I had eye surgery this morning to correct a condition called macular pucker in one of my eyes. I'd never heard of it but I guess it's common. It came on quite quickly. It was described to me like a film, much like cellophane, forming over the retina and distorting your vision. The lines on a grid aren't straight. It also appears like you are looking through textured privacy glass.
To correct it they go into your eye and pull off the film, suck it out along with all the vitriol fluid and replace it with saline, which eventually turns back into vitriol fluid. A side benefit is any floaters you may have had are gone.
I had the surgery this morning. They only knock you out until they can deaden the area locally, then you are back awake while they do it. It sounds horrible, but it was actually kind of fun watching them pull the film away and clean up the floating debris. I am a bit surprised how in focus the entire thing was. I don't really understand how that was possible. There was also some colored fluid that was probably injected during the procedure to continue to numb the area while he was working on it. It was very colorful and artsy as it was kind of like oil & water until it dissipated. I was talking to the doctor and nurses much of the time. The procedure didn't take too long and I was on my way. I have an annoying patch on my eye, but that gets taken off tomorrow.
My vision in that eye won't be great until the vitriol fluid replaces the saline. Apparently you don't see well through saline. That could take six weeks, but as long as it's ready for football my timing couldn't be better.
To correct it they go into your eye and pull off the film, suck it out along with all the vitriol fluid and replace it with saline, which eventually turns back into vitriol fluid. A side benefit is any floaters you may have had are gone.
I had the surgery this morning. They only knock you out until they can deaden the area locally, then you are back awake while they do it. It sounds horrible, but it was actually kind of fun watching them pull the film away and clean up the floating debris. I am a bit surprised how in focus the entire thing was. I don't really understand how that was possible. There was also some colored fluid that was probably injected during the procedure to continue to numb the area while he was working on it. It was very colorful and artsy as it was kind of like oil & water until it dissipated. I was talking to the doctor and nurses much of the time. The procedure didn't take too long and I was on my way. I have an annoying patch on my eye, but that gets taken off tomorrow.
My vision in that eye won't be great until the vitriol fluid replaces the saline. Apparently you don't see well through saline. That could take six weeks, but as long as it's ready for football my timing couldn't be better.
