I have eye issues, but not this one.
My advice, FWIW: If in doubt, get a second opinion. And a good doc will be cool with that.
My husband had this done about five years ago. The membrane had grown to completely cover his retina, worst case scenario.
The surgery was easy and went well. The membrane had “wrinkled” his retina, and it took a few months after the surgery for this wrinkling to dissipate.
He could tell the retina was wrinkled because when he looked at the ground with his affected eye, the ground looked wavy.
Six months after the surgery he had to get cataract surgery on that eye. He was warned upfront that this was a likely.
There really was no alternative to getting the surgery done. He would have been blind in that eye without it. And I think the surgery has better results if done sooner rather than later.
Hope this helps.
A lady at my quilting group said her husband had had eye surgery last month, and it sounded exactly like this. (She never used the clinical verbiage.) His one-month checkup was very positive and the surgery was considered a success.
I had no complications at all, but would say that my vision improvement was at the low end of the spectrum. I had hoped for more, as I am right-eye dominant and my long distance shooting was being impacted. Still, I have no regrets at all. Hope this helps.
The reason our eyes get bad as we grow older is it’s God’s way of keeping marriages strong.
I was very fortunate. Mine disappeared, essentially just went away over a period of about 6 months.
My doc was pretty surprised because this is something she rarely sees.
I had it, doctor watched for a couple of months. It’s the membrane that as you age separates from the macula. Usually without consequences. For some it gets stuck and pulls on your macula creating a macular hole. Mine did and had to have a vitrectomy. I opted for being awake but anesthetized so I didn’t feel pain...it was interesting to watch. They put a gas bubble to hold the macula in place while healing. Piece of cake. Had to do the head down for 5 days that was hard. As the gas bubble absorbed into the eye it was weird.
A year later had cataract surgery. My eyesight is 20/20. Still have slight spot but I can read well enough. My retina surgeon saved my sight. I’m blessed.
I have an ERM. I also have a bunch of other stuff. The time to fully heal from a vitrectomy is long, and the likelihood that I’d get all that time to heal before my next medical “adventure” seems low.
So far, I’ve held off.