6 weeks later

[Justinerose]

I think I may have thought twice about this trab procedure if I’d known more, however I am now recovering from the watery eyes and fuzzy vision.

In two weeks my specialist will check me out and hopefully I’ll get back to my ( very exiting) life here in the East Neuk of Fife.

Thanks for all the positive posts.

[S_Miles]

I don’t know if it’s been mentioned in any previous post, but I had astigmatism after trabeletomy. Got glasses to correct it and eventually the eye settled down. Lovely not to have to use eye drops with their side effects.

[Iona57]

I think recovery from trabeculectomy is much more of a challenge for the patient than doctors will tell you. Or maybe they don't even realise. Time slowed down for me in the first eight weeks and every day was dominated by blurred vision , light sensitivity, and frustrating limitations on what I could do ( even if I felt OK doing it) . Then there's the fluctuating eye pressures and worrying unexpected symptoms that develop. As my eye pressure has come down then I think it's been worth it- if it stays down! The best bit is not having to take eye drops in that eye any more, which feels very liberating.

Good luck wirh getting back to normal very soon!

[Ironer]

I finally after 11 weeks got my stitches out (9 of them) and my pressure been stable for 4 weeks . So I finally feel that there really is a light at the end of a long 4 months.

Weaning off predfort for next 5 weeks then my consultant wants me to go to opticians for eye test and take it back with me in 6 th week to hospital.

Can now she says go back to gym wear makeup need to get my fitness back.

My vision still not focusing properly but eye feels so much better, guess still recovery & then hopefully new prescription to seal the deal .

Been a long stressful , upsetting journey I have to say .

[AlfredV]

It's frustrating. I know they tell you that post-op adjustments are usually needed to get the eye pressures into a good range, but certainly for me I was kind of expecting it to just work.

I've undergone stitches removal, stitches coming loose and being removed, several rounds of needling, and readministration of anti-metabolites. This did work. It took a while and I now have stable good eye pressures and decent vision.

Honestly, the only real downside I experience now is bouts of dry eye but I've mostly got that into a manageable state as well. Sometimes my vision can be a little blurry but this is likely down to dry eye than anything else going on. I did read a report that vision changes (improvements) can occur for up to 18 months following the surgery so it pays to be patient.

Yes, none of it is fun, but for me it has been vastly preferable to thinking a loss of vision would be inevitable.

I also think eye health can be a reflection of health in general and is known to be an early indicator of some other health issues (such as diabetes). Do what you can to live a healthy life and your eyes will thank you for it.

Hold strong. Things will improve.

[Justinerose in reply to AlfredV]

Thank you so much for that, I’m seeing my specialist on 12 th November, but still got blurry vision and excess liquid in the eye. I’ll hold strong.