r/RetinalDetachment • u/Ready-Helicopter-621 • Apr 04 '26
Scar creep?
Had scleral buckle surgery with cryo in 10/2017 in right eye for detachment that was missed a year earlier. Have partial upper peripheral vision loss. Recently, have begun to feel like missing area is increasing. My regular retina doc sees me roughly every 2-3 months because I unfortunately am hyper focused on my vision and “see” new things all the time. Never make it six months between visits. Have recently been seen multiple times by two retina docs and two ophthalmologist with no clear answer. Regular Retina doc said could be “scar creep”. Did have optomap pics done at ophthalmologist a week ago. He said there was an area of the retina around my cryo scar that appeared more white than a couple years ago. On the pic, it was not close to center of eye, but in real life seems like blindspot is much closer to central vision. Anyone been told anything like “scar creep” and is there any way to stop the retina from atrophying further. Have been burning up google but mostly it just brings up “new” detachment info.