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Surgery for reopened macular hole
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Sandy Feldman, MD, MS - Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery, Cataract Surgery, Corneal surgery
ClearView Eye & Laser Medical Center, A P.C. San Diego - CA
Our Ask A Doctor Ophthalmology Forum is where you can post your question and receive a personal answer from physicians affiliated with the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Surgery for reopened macular hole

by jan17, Nov 29, 2008 06:33PM
My macular hole is reopened and is it best to have the surgery fairly soon? Although, this may not be an option as we have to wait for an appointment for the surgery from a retina surgeon who lives 6 hours away. Will the hole get worse the longer I wait and may I end up with further vision loss?  I had to wait 4 months for an appointment for the first surgery and I am fearful valuable time maybe wasted.

by Sandy Feldman, MD, MS, Nov 30, 2008 12:46PM
To: jan17
Dear jan17,

I would recommend that you call your retinal surgeon and ask him/her this question.  I would not wait months to have surgery and would recommend that you travel, to him/her.

Dr. Feldman

Sandy T. Feldman, M.D., M.S.
ClearView Eye and Laser Medical Center
San Diego, California
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