1) How is the actual procedure? What is it about? How is it done? I think, medline, more or less had help me with that.
2) Are there any variation of recovery time based on different steps in the procedures? The removal of the gel that is clouded with the blood----are there many variation of procedures available? The different steps taken?
3) Are there any diff. in procedure for a proliferative diabetic retinopathy with a diffuse hemorrhage into the vitreous gel. The bleeding I believe is already non-active.
diffused: the bleeding had already spread throughout the v.humor and had blocked the macula.
I believe that the active bleeding had already stopped. But the blood had already clouded the vision.
If the patient is already having a proliferative diabetic retinopathy, are there any diff. in therapy?
4) In literature, part treatment for vitreous hemorrhage is to allow for about 2 mths for the body to self-absorb---completed the 2mths observation--to no results. Are there anything to watch out for? Detrioation differentials?
I believe that part of treatment, is to let the blood, to wait it out, for a period betw. 2-6 mths(depending on diff. ppl.) b4 operation? **I don't know if this true and needed advice on it.**
And with this waiting period, will any complication arise, or a deterioration of the condition, are there any differentials to watch out for?
5) Also is : cataract surgery- changing lens and photocoagulation laser to be done at the same time, consequently? For feasibility? Since patient is already having vitrectomy?
With this, hemorrhaging condition, the treatment will be the removal surgery, after the waiting period is over. So at the same time during surgery can cataract surgery, with the replacement of the lens, be done a the same time also? And with a Diabetic retinopathy patient, can the p.laser be done at the same time also? With the 3 in 1 efficiency?
6) And after the removal surgery being done, are there anything, other conditions that one can evaluate for? since there is no clouding in the evaluation....to further reduce or prevent eye cx (complications).
Pls advice for the any of the question. Quest. 1 is optional.
Thank you contributors.
I can't be an opthalmologist from "Timbaktu", I would have already known the answers. I can't be already painting a fourth-dimensional picture, unless you might want more elaboration with no numbers added to the front of the question. I can't really say if the sufferer is of what relations to me, cause, it doesn't really matter in this thread that discuss anything that is intellectual. I can't be discussing any diagnosis with anyone and getting a lock on this thread. And hopefully I can't be complicating matters even more with an added 6th question. Addressing with a piece of bittersweet chocolate. If you would like more details, probably you can ask me questions on what you may find helpful
Thx
