Is it safe to travel by air a year after retinal detachment surgery?

[berthabertie]

I had surgeries last September to treat retinal detachment. I believe the cause of this disease is the weight-lifting training I had months before the detachment (I'm quite nearsighted, although not extremely highly). Checkups have been good, though I do have many post-surgery vitreous floaters now, and I did consult different opinions. The retina specialist who did the surgery ensured that I can travel by air; the other one I asked for a second option said "it should be fine (which doesn't sound like a 100% to me...)"
I've heard about cases people complaining that their detachments occur right after air travel. And I've also known that a patient of my surgeon found herself retina detached right after her plane landed (she's also highly myopia) and dropped her travel plan and flew directly back home for treatment.
Now I need to travel in a plane for over 10 hours this August, so I'm a bit worried if it is really okay to do so. Or is it linked to the thickness of retina fiber layer, since nearsighted people have thinner retina and the changes of pressure or the force when the plane is landing may affect  the retina?

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

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[berthabertie]

Thanks Dr. Hagan, I was just not sure about the effect of flying on eye conditions.

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

For RD patients the problem flying is only when gas or air has been injected into the eye. So as the two Eye MDs have told your the RD surgery will not be affected

JCH MD