How long between laser sessions due to proliferate retinopathy?
Greetings:
Recently, my wife saw an ophthalmologist/retinologist and he told her that she had some bleeding inside her eye due to proliferate retinopathy. He advised her that she needed to have her eye or rather the side retina lasered. She had the procedure done on Thursday August 5 and he told her that he did 800 burns. He also told her that he wanted to do further laser work on the same eye and his office would be contacting her later to make an appointment. Well, we haven’t heard from his office yet and this has led us to have some questions. If you have any experience with this procedure, perhaps you might like to attempt to answer them:
1) How soon after one session can a doctor do another laser session to the same eye?
2) Does anyone want to hazard a guess about how many more sessions might be required?
3) What can my wife expect in the future? Her diabetes is under good control but will she need further laser sessions in the future?
Any information or advice given is greatly appreciated.
Recently, my wife saw an ophthalmologist/retinologist and he told her that she had some bleeding inside her eye due to proliferate retinopathy. He advised her that she needed to have her eye or rather the side retina lasered. She had the procedure done on Thursday August 5 and he told her that he did 800 burns. He also told her that he wanted to do further laser work on the same eye and his office would be contacting her later to make an appointment. Well, we haven’t heard from his office yet and this has led us to have some questions. If you have any experience with this procedure, perhaps you might like to attempt to answer them:
1) How soon after one session can a doctor do another laser session to the same eye?
2) Does anyone want to hazard a guess about how many more sessions might be required?
3) What can my wife expect in the future? Her diabetes is under good control but will she need further laser sessions in the future?
Any information or advice given is greatly appreciated.
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Permalink Reply by onesaint on -
Hi Marad,
So let me see if I can help at all with some info
1. about 3 months for the laser to heal up, then more laser can be administrated. This is to my experience and not medically accurate mind you.
2. Ha! Its really dependant on the progression of the retinopathy.The bleeding could be sealed up with just a dose or two or it could go on for a few years.
3. This was sort of answered with 2. but, Ive been told that there can be a few years of ruff waters, fallowed by relative calm. The progression takes years for anything more to come about. Just keep tight control and always look for at the bright side. It could be raining. =^)
Mind you I must stress that this is just my experience and each person varies greatly. HTH.
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Permalink Reply by Laura S. on
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I had 1200 burns to my left eye a good few years ago.
I dont remember how far apart it was, but it wasnt months.
She started when she couldnt see in there very well, so actually the longer you wait the easier for them to see and the less blood they have to laser through. We did a series of about 500 to 600 at a time.
I'm not sure the exact year it was, but I just had an exam this week and there is no sign of any damage left.
The only thing I deal with to this day is a little half circle in my field of vision which is faint, but wont clear up.
Otherwise all is well and my good eye remains very good.
Btw, the eye that was sealed remains very much still sealed and I dont think they left it much chance to bleed again!
Hope your wife does just fine with all of it.
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