9 weeks post-surgery- THAT CURSED BUBBLE IS STILL THERE!!
44 yo female. I started out with a laser retinal tear repair at the end of December to prepare for cataract surgery. The specialist commented the retina already had liquid behind it and I had been living on borrowed time already. Contact lens was -10.5 prior (the other eye was -12 and has had relatively few problems, weirdly). Cataract surgery was on 3/3/26. Retinal detachment happened on 3/11, surgery on 3/13- laser repair, vitrectomy, scleral buckle, and something about how they had to inject liquid in the front to keep the front of my eye from collapsing. I had the C3F8 gas, which is still there- I cannot WAIT for it to go away. Why is it taking SO LONG?!
I’m afraid the scleral buckle has completely changed the prescription so the lens I just had implanted is now the wrong strength because my vision is still so blurry. But… my pupil is stuck dilated because my iris has scar tissue that has adhered to my new lens. This probably accounts for some of the blurriness. The dr is saying I will have to have another surgery to detach my iris from the lens. What are the chances my insurance would cover switching out that lens during the other surgery? Has anyone else faced this, and how was the recovery? I am so afraid of this causing another detachment.