07-13-2018, 04:11 PM
Robert,
Thank you for the best wishes! Sorry I didn't get back before now. But have been to the emergency room again. After a whole battery of tests on my eyes they have concluded that it's not a retinal tear or detachment, but rather that the vitreous sac of the eye has pulled away at the back and is pulling on the retinal nerve. This has created a massive floater in the eye and the flashes of light and blurriness. They say there is nothing they can do for it. No surgery, etc. All I can do is monitor the eye for any changes - the flashes of light get worse or blind spots develope. As far as the floater...they say it may get smaller or mostly go away or may not change at all. Only time will tell, but that it could take months or even years! I sincerely hope not, because it makes it to see clearly and is quite annoying! In the light of this I will probably still be going on the trip, but it still may change some things...
SPQR,
Thomas
Thank you for the best wishes! Sorry I didn't get back before now. But have been to the emergency room again. After a whole battery of tests on my eyes they have concluded that it's not a retinal tear or detachment, but rather that the vitreous sac of the eye has pulled away at the back and is pulling on the retinal nerve. This has created a massive floater in the eye and the flashes of light and blurriness. They say there is nothing they can do for it. No surgery, etc. All I can do is monitor the eye for any changes - the flashes of light get worse or blind spots develope. As far as the floater...they say it may get smaller or mostly go away or may not change at all. Only time will tell, but that it could take months or even years! I sincerely hope not, because it makes it to see clearly and is quite annoying! In the light of this I will probably still be going on the trip, but it still may change some things...
SPQR,
Thomas
Thomas Guenther
