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vitreous detachment question
I am pregnant 36 weeks and woke up one morning to a dark spot in my vision of my right eye. never had eye issues in my life. i had pre eclampsia with my last pregnancy, but not sure if this is related to pre e this time. i went to an eye doctor and she didn't dialate my eye (due to pregnancy) she was very evasive with my questions. but what she did say is that i have a posterior vitreous detachment. i looked this up and it happens usually to people 60 years plus. i am 26. i have had no trauma to my eye ever. could this be related to my pregnancy? should i get a second opinion?
Incidentally, one of my doctors told me that my syneresis is the end stage of PVD. I am in trouble if it is not. I am going to read some more about this.
I was having PVD when my other eye detached. The problem is that I am high risk and my doctors did not even tell me I had PVD. They minimized my flashing lightsand connected them to nothing. They minimized my lattice and gave the odds you quoted. They said in the records that I said nothing about floaters. I told them I have had floaters all my life--many many floateres. It would have been very difficult for me to spot an increase.
They did not tell me to watch out for the pepper kind. This would have saved me, I think. I called them when I had the pepper spray anyway--who would not think that this was an overwhelming signal--I called them three times and they never returned my call. I went to 2 emergency rooms and they ignored me, too.
Later, another of their doctors misled me when he said there his no emergency room who would have helped. I did not go to the county hospital, and they are the ones who could have called a retinologist--and the doctor did not even know this.
Heather does not mention any high risk factors, so it is not about her. It is just scary to hear someone say, "relax, something happening is so rare." These words really misinformed me and I believed that they did at that moment when they were spoken--I could find no one to back me up, however, until it was all over--the detachment. This is about me, not Heather.
They did not tell me to watch out for the pepper kind. This would have saved me, I think. I called them when I had the pepper spray anyway--who would not think that this was an overwhelming signal--I called them three times and they never returned my call. I went to 2 emergency rooms and they ignored me, too.
Later, another of their doctors misled me when he said there his no emergency room who would have helped. I did not go to the county hospital, and they are the ones who could have called a retinologist--and the doctor did not even know this.
Heather does not mention any high risk factors, so it is not about her. It is just scary to hear someone say, "relax, something happening is so rare." These words really misinformed me and I believed that they did at that moment when they were spoken--I could find no one to back me up, however, until it was all over--the detachment. This is about me, not Heather.
Did the doctor ask you if anyone in your family ever had retina problems? You should tell him, if anyone has. Also, I am sure that you are not highly nearsighted, and have never been diagnosed with a retina condition called lattice degeneration. These factors would give you additional rsk, but you did not mention them, so it is probably not a worry. Just remember the symptoms Dukey has told you to watch out for, and enjoy your baby.
Also watch for obstructions in your vision that look like a piece of shaded broken glass. Also be aware of any changes in your vision. My vision was also blurred. and there was pressure, like something was in my eye,
My daughter had a double detachment at 18, with no symptons. Luckily. it was caught during a routime exam. I am not trying to overwhelm you, but to supply you with information that may help you relax because you are informed.
Also watch for obstructions in your vision that look like a piece of shaded broken glass. Also be aware of any changes in your vision. My vision was also blurred. and there was pressure, like something was in my eye,
My daughter had a double detachment at 18, with no symptons. Luckily. it was caught during a routime exam. I am not trying to overwhelm you, but to supply you with information that may help you relax because you are informed.
Your doctor is wrong. To quote just one source:
"With age, there is a depolymerisation of hyaluronic acid, causing these molecules to release their water and form lacunae i.e. pockets of liquefied vitreous. The collagen 'filaments' aggregate to form larger 'fibrils', causing further collapse of the vitreous gel structure. This process is known as vitreous degeneration and 'syneresis'." I'm guessing other factors can cause this, i.e. myopia, genetics etc.
"Eventually, with the accumulation of enough lacunae (liquified vitreous pockets), the vitreous framework collapses and the vitreous completely separates from the retina. This process is called posterior vitreous detachment (PVD)."
Of course, there will be syneresis at the end as it probably needs to happen to develop a PVD in the first place!!! I could be wrong but I have read around and it seems correct to me.
"With age, there is a depolymerisation of hyaluronic acid, causing these molecules to release their water and form lacunae i.e. pockets of liquefied vitreous. The collagen 'filaments' aggregate to form larger 'fibrils', causing further collapse of the vitreous gel structure. This process is known as vitreous degeneration and 'syneresis'." I'm guessing other factors can cause this, i.e. myopia, genetics etc.
"Eventually, with the accumulation of enough lacunae (liquified vitreous pockets), the vitreous framework collapses and the vitreous completely separates from the retina. This process is called posterior vitreous detachment (PVD)."
Of course, there will be syneresis at the end as it probably needs to happen to develop a PVD in the first place!!! I could be wrong but I have read around and it seems correct to me.
I am confused--not by you, just about PVD. The cerclage to my eye was supposed to be Ok because I had had PVD. The cerclage took place 19 months ago. I still have sysneresis, and a Weiss ring, meaning that I have not completed PVD, right?
My doctor told me that PVD took about 3 weeks to complete. The doctor wo did the cerclage sais that I had PVD 19 months ago. I have a Weiss ring, which means that PVD isnot complete, right. Could the Weiss ring be the black spot that Heather saw?
My doctor told me that PVD took about 3 weeks to complete. The doctor wo did the cerclage sais that I had PVD 19 months ago. I have a Weiss ring, which means that PVD isnot complete, right. Could the Weiss ring be the black spot that Heather saw?
From my understanding, the sign of a weiss ring indicates advanced/complete PVD. I could be wrong though.
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