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Re: I was terrified of an eyeball injection

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Post by metabagel »

sdenton4 wrote: post #68
gdebel wrote: post #42

(Ophthalmologist): To any future HN reader scared by those intraocular injections: don't fear them. I'm on my way to the operating room and going to perform cataract surgery under topical (=eyedrops only) anesthesia, as I always do, and as most surgeons today do. Patients won't feel anything except water slightly flowing on the eye surface. The surgical knife is 2.2mm wide : the 25 Gauge needle is 0.260mm wide. Anest…

My fun fun eye surgery was to remove a stye that had hardened into a chalazion. This didn't involve any actual needle/scalpel work on the eye itself, but did require flipping my eyelid inside-out and cutting into the back with a scalpel. The local anaesthetic worked great. A side effect of the eyelid-flip (I think) was that my eye rolled into a position that wasn't seeing anything. Overall, it was kinda like going to…

I used to experience blepharitis and occasional sties, but of all things what cleared everything up was tea tree shampoo and face wash with tea tree oil.

https://www.healthline.com/health/eyelash-mites

Keep any tea tree oil product well away from the eyelashes. It's not actually necessary to treat it there, and you'll regret it if you get any of the product in your eyes.

Re: I was terrified of an eyeball injection

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Post by iKnowKungFoo »

joshlemer wrote: post #74
gdebel wrote: post #42

(Ophthalmologist): To any future HN reader scared by those intraocular injections: don't fear them. I'm on my way to the operating room and going to perform cataract surgery under topical (=eyedrops only) anesthesia, as I always do, and as most surgeons today do. Patients won't feel anything except water slightly flowing on the eye surface. The surgical knife is 2.2mm wide : the 25 Gauge needle is 0.260mm wide. Anest…

What happens if a patient accidentally looks left or right during the surgery? I would be afraid of subconsciously/accidentally looking one way or an other during the surgery, but would that not cause a catastrophe?

I've had multiple eye surgeries. Prep includes putting lidocaine jelly over the eye, which will immobilize your eye from movement during the procedure.

Re: I was terrified of an eyeball injection

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Post by notJim »

gdebel wrote: post #42

(Ophthalmologist): To any future HN reader scared by those intraocular injections: don't fear them. I'm on my way to the operating room and going to perform cataract surgery under topical (=eyedrops only) anesthesia, as I always do, and as most surgeons today do. Patients won't feel anything except water slightly flowing on the eye surface. The surgical knife is 2.2mm wide : the 25 Gauge needle is 0.260mm wide. Anest…

No offense to you, but this attitude is exactly the problem here. I know it's not rational to be very concerned about this, but I also know that the entire duration of that procedure, I will be thinking "KNIFE. IN. EYE." In the world I normally inhabit, knives should not ever be in eyes, so this is an incredibly stressful thought, stressful enough that I might do something crazy like MOVE WHILE A KNIFE IS IN MY EYE. This thought is even more stressful.

The best advice for me personally is probably to breath deeply and try to relax.

Re: I was terrified of an eyeball injection

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Post by Traubenfuchs »

DantesKite wrote: post #83
Traubenfuchs wrote: post #60

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I am bound to my glasses I loath but at least can barely stand to wear contacts to go out once a week due to my diligent eye treatments. I would love to do lasik! But any potential worsening of my dry eyes is not worth it. I would still sacrifice my whole fortune to have healthy eyes again. (to be clear: I did not have lasik, but I probably suffer from permanent isotretinoin damage)

I developed severe dry eyes, light sensitivity, halos, and migraines as a result of corticosteroids. But I was able to reverse a majority of it and continue to do after learning Tribulus upregulates androgen receptors in the brain, which seems to control the aqueous liquid in our eyes. I'm not sure what Vitamin A does to the body. From a cursory glance, it seems to affect skin androgen receptors, which would explain…

To be more precise, androgens (especially DHT) suppress inflammation in the meibomian glands.

I strongly recommend dissolving an oral pill of hyaluronic acid twice daily -do not swallow the pill whole, it won‘t dissolve and you will shit a tiny gelatine egg.

Besides that eye heating masks and lid-hygiene (e.g. blephacura) do wonders.

As for AR expression, I believe L-Carnitin should also improve it. Creatine should increase DHT.

But I am afraid to haphazardly increase my androgens or receptor expression because of my AGA.

Re: I was terrified of an eyeball injection

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Post by olegious »

gdebel wrote: post #42

(Ophthalmologist): To any future HN reader scared by those intraocular injections: don't fear them. I'm on my way to the operating room and going to perform cataract surgery under topical (=eyedrops only) anesthesia, as I always do, and as most surgeons today do. Patients won't feel anything except water slightly flowing on the eye surface. The surgical knife is 2.2mm wide : the 25 Gauge needle is 0.260mm wide. Anest…

As someone that had cataract surgery on both eyes in my early 30s, I just want to thank your profession for what you do.

The experience was entirely painless, tooth cleaning at the dentist is more uncomfortable.

Re: I was terrified of an eyeball injection

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Post by [deleted] »

garren wrote: post #63
morelisp wrote: post #51

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Things people I know have had in their eyes I didn't know could be in eyes: - The aforementioned gas bubble - The same but an oil bubble, when you need the pressure to remain there for longer (and a second surgery to remove it) - A 1mm bypass stent to reduce intra-ocular pressure

The bypass stent is interesting. Was that relatively recent? I heard of ALT and SLT, both laser therapies as I understand it, for iop conditions. I’m wondering about the effectiveness of laser therapy versus a stent.

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Re: I was terrified of an eyeball injection

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Post by cjbprime »

cosmojg wrote: post #55

> We briefly discussed my anxiety, but his immediate solution was the anti-anxiety drug. I made it clear that I was worried about the procedure and wanted to know more details about it. He didn’t want to explain the procedure beyond “we’ll inject medication that will help preserve your vision”, and he avoided answering repeated questions. Maybe he tried to shield me from the details and not confirm my worst fears. Ba…

Perhaps worth mentioning that medical malpractice lawsuits are a devastating possibility for doctors (because of license suspension), especially in the US, and so they may have sensible reasons to specifically avoid the phrases "I don't know" or "I'm sorry" even if they're empathetic people.

Re: I was terrified of an eyeball injection

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Post by dirtyid »

gdebel wrote: post #42

(Ophthalmologist): To any future HN reader scared by those intraocular injections: don't fear them. I'm on my way to the operating room and going to perform cataract surgery under topical (=eyedrops only) anesthesia, as I always do, and as most surgeons today do. Patients won't feel anything except water slightly flowing on the eye surface. The surgical knife is 2.2mm wide : the 25 Gauge needle is 0.260mm wide. Anest…

This is reassuring but does not remotely allievate my irrational fear of eye based trauma.

Re: I was terrified of an eyeball injection

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Post by snuxoll »

Zababa wrote: post #84
snuxoll wrote: post #80

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Had it when I was a child! Twice, even! (18mo and 10yr old). Mine was so bad my left eye basically hung out in the corner - so incredibly thankful for the awesome pediatric ophthalmologist I had looking back on how much different my vision could have turned out (it's still far from perfect, my left eye is mostly used for periphery, but it's much better than the alternatives).

I've had it since birth I think, on my right eye, and while my left eye vision is great, I have trouble reading even very big text with my right eye. I'm a bit mad that I've never heard about this surgery until now.

I'd be a bit mad myself in that case, any board certified ophthalmologist should be well aware of the use of surgery as a treatment for strabismus; especially ones specialized in pediatric ophthalmology since it's better to take care of it at a young age while there's higher neuroplasticity (so a higher chance of the brain properly adapting to the corrected vision).

Re: I was terrified of an eyeball injection

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Post by lotsofpulp »

notJim wrote: post #113
gdebel wrote: post #42

(Ophthalmologist): To any future HN reader scared by those intraocular injections: don't fear them. I'm on my way to the operating room and going to perform cataract surgery under topical (=eyedrops only) anesthesia, as I always do, and as most surgeons today do. Patients won't feel anything except water slightly flowing on the eye surface. The surgical knife is 2.2mm wide : the 25 Gauge needle is 0.260mm wide. Anest…

No offense to you, but this attitude is exactly the problem here. I know it's not rational to be very concerned about this, but I also know that the entire duration of that procedure, I will be thinking "KNIFE. IN. EYE." In the world I normally inhabit, knives should not ever be in eyes, so this is an incredibly stressful thought, stressful enough that I might do something crazy like MOVE WHILE A KNIFE IS IN MY EYE.…

I like their attitude, gives me more confidence that they know what they are doing since they can explain it.
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