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I'm currently at 14 weeks. Since my retina was almost completely detached and based on the location of the detachment I was told not to bend over, lift anything heavy and lay only on my left side opposite to my right eye. They called it positioning. Even with your eye covered you still see the outline of the bubble moving and it can definitely throw off your balance. The retina has reattached but I still can't see well out of my right eye. I've been told by my retina doctor it's most likely a cataract but not to consider surgery until well over 6 months since the eye has already been through trauma. It's an ordeal to go through for sure but the only other option was to lose all sight in the eye. Wish the best for anyone facing the surgery or currently in recovery.

So true

Thank you for making this video. I am 1 day post-surgery. I’m nervous about my future. I am 48.

Hi my name is Debbie and l am 62 and I live in Australia and l just had Vitrectomy and cataract surgery on my right eye yesterday l turned my phone on and there you are talking about your surgery wow l hope mine goes ok but thanks for sharing

Thank you, Kevin. We got this. Second week on my recovery from my retinal detachment surgery.

I had a retinal detachment surgery 2 weeks ago. I have so many questions about the recovery process. Your videos answer so many of them I have. Thank you. God bless you.

Question: as far as wowrk is concerning how long before you actually went back to work 2, 3, 4 months??

Question: as far as work is concerning how long before you actually went back to work 2, 3, 4 months??

Thank you! Now I know what to expect! I’m in week 6! How is your eye after 2-3 years of recover.

Different people have different recovery times, or so it seems. I initially had regular cataract surgery back in 2017. Both eyes, one month apart. Those surgeries went ok, but about six months later, I had a retinal detachment in one eye. I guess when they do that repair they also do a vitrectomy. Anyway, after all those surgeries I recovered quickly. Two or three weeks later and I was back to 20/20. The aggravating part was the first week or so, with all the eye drops.

Thank you, Keith, for sharing. Im on my 2nd week of recovery, with a gas bubble, and you have addressed most of the questions/concerns I had. I had started to have problems focusing clearly with my good eye, and found that bt covering my recovering eye, it helped to clear my vision. Then, you stated you experienced the same, and it relieved the anxiety i was experiencing. I have faith that my vision will be restored as yours was so i can resume my normal activities--and be able to drive--soon. God bless you!

Thank you, I had a vitrectomy in left eye 1 week and a day ago, much appreciated video

Just had rRNA detachment with Mac off. Your talks reassure me….about my eye

Great video! I found your channel because I have macular puckering. It looks like you’re still doing well! 😊

I’ve got the same now yours is best description I have see that’s all videos on RUclips because I think I’ve seen them all

U didn’t go in the fort in el mirror and showed where a cannonball entered the fort. That’s the only sport that a ball entered

13 years & 3 days in since the terrorist (Sunir Garg) did surgery on me at Wills Eye. Wouldn't recommend WillEye to anyone, most incompetent doctors. Fir anyone that suffers a Retina detachment I wish you the best.

I had my Vitrectomy surgery four weeks ago. The kaleidoscope (visual pun intended) of emotions has completely overwhelmed me. I really appreciate Kevin’s candor in this video. Thank you.

I’ve just watched all of your videos, very interesting and thanks for sharing them. I’m currently 10 days after surgery and I do have some vision which is quite clear at the top away from the bubble but I have the distorted wavy lines you mention.

Thank you this is very helpful. I'm on week 2 since my surgery. I had lattice degeneration and had a retinal detachment and had all the same procedures done. My surgeon was pleased with how things are healing as I had a recheck appointment yesterday. I had to keep my head down for 7 days but he said the longer I could be face down the better. I was able to borrow a table that was from my local chiropractors,also my work place, and did 10 days. Lots of audio books. Im able to drive but as you pointed out my peripheral vision on my left eye is nill. I feel confident after watching your videos that all will be well abu it's a slow recovery. Thanks again for making these videos. Blessings on you.

I was also hiking the Grand Canyon in 2017 - it was hard but worth it. Glad I did it while I was still able. Brava!

Thanks for the info! Your doctor was not very good at communicating, which sucks.

Thank you! This really helps and I like how you visualized what you were explaining with blurs and smoke and … layering on your videos

That is why I don't like eye surgeons. Being a physician, I try to keep myself away from them as possible I can. They keep the info for themselves. As if they are sharing secret governmental info. The other option is they are emotionally dry to hear what the patient says and share that experience with other patients. Wish they themselves do not experience what we experience. That would be too late for us.

Where did you get your cataract surgery?

Hey Kevin, thank you so much for sharing all these steps of your journey. I just had my week 4 appointment where I learned that things look promising for a good outcome even after a severe mac-off retinal detachment. Your videos help so many people know that we're not alone and things just might get better after all. Thanks again for taking time to share!

Thank you, I really appreciate this info. I have vitrectomy ahead of me not for detached retina but for a macular pucker. I believe it will entail a gas bubble. Anxiety is sky high.

Hi Kevin thank you for sharing your story. I unfortunately are going through something similar, virectomy macula off, i wish everyone all the best on this forum. I also have a glow on the side of my head. I had a question! Do you still get flashes. I get these random flashes in bright light particularly in the sun. No one is able to explain to me why they occur.

Thank you I hope your good I’ve had this surgery it’s going on 2 months the gas bubble is half way gone but my eye started to get cloudy I don’t know if it’s cataract but this video give me hope I will be ok thank you so much

My EM Retinal Surgery update from 10 mins ago. The "C" word should have read as "P". I also had a Peel. Why could I see my surgery being done, and clearly hear every word too. I even remember the word "buckle" being used. Why didn't I receive more anaesthesia??

I'm adding to my experience from about 20 mins. ago when I had to go to ED. During my EM retinal detachment surgery, I had a gas bubble, and my cataract done too..I had a word that begins with the letter "C". I saw all of the surgery in detail, and kept asking for more anaesthesia, but didn't get any. I had to keep my arms straight and make tight fists, as I was feeling shaky and sick. Immediately after my surgery I started to go into shock. This went away when I had a cup of tea in Recovery. That's the second part of my story. Thankyou for sharing your story and your journey

Thank you so for all your detailed videos. Please i want to know more about all your cataract surgery with detail.

Thank you so much for these videos. I don’t know how you made the replications of what your vision was like at different stages, but they were very accurate. Im finding it difficult to explain what my vision is like when my eyes look perfectly normal to the person I’m trying to explain my situation to. I have had three retinal detachments in the past 12 years! I have an eye disease called kerataconus which complicates things for me. Ten years ago I had cataract surgery in my left eye and they did a lens implant at the same time. A few months later, my retina detached and I went thru the gas bubble ordeal. I was just feeling like I had recovered from that - and my retina detached AGAIN. This time they put an oil in my eye and that recovery process took 6 months! Fast forward to now - in October 2023 I developed a cataract in my right eye and went thru cataract surgery and a lens implant. Then, in March 2024 my retina detached in that eye! I’m currently 4 weeks out from that surgery. I have heard that a detached retina often leads to cataract surgery. Tried to locate 0:33 your videos about cataract surgery but couldn’t find them. I’m wondering what cataract surgery is going to entail (IF I do need that surgery) since I’ve already had a lens implant and cataract surgery (in both eyes). 😬

Just had it done. Day 3. I felt like Mike Tyson beat the crap out of me. Cannot see. Uber blurry. But my Doc said it went "Beautifully". Appreciate the video

How you doing today with your eye sight, just checking up on you.

Hi Kevin, thanks for the videos. I had my left eye done 4 times a few years ago(6 or 7), finally with a buckle and am now in week 2 of vitrectomy on my right eye. On the subject of the eye patch my understanding is that keeping one eye covered blocks brain signals trying to compensate one eye with the other. The brain loses track of where the eye is.

I enjoyed this documentary who is really well done, worthy of a professional!😍

It can take up to three months to recover vision after vitrectomy. Sometimes even longer trust me I am there

How do you get from one fort to the other one? Are they walking distance from each other?

Thank you for the wonderful canyoning tour. Your music choice was A+!

Thank you.........

Thanks for the info. Very helpful

You not making anymore videos?

Kevin, did you get a cataract in that eye yet? Thanks! I just had a vitrectomy two days ago for vitreal hemorrhage that would not stop. Now my eye is half full of air and half full of saline. Still cannot see much.

Thank you since my dr and eye center never prepared me for any vision loss or the seriousness of the long recovery they simplified it all. Same with the patch no suggestion. Shameful thats drs need to give people a plan.

Thank you for the updates. I feel so much better about my recovery. I was panicking just after 3 weeks of vitrectomy and your video tells me to be patient. Did you deal with elevated eye pressure while on the steriods after surgery? My doctor noted some elevated pressure, but was not concerned. Thank you.

Hello, your video was so helpful. I am at a somewhat similar situation, but a bit worse because my vitrectomy related to a macular hole, which impacts the center of the vision. I heard it takes a while for the vision to improve, up to a year. Have you witnessed improvements since this video?

If you catch a retinal tear early it is an easy in office fix. Maybe 10 minutes in and out. Doc fix it with a laser!

I had cataract and retina surgery at the same time...no buckle. My vision is blurry but i can see close up...like maybe 2 inches from my eye it clears up.

I had retina and cataract surgery at the same time a week ago.