Had vitrectomy surgery 3 years ago, and one pupil is always bigger than the other now

    by sunnysideup2323

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    1. Is your vision affected? That’s probably your #1 question that gets asked… does light hurt that eye more

    2. Please get a medical alert bracelet identifying that. EMTs and Paramedics will think your blown pupil is a sign of a head injury.

    3. Was this identified before surgery/ies as one possible result of surgery? What advice has your doctor given you for living the most safely with it?

    4. pawnografik on

      It makes you look interesting. Mad as a bucket of frogs, but interesting.

    5. Do the kids think it looks cool or scary? You look like a freaking cyborg.

    6. Wow if it was 3 years ago they may have inadvertently damaged some nerve fibers that control the iris muscle

    7. Ah yes – you’ll give every medical professional you see a heart attack when you see them! That medical alert idea from @fierohink is a good one.

    8. Have you considered getting a prosthetic contact lens to block out some of the extra light?

    9. With a bit of makeup, You can get into David Bowie/ziggy stardust Look alike contests and win from this advantage.

    10. I thought this said “vasectomy” for the last few minutes and had so many questions.

    11. Just out of interest (and only if you don’t mind sharing) why did you get your vitrectomy?

      I got some bad vitreous floaters appear in my right eye in my early 20s. After they plagued me for a couple of years, I reached out to a doctor who performed vitrectomies specifically to remove vitreous floaters. After putting the surgery on hold, within about a year I had gotten more used to the vitreous floaters, to the point that they didn’t bother me nearly as much, so I didn’t go through with it.

      15 or so years later, the vitreous floaters are still there but fortunately they still don’t bother me too much.

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