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3weeks post op for vitrectomy with gas bubble due to retinal detachment. is it better to be active and use the eye for bubble to reabsorb?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
No: Follow your eye surgeon's recommendations. Often maintaining a certain position, such as face down, or sleeping on the right side, is important to keep the gas bubble in contact with the area of the retina where the detachment occurred. Moving too much early in the healing phase could case your retina to re-detach.
Answered 5/4/2019
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No: Your activity level will not affect how quickly the gas bubble goes away. That is inherent to the bubble itself.
Answered 8/28/2016
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