| Retinal Problems and Solutions | | | | from a retinal detachment or any serious eye |
| My Story | | | | issue get to a qualified professional ASAP. |
| After 4 surgeries to repair detached retinas, one | | | | Unfortunately in 1994 I went through a similar |
| of the longest lasting issues I dealt with was | | | | experience with my left eye. Luckily this time |
| reduced night vision while driving. For about a year | | | | however, the detachment was found during a |
| after each surgery when driving for long periods | | | | routine exam to check how well my right eye |
| at night, I would see things that were not in the | | | | was holding up. Again there was a hurry-up |
| road, be blinded by on-coming headlights and | | | | surgery, a long healing process and other |
| suffer from extreme eye fatigue. | | | | complications. Later in 2002 and 2005 I would |
| My retinal issues began in 1993 when I noticed | | | | have two more surgeries to remove the scleral |
| some very unusual and disturbing symptoms with | | | | buckles placed during the original surgeries. |
| my right eye. Although I've worn glasses almost | | | | Each surgery negatively impacted the quality of |
| all of my life I had never experienced anything like | | | | my vision and particularly my night vision which |
| this before. Not only was my sight blurry but | | | | really concerned me. I had never had any |
| things were getting very distorted. Vertical lines | | | | problems driving at night and now I found night |
| like doorways and walls seemed to bend and | | | | driving to be very difficult and sometimes painful |
| curve when I looked at them. I hoped it would | | | | with bright headlights blinding me and a greatly |
| pass but unfortunately for my sight, I let too | | | | reduced field of vision. I had trouble seeing far |
| much time go by as the symptoms worsened. | | | | ahead of my car, judging distance accurately and |
| By the time I finally made an appointment with an | | | | seeing shadows that I thought were objects or |
| Ophthalmologist I had no idea what he was going | | | | animals in the road. Not knowing what to do to |
| to find. To my surprise he diagnosed me with a | | | | help improve my sight I tried taking Lutein as it |
| detached retina in my right eye and told me he | | | | was reported to help with retinal health. I've had |
| was going to schedule surgery for the next | | | | great results with real improvement in my overall |
| morning. I was extremely upset and worried | | | | sight and especially my night vision. |
| about the diagnosis and the surgery because I | | | | In the mid 1990's I began taking a type of Lutein |
| thought I would probably lose the sight in my eye | | | | with Billberry extract, Black Currant extract and |
| if things did not go well. I left his office in a fog | | | | Spinach concentrate. After a few months my |
| because I could not get my mind around this | | | | night vision began improving and within a year or |
| news. | | | | so the results were beyond anything I had hoped |
| Long story short, I underwent the surgery and | | | | for. My night driving steadily improved and has not |
| began a slow healing process that threw a real | | | | deteriorated over the 15 years or so that I've |
| monkey wrench in to my life and routines. There | | | | been using Lutein. My doctors tell me this is |
| were many restrictions and procedures I would | | | | important for the retina and may also help with |
| learn to do every day regarding cleaning the eye | | | | macular degeneration. |
| and applying multiple drops several times a day. I | | | | Lutein is not a cure for retinal or macular diseases |
| also suffered from severely limited vision in the | | | | but seems to be very helpful in improving |
| eye for weeks afterward. In the end I regained a | | | | eyesight and possibly decreasing the risk of |
| reasonable amount of sight in this eye but to | | | | macular degeneration. After 4 surgeries I am |
| repeat something I said earlier, I WAITED TOO | | | | going to continue using Lutein because of the |
| LONG TO GET A DIAGNOSIS. I lost a certain | | | | fantastic results I've experience. I'd love to hear |
| amount of sight that I will never get back. My | | | | other success stories form people with similar |
| advice is, if you suspect you may be suffering | | | | retinal and eye issues. |