Re: Stay of execution
Originally Posted by
Purple lizard
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Ahhhhhh right. There are so many things that can go wrong with eyes, just sounded similar.
At least you'll not have to do the days of lying face down afterwards.
Shall be thinking of you on Thursday and wish you all the best xxxx
Yes, I knew about the lying face downward, but I thought that was really in the case of retinal detachment - the air bubble being made to rise to the back of the eye in order to keep the retina supported. It may, of course, be the same for macular hole repair, but I didn't know about that.
The three options in that respect are:
- oil, which is likely to have to be removed at a later operation;
- gas (which?), which can be absorbed over 1 to 6 weeks;
- air, which can be absorbed over 1 to 7 days.
Naturally, I'd hope to have air if such a thing was necessary!
Did you have to lie face down for a period?