aww Katse hunny , I'm glad its not one of the other problems but then not glad its happened anyway

Hope things improve!

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do hope the better happens, or the surgery works -- hubby's boss had that, and the surgery was pretty quick and successful (helps that his wife's a doctor).

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Having gone to look up what a detatched retina is, I now have a huge surge of hypochondria. Because I'm ridiculously nearsighted, and I've got lots of little floaty things... but I'm pretty sure mine's just hypochondria.

Katse, when you say you've had an eye op before, was it for a similar thing?

You have my sympathies. Having eyesight even a little bit off normal makes life with the computer and books very uncomfortable. I hope it doesn't get any worse, or that if it does, that it responds well to treatment.

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Thank you so much for all your care and support. My aunt works with a woman who had a detached retina and it responded well to surgery, so I'm just going to try to adjust, even though it's a bit difficult.

I can understand why you might become slightyly hypochondriac after searching for any illness on the net! It turns out that people who suffer myopia (near sightedness) are more likely to encounter problems with retina detachment because of the constant strain on it. Even though any diagnosis saying something isn't quite right with your body is bad, considering the alternatives, I'm very happy to have what I do!

I've always had problems with my eyes, particularly my right one. I was born without any tear ducts, thus my eyes has no way to drain--the pain was unbearable because they had to wait until I was 7 before I was old enough to have the surgery to create them. I was blind for an entire week afterward, and I had to use drops for a long time to ward off infection. So after that experience, I've always been a bit more aware of problems with my eyesight, and I always get them checked out.

If you have diabetes, high blood pressure, or are on blood thinners, you should have an opthalmologist check your eyes a year after your initial diagnosis. He'll then be able to tell you if there are any visible effects on your eye from your meds or health problems, and recommend when you should come back for a recheck. Once you get older, about 45-50, you should have a check up because it's around that age group signs of macular degeneration and cataracts can begin to appear.

I know I'm probably boring you with all this info, but after worrying for so long that I might be losing my sight, it makes you appreciate the gift so much more that you want to spread the news so others never have to worry like that!

Katse