u/d_artz

I’ve been battling chronic retina detachment for a year. During that time, they removed my lens and capsule bag. Finally getting to the point of addressing the missing lens. Retina is reattached and silicone oil is gone. Surgeon wants to wait six months to let my eye completely heal. My question is for those of you who had a lens implanted where there is no capsule bag to hold it. I know there are numerous techniques to do that. Which one did you have and any advice? How good was the prescription given placement is a bit tricky. I am going to ask to be fitted with a contact lens during the interim period. Any experience with that as well? Vision is very blurry, but I can see large objects and movement. I believe my corrected vision isn’t going to be great anyway because of the trauma my retina has gone through.

I have been in a long battle with retina detachment and my natural lens finally calcified to the point the surgeon could no longer see into my eye. He had to remove my lens and also took out the capsule without discussing that aspect with me. I now have no lens and silicone oil in that eye.

My question is whether anyone here has had a new lens implanted without a capsule to hold it. I’m hoping the oil can be successfully removed in 4-5 months. Did this doctor destroy my chances of having some functioning vision? I have no idea how a lens could be implanted without the capsule.

Next week I get a scleral buckle. Any advice? This is surgery number six. I tried to avoid getting a buckle. In hindsight I might be better off had I done it sooner. First surgeon was buckle averse. New surgeon laid out pretty clearly why a buckle and removal of fluid behind my retina is urgently needed. Two hour surgery as she applies the buckle and fixes the lingering issues. Heavy silicone oil and we wait. I am blind in my left eye and gave been for six months now.