membrane peel

[sugardaddy1]

On 12/15/10 I had a vitrectomy, membrane peel and a kenalog injection for a macular pucker, prior to this my corrected vision was around 20/50. I had a detached retina repaired in april and a cataract removed in august on the same eye. I was wondering how long would it take for my vision to see optimum improvement? At my two post opt. visits my retina surgeon said the procedure went great and I should be pleased with the outcome. My last visit my vision was around 20/80. Any comment about the recovery/healing time would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Good luck
JCH MD

[sugardaddy1]

Thank you for your response and I will discuss this again with my Retina doctor when I see him again in three weeks.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Problems often arrise when the surgeon is comparing your vision to maybe 20/200 if the RD not fixed and ERM removed and you're thinking of perfect 20/20 vision. Do discuss with your surgeon and compare your vision with what it was before surgery.

JCH MD

[sugardaddy1]

Thank you Jodie, sounds like you may know from experiance. Happy new year.

[JodieJ]

My best guess would be about 3 months from the date of surgery to achieve best acuity and 6 months or longer for resolution of distortion.  But your surgeon is your best source of information.