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Bubble still there
After having a vitrectomy gas bubble was used in the eye. I thought it had disappeared within 12 weeks but shortly after realised the bubble is still there (now in week 24). When looking up a tiny bubble comes into view and much smaller ones gather together after a while. Is it possible for the bubble to go in and out of view? And is there any quick treatment such as eye drops to dissolve the bubble as Ophthalmologist isn't being helpful?
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No there is nothing you can do to make it go away faster. Do confirm with your surgeon that no "silicon oil" was put in the eye because that doesn't disolve. How long it takes for all the gas goes away depends on has much gas, what kind of gas, and your eye's ability to absorb the gas.
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