Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not as good as new but sight was saved and modified somewhat with prescriptions for that eye. A scary year! Thanks Tina and good luck with your eyes as well. Have a nice time in Italy. Scott > On Oct 30, 2013, at 6:56 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > > I hope he's OK now! Surgery was one option for this but never seriously > suggested or considered. > > Thanks, > > Tina > > >> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 6:39 PM, Scott Gregory <scottgregory at mac.com> >> wrote: >> >> Thanks Tina for the explanation. A fully detached retina is serious that's >> why I asked. My son had that happen 3 years ago and had to undergo 5 >> surgeries :( >> Scott >> >>> On Oct 30, 2013, at 4:19 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: >>> >>> I'm probably describing it wrong. It is a membrane which has detached >> from >>> the retina. I saw a specialist about it three years ago and they were >>> waiting for it to completely detach because there is a danger it will >> tear >>> the macula as it detaches. It's good news that has detached without >>> tearing. From Wiki: >>> >>> A *posterior vitreous detachment (PVD)* is a condition of the eye in >> which >>> the vitreous membrane <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitreous_membrane> >>> separates >>> from the retina <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retina>. It refers to the >>> separation of the posterior hyaloid membrane from the retina anywhere >>> posterior to the vitreous base < >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitreous_base> (a >>> 3-4mm wide attachment to the ora >>> serrata<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ora_serrata>.) >>> Synchysis: there is associated vitreous liquefaction. Syneresis: there is >>> collapse of the vitreous due to collection of synchytic fluid between the >>> posterior hyaloid membrane and the internal limiting membrane of the >> retina. >>> >>> Broadly speaking, the condition is common for older adults and over 75% >> of >>> those over the age of 65 develop it. Although less common among people in >>> their 40s or 50s, the condition is not rare for those individuals. Some >>> research has found that the condition is more common among >>> women.[1]< >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_vitreous_detachment#cite_note-1> >>> [2] < >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_vitreous_detachment#cite_note-2> >>> >>> The vitreous <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitreous_humour> >> (Latin="glassy") >>> is a gel which fills the eye <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_eye> >> behind >>> the lens <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_(anatomy)>. Between it and >> the >>> retina <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retina> is the vitreous >>> membrane<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitreous_membrane>. >>> Over time the vitreous changes, shrinking and developing pockets of >>> liquefaction, similar to the way a >>> gelatin<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelatin> dessert >>> shrinks, or detaches, from the edge of a pan over time. At some stage the >>> vitreous membrane may peel away from the retina. This is usually a sudden >>> event, but may also occur slowly over months. >>> >>> Age and refractive error play a role in determining the onset of PVD in a >>> healthy person. PVD is rare in >>> emmetropic<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmetropic> people >>> under the age of 40 years, and increases with age to 86% in the 90s. >>> Several studies have found a broad range of incidence of PVD, from 20% of >>> autopsy cases to 57% in a more elderly population of patients (average >> age >>> was 83.4 years). >>> >>> People with myopia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myopia> >> (nearsightedness) >>> greater than 6 diopters <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diopters> are at >>> higher risk of PVD at all ages. Posterior vitreous detachment does not >>> directly threaten vision. Even so, it is of increasing interest because >> the >>> interaction between the vitreous body and the retina might play a >> decisive >>> role in the development of major pathologic vitreoretinal conditions, >> such >>> as epiretinal membrane <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiretinal_membrane >>> . >>> >>> >>> Probably more than you want to know! >>> >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Scott Gregory <scottgregory at mac.com> >> wrote: >>>> >>>> Tina I thought a detached retina meant one cannot see?? >>>> >>>> Scott >>>> >>>>> On Oct 30, 2013, at 3:58 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Great news from the eye doctor! The reason my glasses don't work any >>>> more >>>>> is because they are way too strong. My eyes have gotten better ;-) In >>>>> fact, I can probably do without glasses for focusing my Leica because >> my >>>>> left eye only needs -.75 and I think the Leica already has -.5 built >> in, >>>>> right? I'm going to try it anyway. As soon as the eye drops wear off. >>>> I >>>>> can't see anything right now! >>>>> >>>>> The detaching retina which was pulling on the macular part of my eye >> has >>>>> completely detached, which is a good thing. It's not stretching >> anymore >>>>> and there is no danger of a hole in the macula. >>>>> >>>>> New glasses on order but won't be ready until after the trip to Italy. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for all of the advice! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Tina >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Tina Manley >>>>> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley >>> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information