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What was your experience with vitrectomy eye surgery?

Eye Conditions | Last Active: Nov 3 4:43pm | Replies (58)

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I am so sorry about your experience. This has been my greatest fear - damage worse than the floaters. So far I am doing well.

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Thank you. Since the surgeon had promoted as “no risks” AND I had had same surgery previously in each eye, I approached my surgery as “routine.”

My honest take is that these surgery centers take these surgeries as “routine” too. They attempt to set records for surgeries completed in a day and that can cause lapses in sterilization protocol.

And, in my case, the surgeon is so used to success, he didn’t react properly to the hemorrhage and infection symptoms. The fact that I reported my worsened post-surgery condition at 1 AM on a Saturday was, certainly, a factor as he wanted to sleep on his weekend rather than treat my emergency.

It stinks. But, I hope my report helps people like you. So glad your surgery went well and hope you don’t have complications. Good luck!