Unlikely, but not impossible at 19 years old.
There is, or was, an eye surgeon in Colchester, who got a PVD in a car accident in his youth. 'The brain learns to look around it.' He did eye surgery with it like that for decades.
I however, wanted my big blob out of the way.
I've written a lot about PVD.
The operation, a vitrectomy, is not too bad, but there is a strong likelihood of a nuclear cataract forming within a few months. That really confuses the visual grey matter cos the brain tries to multi-lense around the obstructions. Very confusing. This of course requires the lens to be changed.
I would be interested to know if there's a procedure that avoids this unpleasant side effect. One American surgeon recons he lets the new fluid in, in a different place/way and stops the cataract reaction. Never heard any more about it.
Last edited by Loose rivets; 12th December 2012 at 06:43.