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Post by LadanaSpak on Dec 23, 2004 20:16:15 GMT -5
At the hospital 'Konvent der barmherzigen Brüder' in Linz, Austria, they are currently evaluating a new treatment of floaters, whereas tiny (about 1/10 mm) probes are inserted into the eye and used to remove the floaters. According to a report in the local television, it was used successfully to help more than 50 people (dated November 2004). Stay in hospital was reported as only 3 days.
However, there is not much information on their homepage yet and I sent them an email requesting more. I will post more as soon as I can.
Oh, and before I forget - it's good to know, that I am not alone with this very very annoying problem.
Regards from Austria
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Post by Larry on Jan 12, 2005 14:41:38 GMT -5
I'm really interested at the success rate and what complications arise. With a three day hospital stay this sounds like a lot is involved.
Thanks for keeping us posted LadanaSpak.
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Post by Wei Han on Feb 25, 2005 1:12:30 GMT -5
The three days stay in hospital is to ensure no infections occurs. It is the same as vitrectomy except maybe for this an even smaller opening is required and thus reduce infection risk and also accidental damage to the ocular structure. I will think only a thin fiber of 1/100 mm in diameter is required to be inserted into the eye, attract the floaters to it and then pull out the floaters.
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Post by guest on Feb 25, 2005 4:21:04 GMT -5
im really glad to hear that some progress is being made in Austria. Here in Australia nothing has yet surfaced about floaters. Not once have I heard floaters ever been mentioned on TV. I'm happy the Austrian media has become aware of this. Good on them
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Post by yang on Mar 26, 2005 0:41:10 GMT -5
My eye doctor, who was project leader for the invention of Acuvue and Acuvue 2 contact (he also has many other eye-patents) says that in a few years, the lasers will be advance enough to obliterate any floater? Does anyone know of that?
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Post by Larry on Mar 26, 2005 17:27:38 GMT -5
Never heard of such advanced lasers. Could you ask your doctor where he heard this so we could research it?
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Post by WeiHan on Mar 27, 2005 5:32:48 GMT -5
What kind of laser is he talking about? I am a research scientist on laser technology. Basically, why is the floaters not obliterated by the present laser? There is no laser specification not achievable presently. So I doubt the docotr know what he is talking about.
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Post by Floater killer on Apr 4, 2005 16:23:27 GMT -5
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Post by Larry on Apr 4, 2005 23:23:06 GMT -5
A translation would be helpful. Anyone care to convert the article to english?
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Post by LadanaSpak on Apr 5, 2005 0:00:27 GMT -5
Yep. That is the article.
Not much to say for the translation. They basically state, that they can perform surgery where the wounds are so small as not to leave any scars, making the whole thing minimally invasive.
However, I recently received a letter from this hospital where they stated, that it practically leads to the same side effects as a virectromy within a few years.
But actually, well, I should bring up a new topic for that, my occurence of new floaters timely coincides with an intestinal infection of candida albicans. My girlfriend and me have been to the hospital for the last few days because of a massive outbreak of this infection. Taking the anti-fungal medication also had a positive side effect on the floaters. I cannot tell yet if they are really getting better, however, they really appear less and less.
I haven't posted here for some time, because this infection seems to both affect my ability to concentrate clearly on a topic (don't mind my english please) and I did also not want to give away false information. I will keep you posted, as soon as I have a clearer picture.
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Post by Floater killer on Apr 5, 2005 3:03:12 GMT -5
???It is not article, its a film! Push the arrow!
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Post by LadanaSpak on Apr 5, 2005 6:16:56 GMT -5
Indeed, it is part of an austrian news report. The actual part about floaters is very short though. I was the first who posted this movie here on the board.
They start with what are floaters, what they look, that everybody will get them sooner or later, possibly starting at the age of 30 (I know, most of us are younger, I got my first ones at 6). Then he states why they were annoying for him and how much it badly influenced his life. Then they explain how it works, that no scars are left, etc. They also tell that his case was special, whereas it were not only a few floaters but the whole 'Glaskörper' (don't know the english word now) was damaged. All in all they stated that they already helped about 50 people this way. That's basically all.
I later exchanged some emails with the doctors at the hospital there and they said that, although the operation is not very invasive, it has the same side effects as a virectromy (again, I am sorry for my English here), leading to early blindness.
I will later post a copy of the letter I received here. Maybe someone else can translate it. I am admittingly too tired because of medication at the moment.
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Post by Quatermax on Apr 13, 2005 14:01:15 GMT -5
Not a very good ad for vitrectomy either - Quote: "I later exchanged some emails with the doctors at the hospital there and they said that, although the operation is not very invasive, it has the same side effects as a vitrectromy, leading to early blindness".
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