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Guys I've had a bit of a shock to the system recently,I'll detail in a mo,not looking for sympathy just trying to make you good folks aware........................ hopefully I'll be ok.
Our eyes are probably the most important tool we have as image makers so I felt it worth posting about the recent events,while fresh in my mind. most of us are probably aware of something called a detached retina maybe some a torn retina. I was on the first not the second. It seems a torn retina is fairly common,it can come about just as part of the aging process. the fluid in the eye can detract and literally pull the light gathering cells off the retina. this tear can allow fluid into the layers of retina leading to a detached retina. Once the retina is detached then as far as I understand there is a good chance of loss of sight completely and beiing permanant . I am not a doc,I'd rather you read up on all this and know from a proper source. My reason to write iis I have just had this happn and know what my symptoms were
Last week early on I noticed a couple of flashes streaking across my left eye,they were incredibly transient and brief. So brief I wondered if i'd imagined them,I'm not sure how many time I saw this not many for sure,flashed were golden and almost like a streak across the eye. On wed I was grafting an noticed a couple of flies about my left side,which I tried to wave away,only to realise these oof bits were actually in my eye. this was the actual moment when my retina tore,although I had no idea at the time. I also noted my vision had depreciated in that eye vision was blurry especially on close subjects long sight wasn't overly different. The next day I booked in with the Dr,she said I was getting old and this was a sysmptom of that,and I should try and rest more and not push so hard,but get checked in with my optician as I'd had new spec last year there might be a photo record as to what had changed in my eye. Booked appointment moaned about not being able to work and felt lucky
Optician meant no driving as they would use eyedrops to dilate my pupils.He did a series of tests then the real deep look at the back of my eyes. I guess the real surreal bit in all this came next.: " Right I'm going to send you off to hos for immediate surgery if that retiina gets worse you will be blind in that eye.." Hard to take in that one,no real pain, just a few flashed a few streaks and bits in your vision and bang you are being told you might loose the sight in that eye. Plus they are moving right now no messing about so you really know this is real.
So £120 worth of cabby fee and 6hours later I walked out of a hos in brum having had laser surgery to my left eye. I will have some loss but I've been incredibly lucky in the tare being on the edge of my vision Fortunately it is also not the eye I use for making piccies
Guys I repeat not after sympathy I've been pretty damn lucky as I see it Sure not out of the woods yet at all,so far so good,
mind 2weeks off is driving me nuts already as can't do much of anything while it heals. What i'm after here is you lot knowing what my symptoms were and being able to react fast. I could so easily of gone back to work not to that optician on the words of my DR whom checked me properly and the outcome been horrible she simply didn't see the tare which was right at the top of my left eye,from then the clock was ticking until enough fluid built up with such grave consequences. to detach the retina. I always though detached retina was due to a blow of some sort !!
I'm here to say go and have a read about a torn retina many of us are getting on a bit arm your selves guys. it seems it is a quite common occurence
Obviously my huge thanks to the NHS,I love 'em all anyway having been a care worker and tried to fight for someone's life for ten or so years( I lost sadly) I know first hand how awesome so many of them are. Hos had shut they opened up for me and saved my sight what can a guy say to thank them.?????????
But this post is really for you ,I simply didn't know all this and feel others won't.
It's a weird post to make on a photography forum I hope "mods" it's ok and you'll let this one slip by Light is everything to us !!
Cheers for reading sorry if i'm slow to reply I'm being a bit careful at the mo, as you can imagine go have a read the info is out there.
take care
stu
Our eyes are probably the most important tool we have as image makers so I felt it worth posting about the recent events,while fresh in my mind. most of us are probably aware of something called a detached retina maybe some a torn retina. I was on the first not the second. It seems a torn retina is fairly common,it can come about just as part of the aging process. the fluid in the eye can detract and literally pull the light gathering cells off the retina. this tear can allow fluid into the layers of retina leading to a detached retina. Once the retina is detached then as far as I understand there is a good chance of loss of sight completely and beiing permanant . I am not a doc,I'd rather you read up on all this and know from a proper source. My reason to write iis I have just had this happn and know what my symptoms were
Last week early on I noticed a couple of flashes streaking across my left eye,they were incredibly transient and brief. So brief I wondered if i'd imagined them,I'm not sure how many time I saw this not many for sure,flashed were golden and almost like a streak across the eye. On wed I was grafting an noticed a couple of flies about my left side,which I tried to wave away,only to realise these oof bits were actually in my eye. this was the actual moment when my retina tore,although I had no idea at the time. I also noted my vision had depreciated in that eye vision was blurry especially on close subjects long sight wasn't overly different. The next day I booked in with the Dr,she said I was getting old and this was a sysmptom of that,and I should try and rest more and not push so hard,but get checked in with my optician as I'd had new spec last year there might be a photo record as to what had changed in my eye. Booked appointment moaned about not being able to work and felt lucky
Optician meant no driving as they would use eyedrops to dilate my pupils.He did a series of tests then the real deep look at the back of my eyes. I guess the real surreal bit in all this came next.: " Right I'm going to send you off to hos for immediate surgery if that retiina gets worse you will be blind in that eye.." Hard to take in that one,no real pain, just a few flashed a few streaks and bits in your vision and bang you are being told you might loose the sight in that eye. Plus they are moving right now no messing about so you really know this is real.
So £120 worth of cabby fee and 6hours later I walked out of a hos in brum having had laser surgery to my left eye. I will have some loss but I've been incredibly lucky in the tare being on the edge of my vision Fortunately it is also not the eye I use for making piccies
Guys I repeat not after sympathy I've been pretty damn lucky as I see it Sure not out of the woods yet at all,so far so good,
mind 2weeks off is driving me nuts already as can't do much of anything while it heals. What i'm after here is you lot knowing what my symptoms were and being able to react fast. I could so easily of gone back to work not to that optician on the words of my DR whom checked me properly and the outcome been horrible she simply didn't see the tare which was right at the top of my left eye,from then the clock was ticking until enough fluid built up with such grave consequences. to detach the retina. I always though detached retina was due to a blow of some sort !!I'm here to say go and have a read about a torn retina many of us are getting on a bit arm your selves guys. it seems it is a quite common occurence
Obviously my huge thanks to the NHS,I love 'em all anyway having been a care worker and tried to fight for someone's life for ten or so years( I lost sadly) I know first hand how awesome so many of them are. Hos had shut they opened up for me and saved my sight what can a guy say to thank them.?????????
But this post is really for you ,I simply didn't know all this and feel others won't.
It's a weird post to make on a photography forum I hope "mods" it's ok and you'll let this one slip by Light is everything to us !!
Cheers for reading sorry if i'm slow to reply I'm being a bit careful at the mo, as you can imagine go have a read the info is out there.
take care
stu
