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Best wishes to you Argos...

Good luck mate!

Just a quick update ...

According to my consultant both eyes are affected, however the left one is worse because the vitreous gel is pulling away from the retina (the other one isn't yet).

Therefore I will need Laser work in both eyes. The laser is not going to clear up the blood floating around in my left eye, that might require a Vitrectomy, where they drain the gel in the middle of the eye (with all the blood) and replace it with an inert clear fluid. Only time and healing will tell if that is necessary.

The laser work basically has them shooting a laser at the back of my eye (the retina) and for want of a better description "burning" off the periphery of the retina. This is destructive and I might well lose peripheral vision, night vision and some colour vision. The thing it does however means that my eyes need less blood/oxygen (no need to feed the dead areas) and should stop haemorrhaging all the time. Basically I am trading off my peripheral vision to keep my core vision for longer, which kind of sucks, but is a lot better than being blind. From what they said I will need 4-5 visits per eye on a once a week basis, that will be fun ..

The good news is that last weeks haemorrhage is fading slowly (can take up to a month) and my sight should be "ok" for modelling tomorrow so I will be getting on with some stuff soon

BrotherArgos wrote:Just a quick update ...

According to my consultant both eyes are affected, however the left one is worse because the vitreous gel is pulling away from the retina (the other one isn't yet).

Therefore I will need Laser work in both eyes. The laser is not going to clear up the blood floating around in my left eye, that might require a Vitrectomy, where they drain the gel in the middle of the eye (with all the blood) and replace it with an inert clear fluid. Only time and healing will tell if that is necessary.

The laser work basically has them shooting a laser at the back of my eye (the retina) and for want of a better description "burning" off the periphery of the retina. This is destructive and I might well lose peripheral vision, night vision and some colour vision. The thing it does however means that my eyes need less blood/oxygen (no need to feed the dead areas) and should stop haemorrhaging all the time. Basically I am trading off my peripheral vision to keep my core vision for longer, which kind of sucks, but is a lot better than being blind. From what they said I will need 4-5 visits per eye on a once a week basis, that will be fun ..

The good news is that last weeks haemorrhage is fading slowly (can take up to a month) and my sight should be "ok" for modelling tomorrow so I will be getting on with some stuff soon

Wow, way to keep a positive attitude with something so suckish! I feel really bad for you
but get out there and do some modelling!!!

Wow sounds like some gnarly work to be done. Hope all the procedures go well!

The Emperor Protects.

does he

Hang in there man. 4-5 yrs to Cyborg eyes...

Good luck !

There's a guy on dakka who's had the surgery; the one where they replace the fluid in your eyes, he had an interesting thread about it.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/409733.page

Dunno how useful that is, maybe Piston Honda (great name btw) could tell you more about it.

Look forward to more steel legion/tanks.

Wow.. dude i'm kinda new here and i'll post something 'bout my stuff soon but that is not the point..

i've just read all your threads and this one is just awesome.. the minis are awesome the painting is awesome the modeling and acasting are awesome.. dude you are awesome
i feel realy bad for you and your health and i'm trully amazed that you can still by so enthousiastic about it but..


even with your eyes problems.. your painting skills are truly wonderful and to that i'll just add

get better and keep up the good work !