Fluid pockets behind the retina

[lcgrrl2006]

I had retinal hole repair in August 09.  Gas bubble in the eye the whole nine yards.  The hole closed.
Went back to the clinic 6 weeks ago complaining of worse vision.  Found out I have tiny fluid pockets behind the eye.  My doctor said these are hard to resolve this long after surgery.  I took Navanac drops and prednisolone acetate drops 4 times a day for 6 weeks.  Had my eye scanned this week.  No improvement to the fluid pockets.
Doctor suggested getting steroids injected in that eye area.  Will this really help this far out?  Don't know if I want to take further risks.
What are the long term risks of having tiny fluid pockets behind the eye?

[lcgrrl2006]

Thank you Dr. Brown.
I'm sure I had them post op but missed my one month visit (no insurance) and one month stretched out to a few.
I had great stress in my life and under three circumstances I got so upset about something that I felt discomfort behind that eye as my blood pressure soared.  I don't know if this caused it but it certainly couldn't have helped.  

[Sandra M Brown, MD]

I think by "tiny fluid pockets" you probably mean cystoid macular edema (CME).  If you did not have CME immediately after surgery it is a little surprising that you have it now, but if you do, you do.  In addition to anti-inflammatory eye drop treatment, sometimes CME responds to oral medications like diamox or neptazane and you can ask your eye doctor about those.  It sounds like he is also suggesting an injection into the vitreous gel cavity of the eye.  This is a newer treatment for CME and it seems to help some people but not others.  If done by an experienced doctor, this injection is really very safe and certainly worth a try.