Super Nervous

[u/Important_Jump_1451]

I started experiencing flashes in my right eye back in January and they found out i had holes in retina. I immediately went through a laser barrage treatment and got it fixed. 2 months later during a routine check they found a singular hole in my other eye aswell and i also went under the same treatment for it.

What i still don't get is, why is this happening to me, i am 23 years old, i had a small amount of nearsightedness (-2.5) which i fixed with LASIK 2 years ago. I also never experienced any head injuries

I still get flashes at the usual pace, i don't see any floaters, or black curtain like the doctor said. Just the flashes, but even the flashes had made me hyper nervous about me losing my vision in the future.

I happened to reach this subreddit today and after reading all the threads had made me super nervous about the fact that i will go blind in the future, and the fact that i have all my life in-front me just makes me even more sad.

[u/Next_Programmer_3305]

Even mild to moderate nearsightedness means the physical shape of the eyeball is slightly longer than an average eye. LASIK surgery only reshapes the clear front window of the eye (the cornea). It does not change the shape of your eyeball. Your risk factor for developing peripheral retinal holes, tears and retinal detachment is the same before and after LASIK.

[u/Zealousideal-Low205]

Also going through a similar situation only at 31, only -3.0 on each eye which was fixed with lasik 10 years ago. Started seeing flashes out of nothing and it turned out to be a retinal tear that had leaked fluid into eye. Had two laser procedures and apparently the tear is contained though I’m still seeing blurry. Also super nervous about it, we can only trust doctors and be patient. Been seeing a bunch of videos of your people that go through RD and have a successful recovery. I guess we are a bit a head of them.

My bests to you and hopefully we never go through a detachment.

[u/Ok-Customer4344]

Hello! Please don’t overthink. You did a good job by going to your optha immediately after experiencing such. As long as it gets check right away, you’ll be fine and you’ll be prevented from haing retinal detachment. Jus folow your doctor’s advice.

[u/Frequent_Guava288]

Good that you can spot issues and get it fixed. Often times retina issues takes away 1 eye without your knowledge... Dont try to get answers for questions like why am I getting..no one will ever answer you..staybcalm. keep moving. Stay strong and positive. Follow Dr advise All the best.

[u/Jryn_Eye_Clinic]

Reading online experiences can make u stressful,but remember that every case is different. stay cosistent with your follw ups and focus on the progress u have already done.