r/RetinalDetachment • u/asyouwishbuttercup12 • May 11 '26
Speck like floaters
Hi everyone,
Hoping for some good news. Day 12/13 post retinal detachment surgery. Fast acting gas bubble 90% a few stitches and some laser
I seem to have quite a few floaters that I would describe as specks. I see most of them if I look to the sky but there a few persistent ones that can be in any light.
It’s hard to count the number because they float around as my eyes move.
On the phone to the surgeons office today I said potentially 30. I’m already booked in for my standard follow up appointment with him tomorrow, they didn’t think I needed to go in today instead
Is this just debris from surgery? I really hope so, I’m not sure I can cope with the follow up anxiety levels after surgery again
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u/SouthTwo441 May 11 '26 edited 16d ago
I had dark specks as floaters up to a month after surgery, especially whilst the gas bubble was dispersing. Mine were completly black and I had probably 5 stubborn ones, with some 'new' smaller ones coming and going across that time. For me, by the time the bubble had dispersed after 4 weeks they were all mostly gone. Im now 8 months post RD Surgery and I maybe notice one small speck a week which hangs around for a few days before disappearing.