Difference between a major operation and a minor one??? A minor one is on someone else. Regardless any flashes of light should be really check out. You hope you can get by with the laser. I didn't as the tear became detached anyway. Roy may be a retinal surgeon, but I am a 3 time surgical patient. I have no vitreous humor. Sarcasm intended. That didn't count the two cataract surgeries, and I am looking at 2 more surgeries in the future sooner or later in all likely hood. My Christmas present is the ability to see. Seriously though folks, if you really see things that look like camera flashes get to an eye specialist IMMEDIATELY if not sooner. It's one procedure where time can make a big difference in results. --- On Sat, 12/13/08, PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx <PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx> wrote: > From: PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx <PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Looking for photos of ORBS and related "parrranormal" subjects > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 2:34 PM > The flashes can be caused by the vitreous humor as it > shrinks and pulls away > from the retina wall. It is a normal process of aging. > However if you see a > big flash of light it is probably a retina tear. Retina > tears are treated with > lasers to basically burn new attachment points of the > retina to the wall of > the eye. If it is the retina coming completely detached > then it is a major > operation. > Roy > > > In a message dated 12/13/2008 3:24:05 P.M. Eastern Standard > Time, > mblackwell1958@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > Yet Roy but those flashes of light are more often than not > followed by a > trip to the retinal surgeon and an operation soon there > after or the next day. > During that operation the surgeon will take that goo as you > called it out, > but as often as not you still won't be seeing anything > for a few weeks. > > Old joke. What does a retinal surgeon see when a person > reports seeing > flashes of light??? UFO's?? no Paranormal stuff??? > no Dollar signs??? ding > ding ding ding ding. > > > > > > **************Make your life easier with all your friends, > email, and > favorite sites in one place. Try it now. > (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)
