I have eye news lol
OK, well when I returned to the eye doc in January I was really upset by the fact that my blurry vision was because my good eye was now experiencing the same thing as my not so good eye. Really really bummed by that news. However, I took an injection in the good eye and off I went. When I had my last check up the steroid was still in the right eye, and the floaters have been down to a minimum so I was ok with it. My left eye still did not need an injection so basically the only troubling item was that my pressure was up in both eyes. He put me on a daily drop. My eyes have been getting fuzzier and fuzzier, so when I had to drive the following day I did not use the drop.
I went in on Friday, and good news....pressure is down to 17 in both eyes! He still wants me on it due to the history and snowballs he was seeing in my eyes/inflammation. I have a large floater in my left eye, but he was not ready to put an injection in either one. So that was good.
When you use steroid eye drops you have a 4x more likely hood of getting cataracts. Steroid injections make you 10x more likely. He has been extremely pleased that I have not had any yet, as they slow down treatment etc. Well....all good things must come to an end. Both eyes have cataracts on them, although we are still in the early stages. Cataracts are easily handled with surgery so I am not concerned about that. He will get them off when it is time.
I am bummed that my blurry eyes are not going away anytime soon. That will change my habits even more as they develop. But for now, it is onward and upward!! Have eyes will travel!! WooHoo!!!
I'm sorry about all the eye problems. :(
ReplyDeleteJust for record sake, I had 2 eye surgeries this year. It was basically removing the steroid induced cataracts, but they react/act differently than normal cataracts. First one was removed July 3, this was my right eye. It went well. The second was removed the next week, July 10th. It also went well but I had more trouble due to the blind spot on my left eye.
ReplyDeleteWhen a person reaches a certain age they develop cataracts. A large portion of individuals get them. Usually a person is old enough that they have one surgery. Not because they come back but they refuse to do them, but most cataracts only develop once. They take off the affected lens and replace it with an artificial lens. Mine however, given the issues I have with my eyes, were sliced off, replaced with an artificial lens somewhat like others, but catered to my issues - meaning they will allow the injections to go in smoother - and mine will not last long. My specialist, Retina and Vitreous Surgeon sent me to a special specialist!! A little scary when a special surgeon that does these operations routinely is not comfortable doing yours!! Anyway, the special specialist I went to specialized in problem child eyes such as mine. I was so grateful to him and had a lot of confidence after meeting with him. He did a wonderful job and I have had very few issues since July. He is hoping to get 2 years out of these, but the blurriness has already been back off and on so I doubt we will. However, time will tell. I have not had any bleeders in this time, and I try to just rest my eyes more often to avoid severe blurriness. Overall I am thrilled with the ability to see better than in the last 8 years, and I can drive during the day without issues so could not be more grateful!!