Hi Mike, In July of '05, while having my first cup of coffee and reading something, I suddenly had flashing lights around my right eye. No injury to account for this. A bit later some big floaters were in my field of vision. I was in the eye doc's office (a first for me) an hour after I left the ER. "Detaching vitrous humour". Treatment: none
I added the herb Bilberry to my daily supps, more Vit C, and ramped up on natural Vit A (not beta carotene). I occasionally use Chuck's eye formula, basicly a 'tea' made with very warm CS and an eyebright capsule steeped in it, along with MSM, filtered through a natural coffee filter. Haven't tried the addition of DMSO yet. Problem has not recurred, though occasionally a floater will swim up from the sidelines. No big deal with that. I'm sorry I can't address the laser surgery. I wish you luck and the wisdom for the right decision! Sharon > Greetings my friends, > > I had an interesting day today. > > Background: Late last week I was working under one of our cars and > managed to whap myself hard on the outer third of my left eyebrow and > eye with the handle of a screwdriver. (Note to self: a screwdriver is > not a pry bar...) Two days ago I noticed that I'd actually given myself > a bit of a black eye; the fold of skin between the eyelid and brow was > a little bruised and sore. > > This morning I noticed a few sparks of light along an arc on the left > margin of the vision in my left eye. I wasn't overly concerned, but > made a mental note to "keep an eye on them." (Pun intended.) > > About noon I set out to do some errands. I'd just pulled up to a stop > light when I noticed a strange dark fluttering object flickering in and > out of existence on the dash board... Actually, it was in my left eye. > > Once I'd managed to focus on it, I realized I was seeing a perfectly > rendered image of a very small blood vessel bleeding into my eye. I was > literally seeing the tiny dots of red blood cells streaming out from a > point and dissipating, much like smoke from a chimney in a light > breeze. It left a diffused scattering of tiny translucent dots strewn > across my field of vision, which shifted back and forth with the > vitreous humor as I moved my head or shifted my eyes. > > Needless to say I was concerned. I called my wife on the cell phone and > told her what was going on. She volunteered to call the opthalmology > clinic she'd gone to before and see what they suggested. I ended up > with a 3:30 appointment. > > I finished my errands, meanwhile watching as the bleeding seemed to > stop and re-start several times over the next couple of hours. > > The exam (administered at various points by a resident, a medical > student, the attending physician and a laser specialist) did not reveal > the bleeding, which leads me to believe that it is truly microscopic in > scale and unlikely to be a major issue itself. However, they all did > find a torn spot on the inner, lower verge of my left retina, and some > posterior vitreous detachment to explain the bleeding and some of the > 'floaters.' > > One of the tests the resident did (look straight ahead, how many > fingers am I holding here... here... etc.) revealed a small gap in my > peripheral vision at the upper left edge of my left eye field, which I > don't remember noticing before and probably corresponds with the > current injury. > > The doctors feel it is a good candidate for laser treatment to tack > down the edges of the area to prevent fluids from getting behind the > retina to cause further damage. > > To complete the picture: Interocular pressure was slightly high in my > *right* eye, not in the left. The retinas look otherwise healthy. The > nerves may have a slightly elevated "cup to disk ratio" which might be > a very early sign of other things like glaucoma... or nothing > significant. My corrected vision is still very good and clear. > > Since the exam I now have somewhat more "floaters" in my left eye, > including a rather extensive one right in the middle, possibly a > consequence of all the poking, probing, dilating and numbing, or else > an independent continuation of whatever is going on inside my eye. > > I'm scheduled for a laser repair Friday afternoon. I could have had it > done today, but, in the absence of a critical situation, I decided to > give myself time to do at least a little research before going ahead. > > Okay, folks, now's your chance... > > Pros and cons of laser treatment to tack the torn spot back down? > Should I rush, or give other things a try first? > > Alternative or complementary therapies that can stop or help repair the > damage? > > Long term strategies to prevent future problems? > > Anywhere else I should seek advice? > > In reviewing my archive of the list messages, I've seen some good > comments on the laser surgery; there's Chuck's concoction of CS, MSM, > DMSO, and eybright tincture (for floaters and general health); Marshall > mentioned "organic germanium" as a treatment for retinal detachment... > and I'm only back to 2002! > > Anybody know about this germanium? Source? Success with it? > > I've got all the stuff I need to do Chuck's therapy, except the > proverbial round 'tuit'. Maybe could have prevented some of this. > <sigh> > > Thank you in advance, folks. It's good to have such a resource to draw > on at need. > > Peace, > > Mike D. -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
