasar en 2 semanas en la mayoría de los casos, pero hay gente que les dura hasta 2 meses. Después tu visión va mejorando paulatinamente.

  • It's not as bad as it looks, lots of cutting and sewing but it heals quickly. pain killers aren't really necessary.

  • i have had 4 ops on the same eye. 3 in the last 6 weeks! i now have silicone oli in my eye which will need removing in a few months. i have had a gas bubble put in . cryo therapy, laser treatment and a schleral buckle in place. ouch. i find this video gruesome but fascinating.

  • This is worse to watch than many horror-films... This procedure looks SO BRUTAL!

  • I had scleral buckle surgery on both eyes within the last year. My left eye had surgery last August and my right eye on January 4, 2010.

    What are the prospects of regaining nearly 20/20 vision afterward? Both eyes will need cataract removal in the near future too,.

    Any feedback from past clients?

    No fun!

    Alan

  • Hello Guys , i am abbas from Norway. i had Retinal Detachment on both of my eyes. first 5 yeras ago when i was 21 and they used sceral or Slicon surgery and it was very satisfying . Now i had two surgeries on my left eye , in the space of 10 days . i can't see anything now after two weeks . Dr says that it's becasue of gass bobble in the eye , i can see a bit when i had my head down. I feel looking trough water .Have anyone else same opration and how long it takes to get your vision back.

  • @zulqarnan007

    Gas bubble is reduced to 50% in about 8-10 weeks (so ur vision will become better as time progreses)

  • I had this same procedure done on both my eyes (one when I was 21 and the second when I was 22). I was awake for the second time around and after seeing this, I understand more of what actually went on during the procedure. As herointraining1 stated, I too have problems with double vision and trouble driving at night. Worst part by far was the recovery. The second eye took me two full weeks of recovery to be able to use. I definitely would not wish this surgery on anyone.

  • i think i have to haave this surgery but i think they are going to replace the vitrious fluid with oil and do the buckle

  • i had this surgery myself... with buckle and the gas bubble and everything.. im 32 years old now... i was 30 when i had it... did i feel anything? nope... just the eye drops before they knocked me out. one of the eye drops burned a little bit. they give you tissue to relief the tears. after 45 min. or so.. i was out cold. woke up... felt very dizzy... stayed dizzy for 10 days.. i counted it... no pain though, would do it again if i had to