Has anyone here with clinically severe dry eye had vitrectomy? I just want to know if it's possible before spending my money on seeing someone who might be willing to perform this procedure (electively) on someone who has severe dry eye. I would have to travel some distance to find someone who was willing to even consider this procedure for someone like me so I don't want to waste my money if it's not even possible.
I have very severe floaters that cover my entire visual field, thousands and thousands of floaters, and interfere a great deal in my ability to concentrate, drive, work on a computer, or even do simple everyday tasks. It's made worse by my dry eye because it makes it impossible to not think about my eyes even when they aren't that painful.
But I am concerned that a vitrectomy to remove these floaters might a) make my dry eye worse or b) might be too dangerous to perform on someone with keratitis, corneal erosions, and clinically severe dry eye that can't be brought under control before surgery because my eyes barely respond to any treatment.
I am aware of the risks of vitrectomy for the average person. So please don't tell me about that... I want to know about the problems associated with someone with severe dry eye. Also, please be aware... floaters are like dry eye. Eye docs don't want to know about it... and although very common, most people have only a mild case. Just like people with mild dry eye have no understanding how people with severe dry eye suffer, people with mild floaters have no idea what it's like to suffer from a massive cloud of garbage covering their entire field of vision. So please don't judge the fact that I want to try a risky procedure like vitrectomy. Thank you!
I have very severe floaters that cover my entire visual field, thousands and thousands of floaters, and interfere a great deal in my ability to concentrate, drive, work on a computer, or even do simple everyday tasks. It's made worse by my dry eye because it makes it impossible to not think about my eyes even when they aren't that painful.
But I am concerned that a vitrectomy to remove these floaters might a) make my dry eye worse or b) might be too dangerous to perform on someone with keratitis, corneal erosions, and clinically severe dry eye that can't be brought under control before surgery because my eyes barely respond to any treatment.
I am aware of the risks of vitrectomy for the average person. So please don't tell me about that... I want to know about the problems associated with someone with severe dry eye. Also, please be aware... floaters are like dry eye. Eye docs don't want to know about it... and although very common, most people have only a mild case. Just like people with mild dry eye have no understanding how people with severe dry eye suffer, people with mild floaters have no idea what it's like to suffer from a massive cloud of garbage covering their entire field of vision. So please don't judge the fact that I want to try a risky procedure like vitrectomy. Thank you!
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