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Had a detached retina operation very recently. Was going to go to Cebu but found an excellent surgeon in Bacolod. She's trained in Canada, I'm very happy with the results. Not something to take lightly so I did my research and think I was lucky to have found her.

Started here diagnose wise but no one had the ability to work skill for the procedure.

 

I think there may be some misunderstanding re the basis of the discount. I was also quoted a 'senior discount' for eye surgery in a Dumaguete clinic. No 'Senior Discount Card' was mentioned by me, or them. If there are businesses choosing to give discounts to seniors for commercially motivated reasons, then that's their prerogative, surely. You can't be arrested for accepting an unsolicited discount.

 

I wondered if it was herpes (Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)) - that little bugger hides in nerve endings (latent) and then emerges during stressful events (as you say) - and "stress" is not just a psychological thing. This why cold sores develop many years after the original infection (which, from memory, I think has to be before age 5) and the same for shingles (but that is from Varicella-Zoster (chickenpox) and not HSV).

I assume the antibiotics are to stop secondary bacterial infection because they will not stop the herpes.

Your doctor may have informed you of this, but I note (https://www.healthline.com/health/eye-herpes#treatment) there are two forms of herpes infection of the eye and both can be treated with antivirals:

Epithelial keratitis treatment
HSV in the surface layer of the cornea usually subsides on its own within a few weeks.

If you promptly take antiviral medication, it can help minimize cornea damage and vision loss. Your doctor will recommend antiviral eye drops or ointment or oral antiviral drugs.

A common treatment is the oral medication acyclovir (Zovirax). Acyclovir may be a good treatment option because it doesn’t come with some of the potential side effects of the eye drops, such as watery eyes or itching.

Your doctor may also gently brush the surface of your cornea with a cotton swab after applying numbing drops to remove diseased cells. This procedure is known as debridement.

Stromal keratitis treatment
This type of HSV attacks the deeper middle layers of the cornea, called the stroma. Stromal keratitis is more likely to result in corneal scarring and loss of vision.

In addition to antiviral therapy, taking steroid (anti-inflammatory) eye drops helps reduce swelling in the stroma.

 

Ok. But retinal detachment can have many forms and can involve blindness in that eye. I had assumed that on the way back you had already had surgery and if that was invasive you would rely for some time on the good eye.

People need to be aware that retinal detachment is classed as a medical emergency as delay can cause loss of sight. The main signs are:

• The sudden appearance of many floaters — tiny specks that seem to drift through your field of vision
• Flashes of light in one or both eyes (photopsia)
• Blurred vision
• Gradually reduced side (peripheral) vision
• A curtain-like shadow over your field of vision

 

To be honest, I don't think there's many foreigners paying income tax in the Philippines, so it does make sense to me that the (government funded) senior citizen rebates don't include foreigners. I'm already happy that we can skip the waiting lines in many cases.

 

https://g.co/kgs/q2tJTZ

Kunny Evaristo was her name.

200,000 all in, General op with no philhealth.

You would get discounts for senior citizen, philhealth and if choosing Local op only.

Anything else you want to know just ask or pm.

 

Hope everything goes well for you.

 

Yes going back early May, had an examination after so stayed there as journey back involved air pressure not acceptable flight or mountains. She wanted to see the eyes condition which made sense. There was the mentioned of possible laser work but we'll see. I've no concerns as in good hands. One's eyes are after all, all important. It's likely it's age related generally, you can just be unlucky.