I have double vision because of previous eye surgery, and the end result is going to be a surgery where they 1. Put me under 2. Disconnect the muscles from the back of the eye sockets and reconnect them temporarily in a better location 3. Wake me up and make sure the locations are correct 4. Push the eyes to the side and reach in with a tool to permanently attach the muscles The doctor was telling me the last part an…
Strabismus Surgery?
There's a surgery for strabismus? I've always heard that it was basically untreatable outside of wearing glasses.
(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…
You can't tell me not to fear it. I have a HUGE eye phobia; I can't even open my eyes under water. It doesn't matter what anyone says, it isn't a rational thing.
(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?
(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…
Thanks, I'd never really thought about eye surgery before and now am deathly afraid of literally every aspect of it.
(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…
You can't tell me not to fear it. I have a HUGE eye phobia; I can't even open my eyes under water. It doesn't matter what anyone says, it isn't a rational thing.
This is so bizarre to me, to be an adult and just unable to control your own body? I guess I'm lucky to not have this issue, but man it's so foreign to me that you can't even open your eyes under water.
(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…
You can't tell me not to fear it. I have a HUGE eye phobia; I can't even open my eyes under water. It doesn't matter what anyone says, it isn't a rational thing.
Yeah if you are afraid to open your eyes underwater there is no way your letting a needle come near your eye when you are conscious and can see it. I have never heard of this eye phobia very interesting
(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…
Thanks for this! Mind you, as much as I understand the importance and need of such procedures, that doesn't make me any less terrified. I've had all sorts of absurd injuries over the years all over my body and I am in no ways frightened or disguised of any bodily fluids. That said, I am terrified of the idea of such a procedure. Same with dental work - I abhor the feeling of anything being done to my teeth. Getting a wisdom tooth pulled out was arguably the most terrifying thing I've ever experienced. A needle going into my eyeball wouldn't feel any less terrifying.
(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…
I fully believe your professional assertion that eyeball injections won't hurt but this is probably the worst thing I ever read on HN.
There's a surgery for strabismus? I've always heard that it was basically untreatable outside of wearing glasses.
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).