Hi everyone, I’m reaching out because I’m feeling completely overwhelmed and scared about my father figure’s eye. I want to share the full history so you can understand the situation.
He is 56 years old. He has BRVO (branch retinal vein occlusion) in left eye, which affected his macula. Because of this, he has had floaters / hair-like strands in his vision for a long time and partially reduced vision.
Over the past months/ 1.5 years, he has received around 15 anti-VEGF injections (tried different drugs), but none of them improved his vision.
He has also had subsequent laser treatment twice due to a retinal detachment in the lower part of the eye.
About 3 days ago, he received a steroid implant injection because anti-VEGF wasn’t working. After the steroid, his vision in that eye became completely dark. He could see nothing because the drug floated in front of the eye. He was told this effect might last around 2 weeks.
Now, here’s what’s happening:
Today, he developed an infection in that same affected left eye and it progressed very fast. He now has hypopyon (pus in the front of the eye) and he can only perceive a faint glow of a tube light.
He has not done anything wrong as he followed all doctor instructions, kept the bed and surroundings clean, avoided water in the eye, and used only sterile medications. Yet this infection still happened.
An emergency antibiotic injection has just been given to control the infection.
About the right eye:
His right eye is currently okay, but he has myopia and some mild floaters, which have been stable.
He is very worried that the right eye could also develop problems in the future.
I’m extremely worried because:
His eye has been resistant to every treatment so far, which makes me fear the worst.
He already had retinal detachment and macula damage, so even if the infection is controlled, vision may never return fully.
He is scared of losing vision completely and maybe even the other eye in the future.
I feel completely helpless and don’t know how to help him with this.
Right now, I just want him to save the eye and avoid complete loss, even if vision is partial. I would really appreciate any advice, help or encouragement! Any advice on what can be done in this case would be really appreciated. Thank you