Nearsighted And Retina Problems Posted: 07-17-06 22:25pm
Hi, I am 19 and had a small retina tear
while cheerleading. I'm very nearsighted
(-12) and now my opthamologist tells me to
not do any activity that can cause more
problems with my retina. All my family is
nearsighted, but nobody has retina
problems like me. Someone on the forum
told me that his brother lost an eye
because of a retina tear. I'm really
scared because i'm not getting answers
from my opthamologist. Is it true I can
loose an eye? How much is too much
physical activity? Will laser surgery
help? I hope to talk with anyone that can
give me feedback.
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ex48er
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 19
Posted: 08-14-06 21:30pm
I hate to tell u this... But any kind of
activity that can cause any type of head
injury is a huge risk to your vision when
you have a high myopia like yours. Since
you have such a strong myopia, your retina
is stretched and weaker... Much easier to
tear and break.
I hope you have good insurance, if you are
doing any type of sports or physical
activity, you should be getting your
retinas checked every six months... And
not by a regular othamologist but a retina
specialist. I didn't believe it until I
had my first detachment when I was 20,
until then I was very active with diving
and gymnastics. I stopped those injury
sports but remained active for several
years with just bike riding and going to a
gym, I went every six months and that is
what saved my vision for as long as it
did. I went thru a phase where I was
having tears/holes every few months,
sometimes I saw them and sometimes I
didn't. (i was a -16 at the beginning but
after my cataract surgery and lens
implant, I had 20/35 vision for almost two
years and then my retinas detached
again.)
you won't lose your vision as long as you
stay vigilant about your eye care... My
one retina spec told me that a detachment
needs to be repaired within 48 hours, so I
constantly got my eyes checked and took
care of all holes immediately. My vision
is fuzzy now, i'm legally blind... But I
recognize some colors and shapes
(sometimes). I can't complain becuz I had
a chance to see what it was like to be a
"normal" sighted person for a couple
years. I've had 5 detachments also...
Almost unheard of and still remain vision.
It sucks not being able to drive... But
losing your vision isn't as scary as I
thot it would be.
Good luck.
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BLUEEYEDANGEL311
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 4 Location: JACKSON,MS
Posted: 08-16-06 13:57pm
I just read yours... Sorry to hear that.
Girl, be very careful. I am not
playing. I dont have a the myopia or
whatever. Mine came out of no where and
I have lost a lot of vision. I posted my
story under 'young person with retina
detachment'. As of yet I would say have
the surgery.
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gimpyelf
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 7
High Myopia And Retinal Problems Posted: 04-17-07 19:44pm
The person who told you to get your eyes
checked often is giving you great advice.
I am also highly myopic and have been
recently diagnosed with myopic macular
degeneration after suffering a retinal
bleed. I have lost a lot of vision in the
eye that had the bleed, and have been told
to avoid things that may cause it to bleed
again (heavy lifting, ibruprofin, "jerky"
movements (like some of those motion
simulator rides), etc.) If you are highly
myopic you also are at a high risk of
retinal detatchment, glaucoma, and myopic
degeneration. You might also want to get
a list of the warning signs for these
disorders, because the faster they are
caught, the less damage that occurs
(although myopic degeneration can not be
prevented, you can help slow the
progression).
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hawkeye2007
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Edinburgh
Blog Posted: 06-05-07 21:36pm
hi,
i just started a blog at
theblinddoctor.blogspot.com. i wish to
share my experience with the world of
what i've been through.
cheers
