Posts by crimsonhound27

Nicholas Ortiz48,
I see a lot of similarities in our situations. My OCT was green just a month ago—I went to a private clinic—and the doctor told me back in the fall that things should improve regarding image size and clarity. Basically, we’re looking at that same 3 to 4-month window after a green OCT, so I’m hoping for the best. That said, my regular doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital mentioned it could take up to a year to fully recover. On the right side of my center, there's still this tiny, minimal ablation visible, though the doctor didn't mention it. He did take an extra shot further to the right and slightly above center, where there's a bit more noticeable ablation present—I assume that's the leakage site since my Edem came in from the top right. If I'd caught it earlier, they probably would have treated it with laser or an injection before it hit my central vision, but hey, it is what it is. The doctor didn't say much about it; he just told me to reach out if things get worse, so I guess it's fine for now. I had those flickering, bubbly flashes two or three weeks after my injection—that was just residual fluid—and they cleared up once it passed. I still have floaters that move when I move my eyes, and that's in both eyes, but I don't pay them much attention. They're harmless, even if they're annoying. Right now, my main preoccupation is the image size, because obviously, that's the real issue. My vision was nearly 100% at the last checkup, but again, that's not the main problem—it's the visual quality. Your vision stayed at 100% consistently, likely because you didn't have massive Edem, so logically your vision should almost completely recover. In my case, the swelling was huge—around 800 microns—so I lost some vision too. I just hope your retina hasn't been damaged too badly.
Those static, clear bubbles you're seeing are scars; I think they're permanent, though they might shrink a bit over time.
Anyway, hopefully our condition keeps improving. Let me know how you're doing.
All the best! ☺

Hey everyone,
just wanted to give an update after my last checkup on June 5th. Same as before—no more fluid in the macula and the OCT looks clean. However, the image size is still shrunk by about 30% when I try to focus on smaller or distant objects. My visual acuity is sitting at roughly 90%, and things look a bit watery when I'm reading fine print. The doctor says the image size should start returning to normal over the next few months—supposedly there should be noticeable improvement within three months, stretching up to a year. How are you all doing? Have any of you dealt with a recurrence? How is your vision and image size looking? Has the image size balanced out at all compared to your other eye?

Hey,
figured I’d jump into this thread too.
Basically, about two and a half months ago, while I was sitting at my desk at work, my vision in my right eye suddenly got blurry.
Here’s the backstory—during that stretch, work was incredibly stressful (we're talking over two months of non-stop pressure), and I was glued to a computer screen all day. On top of that, I had chronic sinus inflammation and felt this constant pressure around my eyes; sometimes it felt like my sharpness just dropped out for a second. A few days after that, I fell asleep on the couch with the heater blowing directly onto my face, and I woke up the next morning with pain in my right eye. That pain lasted all day until I got home from work around 6 PM. Then, silly move—the following Wednesday, I banged my temple against a wall pretty hard. Two days after that, while working about 12 hours into my shift, my right eye went blurry again.
The next day, I went to the ER. They rushed me in for an OCT, and they diagnosed me with CSR—macular detachment of 605 microns at the center of my vision (the fovea). To make matters worse, when I went back for a follow-up seven days later, the detachment had worsened to 785 microns. At that point, my central vision was blacked out; I couldn't recognize faces or even see light from small LEDs in the dark.
The very next day, I received an Avastin injection in the eye.
Surprisingly, my vision started returning after just seven days. When I went back for a check-up two weeks later, the OCT showed that 95% of the fluid had cleared, and my vision was back to about 90-95% capacity.
The doctor told me he’d never seen results like that in his practice, and scheduled me for a follow-up in two months.
Since I’ve had perfect vision my entire life, I was honestly terrified and in shock. I couldn't sit around waiting two months, so after one month, I went to a private clinic for another OCT, feeling a bit skeptical. That scan showed the fluid was completely gone and the macula looked healthy (all green on the scan). There's still some swelling on the side of the eye, but the doctor says we just have to wait it out.
The problem is, my vision is still distorted, and worst of all, objects look about 20-30% smaller. It’s incredibly annoying because it messes with my overall binocular vision—it feels like I'm looking through a diving mask. I'm hoping the object sizes will eventually equalize with my other eye, especially since this has been going on for two and a half months now, and from what I read online, recovery usually takes 4-6 months. I just really hope there isn't a relapse. :|
My next appointment is June 5th, so we'll see... sorry for the long post.