u/AJVerocci

Hi everyone! In my last post I talked about having lattice degeneration in both eyes but this year my retina specialist found a hole. I just had the laser done on both my eyes today to treat the lattice and prevent it from worsening. I had gone under anesthesia for it due to such high anxiety.

I am a couple hours post operation, and my eyes are blurry but getting better however my right eye (which was my worse eye and had the hole) is in a lot of discomfort. In the right corner I'm having extreme dryness/gritty/sharp sensation?

My doctor didn't even talk to me after the procedure?? The nurse just told me everything was okay and discharged me??? I'm guessing no news is good news? And nothing on my papers is of concern. I do have a follow up appointment with my retina doctor in 3 weeks. I'm a little annoyed he did not speak with me after..

I just wanted to ask if this extreme discomfort is normal? How long does this last? Is there anything I can do it to make it better?

I've been using cool compresses (they told me not hot) and artificial pf tear drops but it's not really helping. Is this from the laser or is this from them holding my eye open for so long during surgery?

I was diagnosed with lattice degeneration in both my eyes last year. My retina specialist told me I would probably never have any issues in my life. One year later I go and he says that the lattice has progressed and I have a hole with fluid. He told me he was going to wait to do the surgery till July however I told him I can't live in that state of anxiety. I was so afraid my retina was going to detach in that amount of time especially if fluid is getting in.

My surgery is next Monday. It's a laser procedure to basically prevent the lattice from tearing or anything in the future. He told me not to even think of it as surgery because it's really not. They are putting me under anesthesia just because it's both my eyes and I have very very very high anxiety

I have never been under anesthesia before so that itself is very scary to me. And I'm just so afraid of this procedure. He says that I can return to work the next day. He says that I'm going to wake up and I'm going to be fine like nothing happened. I've asked him a million questions like if I'm going to go blind or experience any other horrible symptoms

Can you please share positive stories about laser procedures that you've undergone?