Repair of complex retinal detachment

Repair of complex retinal detachment: remove silicone oil, epiretinal membrane peel, retinotomy, subretinal membrane removal, perfluron, laser, silicone oil.
This 80 year old man had 2 retinal detachment surgeries elsewhere. He was referred one month ago and had surgery by Dr. Cohen for a retinal detachment with subretinal and pre-retinal silicone oil and extensive preretinal fibrosis. The retina was reattached and then one month later he developed a limited retinal detachment. Interestingly, the only part of the retina that was not detached at the initial surgery was the part that detached.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• retinal
• detachment
• silicone
• oil
• perfluoron
• perfluron
• laser
• scar
• subretinal
• fibrosis
• surgery
• steven
• cohen

[susanaccastillo]

Good day. I am from the Philippines. My 3 year old has been under chemo for Acute Lynphoblastic Leukemia for more than a year now. This March his vision started to get impaired eventually lost it. MRI showed "leukemic infiltrates" behind the retina resulting to bilateral retinal detachment. He underwent radiotherapy in August still with nothing to see even light perception I think. PLEASE HELP ME FIND THE BEST EYE SURGEON WHO COULD BRING BACK MY SON'S EYESIGHT. PLEASE HELP ME...God bless...

[lolanvegeta]

AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!

I had retinal detachment surgery 12 years ago and apparently it wasn't as advanced as it is now so @ the time my surgeon who i still see on a yearly basis told me that if i had retinal detachment again it would be IMPOSSIBLE to reattach. ***sigh*** & now i'm seeing dots (symptoms of retinal detachment) so i have an appointment march 3rd 2009, pray for me cuz i am scared & going out of my mind.

& watching this vid made my eye hurt :(

[ThePlaya54]

this made my right eye water like crazy i had been shot in the eye with a bb gun about a month ago and i got laser surgy it dosent hert depending on the person but with me it made everything look dark purple for about one minute

[ThePlaya54]

@VEGETADTX its ok cause its just blood and it will obsorb to the eye and go away

[vlad36883]

@VITALVIP3R they use anasthesia..well when i surgered..the only thing that hurted is the injection in the beginning

[vlad36883]

i got 3 retinal operations...yeah not a pleasant feeling

[VITALVIP3R]

Does it hurt or do they use anesthesia?

[F314AFR]

I had this procedure to repair a full detachment, along with laser treatment to seal a large tear. The eye was very red etc he day after, but no bruising of the surrounding areas. After three weeks it has cleared up massively but there is still some redness. I'm due to have the oil removed in September when the level of sight will be measured. Difficult to predict and there is a one in four chance of another detachment.

[louisajo3]

what type of vision will this patient get back after this surgery?

Is there any evidence that stem cell works for retinal detachments?

thank you 

[VEGETADTX]

I wonder what's the look of the eye after this surgery? is it possible that it recovers and the white of the eye becomes white and normal-looking again?

Cause this really seems to damage the eye's white permanently...

I'd appreciate the answer.

[sandraz821]

hi all im a 28 yr old female 2 yrs ago i had a detatched retina doctors didnt understand how i had it at a young age its more common in older people i had surgery and a buckle attached to the bottom of my eye which will remain in before the surgery i had blurred vision and after the surgery 2yrs on i still am the same my vision still not the same i was told by my surgeon tht it wasnt possible to hve my vision bk as the retina had been detached for 2 long unless repaired within few weeks

[sanpetebuckleygogo]

I've had a vitrectomy in both eyes in 1995 due to retinal detachment. I went from blind to being able to drive and live a quality life. Dr John Carver at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo Utah performed the surgeries. He has people come from all over the world to see him because he is that good. He has an excellent manner in which he treats everyone with respect and kindness. Excellent doctor and a really nice person that truly cares. Good Luck friends.