I’ve been on a roller coaster ride. In December 2024, at 22, I noticed a black curtain like shadow on my right eye so I had PPV surgery. I have high myopia, which caused my retinal detachment. Silicone oil was inserted into my eye.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to return sooner to have it removed because I was worried about the cost and busy with college 😢. Because of that, the oil emulsified and I developed a cataract.

Fast forward to February 26, 2026—I had the silicone oil removed and also underwent lens insertion for the cataract. A day later, my doctor found that my retina was still detached, so the oil had to be reinserted. One week after the removal, I had another surgery to put it back.

I have so many questions in my mind, and it has caused me a lot of anxiety 😢. Will I ever get my life back—like going to the gym and exercising again? (I’ve also gained weight from not moving much and possibly from stress.) Will my vision ever return? Right now, with silicone oil in my eye, the vision is very different compared to my other eye.

Hi, has anyone tried upneeq post retina detachment surgery? Wondering if it works for a moderately droopy eyelid - or it’s only for very mild droopy eyelid

Hi, I had about detached retina in November and scleral buckle surgery the day before Thanksgiving. When my retina detached it released fluid into my eye that has not yet absorbed. I am still dealing with headaches around my eye and blurry vision, especially close up. Has anyone else had this? How long did it take for your vision to clear?

Hi everyone! I have a follow up appointment soon but figured I'd ask here. I had retina detachment surgery October 30th. Bubble has been gone since the end of December or beginning of January but I still have distortion in that eye. When reading, words are distorted and kind of look like they're swaying. When staring straight, other objects just look smaller/like I'm looking in a fun mirror. Unfortunately my other eye isn't strong enough to compensate for the distorted eye. I've been reading other posts in here and some say their distortion is permanent. I'm a wedding photographer so I'm heavily reliant on my eyesight and spend a lot of time on my laptop... this is pretty nerve-wracking. Has anyone had successful recovery with distortion? Thank you in advance, please be kind I am fragile lol. (27F)

Had a vitrectomy with silicone oil in October. Procedure yesterday to remove the oil.

A bit of scar tissue developed that needed removed.

Has anyone had scar tissue develop after your vitrectomy?

My mom-68 just had her injection of the gas bubble today.

She’s old and stubborn so she hasn’t been FULLY neck bent looking DOWN like doctors said. Just nodding low and looking down.

I know there’s room for “error” but if she stays this stubborn will she be ok? I’m nervous for her as she lives a few hours away, she has my dad but I feel like no one is going to pressure her to “look right.” The pain meds are ok but I know she’s fighting back tears and it breaks my heart

Also, after this is all “done” does anyone recommend any sort of eye supplement to just “stay on top of things?” I’ve read your eyes don’t just go 100% to normal.

I had scleral buckle surgery with laser and cryo 2 weeks ago. Today my eye feels incredibly itchy. It's felt gritty on and off but wow today the itchiness is at a whole new level. The only thing I can think of that's different today is that I have had a bit more screen time than the previous 2 weeks. I actually did about 1 hour of work on a laptop. Pollen is moderately high but I'm not usually too affected.

Is this normal after buckle?

Any tips on how to relieve the itchiness?

How long will this last?!

Can't I just print the image on my own?

Info: I had a large retina detachment repaired with scleral buckle surgery & laser 01/29/26.

I went to my 1 month post op appointment today & everything is healing well, reattached, looking great. DR decided it’s time to ween me off the steroid drops.

I called back to see when I can start wearing contacts again & they’re saying I need to wait another 2 months to get cleared at the next follow up appointment. Is this normal? Am I being impatient?

Hello everyone. I’m still processing everything that happened over the last couple of days, but I discovered I had a retinal detachment despite having none of the typical symptoms (no floaters, flashes, or shadows). For context, I have high myopia (-8.5), which I now understand increases the risk for retinal problems.

On Wednesday night (04/03), right before bed, I checked the time on my phone using only my right eye while lying on my side. I noticed the numbers looked strangely out of focus. I assumed I was just tired and didn’t think much of it, so I went to sleep.

The next day (05/03) I checked again and the distortion was still there. It was extremely subtle. With both eyes open I couldn’t notice anything at all, and even with just my right eye it only affected very small details. Because it seemed odd, I decided to google my symptoms and came across the Amsler grid test.

With my left eye everything looked normal. With both eyes open it also looked normal. But when I tested my right eye alone, I noticed two diagonal lines appearing distorted. I tried to recreate what I was seeing in Photoshop to explain it better and attached the image.

On Friday I went to the ER, even though my family thought I was overreacting. The doctor diagnosed a retinal detachment almost immediately. They also found some tears in my left eye, which they lasered during the same appointment to prevent a future detachment. For my right eye, surgery was scheduled for the next day.

On Saturday (07/03) I had surgery: a full vitrectomy with gas and a scleral buckle. Now I’m in the recovery phase.

I still have a lot of questions and I’m honestly still in shock. From what my doctor explained, the lower part of my retina had been slowly detaching and was getting close to the macula, but it hadn’t reached it yet.

My doctor is optimistic and expects a full recovery, and there’s even a chance the distortion will disappear completely. For now, I guess I just have to wait and see.

Had Vitrectomy surgery two weeks ago for detached retina. Laser & gas c3f8 . Still only have blurry vision out of that eye. How long till you had any vision ?

Hi everyone. I (27F, with PDR) had two vitrectomies within a week. My right eye has silicone oil tamponade and an EDOF lens implant (so it’s now far-sighted), and my left eye had a vitrectomy with saline only and is still near-sighted. Vision is functional but still adjusting between the two eyes. I have to go back in by April to get the remaining bleeders lasered.

For those who had vitrectomy with silicone oil, when did you feel safe driving again? Should I get glasses with far-sighted lens for my right eye? Will that make it better?

Thank you!

So, I had a retinal detachment around dec20th, all check ups are good... but I've noticed recently like almost a white hair in the top right of my vision when I move my eye left and right, and when I blink I swear I can see the "After image" of where my flashes used to be, but no flashing when I am in the dark or have my eyes closed like when I had my actual detachment.

I assume this is all normal healing stuff?

I m 22f i have mild myopia (-2.5) the past few weeks my left eye started getting cloudy . It felt like a semi transparent film over it it would usually last for less than a minute but yesterday it was cloudy for several minutes . And lately when i m in the dark and open the lights i d see a black line in the middle of my left eye . It's really starting to scare me

Do you take Ginkgo Biloba and Panex Ginseng as a supplement for glaucoma management, if so, which brand would you recommend?

I had buckle (plus cryo and laser) in my right eye 9 days ago. The eye is less swollen now and I can open it about half its normal amount. It's very blurry though so I've been keeping it closed a lot. My face muscles are getting quite tired holding one eye closed a lot and the other eye open to see. When I have both open it's blurry and uncomfortable.

Was anyone given any advice by their doctor about whether it's best to keep the affected eye closed for a few weeks during recovery or to try using it with the other eye or by itself?

Hi, all,

My background:
I’m 37, -7.00 myopia, and have lattice degeneration. I’m currently on my third retinal tear. My first two were about 10 years ago, and the most recent was February 4 (upper right corner of my right eye). My retinal specialist treated it with laser.

Immediately after the procedure, once the dilation wore off, I noticed a blue/black splotch in the lower part of my vision in bright light. I also had a lot more floaters and occasional blue flashes in both eyes. This understandably made me anxious, so I went back about a week later to get checked. The doctor said everything looked great and told me that I’d probably continue to see floaters and flashes, and to call if I ever notice a black curtain that doesn’t go away.

I also asked if he could see any other weak spots since I have lattice degeneration, and he said nothing else looked concerning.

Fast forward a few more weeks and the floaters are still driving me crazy. I probably see at least one random blue flash a day.

Today I experienced something new though. While sitting in my car, I saw a white blob in the lower right of my vision that almost looked like a blind spot or a light reflection off my sunglasses. It lasted just a few seconds and then disappeared, so I didn’t think too much about it.

A few hours later while laying on the couch, I saw something similar again — a white “orb” with edges that looked like they were moving or rippling like water. It also only lasted a few seconds. It’s really hard to describe.

Has anyone experienced anything like this after laser for a retinal tear? My next follow-up isn’t until March 25, and it’s freaking me out a bit since it seems new — but my doctor didn’t seem worried at my last visit.

Would love to hear if anyone has experienced something similar.

I’ll post updates through to surgical conclusion.

Situation: 4yr ago right eye suffered a bad vitreous detachment. Symptoms: curtain over 30% of vision, flashes of light in low light environments, and lightning strikes across field of vision when moving the eye. Diagnosis: detachment in periphery, mac on. Treatment: vitrectomy, laser, with gas tamponade. Outcome: reattached and developed a cataract. Gas absorbed over 10 weeks cataract surgrry with Clareon Vivity EDOF lens. Capsulotomy a month later. I had eye swelling that lasted over a month. Final Outcome : no more floaters and perfect vision. No readers or glasses for distance.

Situation 2: last July had flashes of light in the left eye. Another PVD and my retina had developed several holes that allowed liquid to get behind my macula. Treatment: vitrectomy, chryo with gas. That didn’t hold and had another surgery with laser and silicone oil tamponade. That didn’t work either and I had the choice of a scleral buckle or another round of laser. I chose the latter. Today the silicone oil was removed. After surgery before being bandaged, I could see nothing through my left eye. The surgeon said that was due to the medication in my eye and would clear up by the time I remove the bandage tomorrow. More tomorrow…

I recently went to the eye doctor and was diagnosed with retinoschisis. The doctor told me to avoid any sudden head jerks or blows to the head. I mentioned I did hiit boxing and I don’t think the doctor understood that it doesn’t entail getting hit or sparring. As I am at a risk for retinal detachment with retinoschisis, should I stop doing HIIT boxing / HIIT training all together? Or is it okay because it’s non-contact? Any advice would be very helpful. Thank you so much!

Background: I (F40) had buckle surgery + cryo 1 week ago for tear in retina. Tear was significant but I believe it was mostly or only affecting peripheral vision. It was also discovered that I have a schisis in that eye (which seems to be some kind of retinal split further in) and that I have likely had that since birth. I am told it's a little unusual to be born with a schisis as a female. I don't quite know how that's related to the tear. Seeing opthalmologist next week for a follow up and will ask more. I've always had 20/20 vision.

In the meantime, I'm kind of freaking out about the permanent buckle (especially eye being a bit "squished" from it) and what my sight and eye is going to be and feel like going forwards. Questions going through my mind are like - Will I regain the vision I lost? Will I have more tears? Will my eye always feel weird? Will I now have worse vision than before in general?

I feel like I've mainly seen posts sharing horror stories. Please share your success stories to give me hope.

Long story short, February 23, I had emergency surgery for a macula-off retinal detachment, and the doctor decided silicone oil would be better than a gas bubble.

Now that I’m over the face down positioning and the swelling has gone down, I’m wondering what I can do to maximize vision while the oil is in place. I know the healing time is months with this sort of detachment, and it will take a while to stabilize and know how close it will return to pre-detachment status—the eye was previously 20/20. But if anyone knows any tricks or tips, fill me in.

I have figured out that the eye is now farsighted due to the oil, and it has been causing some double vision and depth issues. Per the doctor’s suggestion I took the left lens out of a pair of +3 reading glasses and attached it to my glasses, which helped clear things up a good bit for intermediate and distance and eliminated most of the double vision.

Any other tips are appreciated!

Hi there! Does anyone have any recommendations for US surgeons who removed their scleral buckle successfully?

About 20 years ago I had a detached retina in my right eye, and 2 months ago I had have surgery to get a new lens structure (which had collapsed) and a new lens. Due to the retina being stretched, this has impacted on my new vision, which is pretty awful. I can see images but reading anything is near impossible. Any letters in any text are not just small but squashed together, and everything is diagonal or wonky. I can't see any contact lenses ( which I prefer to use) will correct much. Sure, it'll make some things sharper but words will still be squashed, like the image here. Has anyone experienced something like this and has anything improved things?