Ryder Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Pterygium..?!!!!! I hadn't heard of it, but turns out I have it. Also known as Surfer Eye. Wear your sunglasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Are you having them removed? Just one of many good reasons, better visibility into the water, far less chance of a hook in the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) Cheers welst . It's not at operable stage yet , But I'm told it will come back, eventually despite surgery. Edited June 4, 2015 by Ryder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harold Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 We have a lovelly young lady at work who has had 3 sets of surgery to remove them and she is only 25 years of age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutsaboutfishing Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Hi Ryder, I'm actually an optometrist. These days pterygium surgery with conjunctival auto graft and other techniques, the recurrence rate is fairly low. You can check out this link. http://www.reviewofophthalmology.com/content/d/cornea--anterior_segment/i/1209/c/22795/. cheers richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Hi Ryder, I'm actually an optometrist. These days pterygium surgery with conjunctival auto graft and other techniques, the recurrence rate is fairly low. You can check out this link. http://www.reviewofophthalmology.com/content/d/cornea--anterior_segment/i/1209/c/22795/. cheers richard Thanks Richard for that link - advances are being made all the time these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locodave Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I hate reading about medical stuff so I won't because then I will think I have it just by reading one simple symptom! I am hopeless like that! But def wear those sunnies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 Thanks Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan_G Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Pterygium..?!!!!! I hadn't heard of it, but turns out I have it. Also known as Surfer Eye. Wear your sunglasses. My mum just had one on each eye removed and apparently they are extremely painful and she was in tears because they were so painful. She said it felt likes needles in the centre of the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cargo05 Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Of all our senses eyesight would have to be right up there. Well worth investing in a pair of good quality polarised sunnies to protect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinfisher 4.9 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I guess it depends on your genes or some thing, but have been fishing, mainly during the day off the rocks at Avoca and then boats ever since, some 40 years ago and have never worn sunglasses, unless in shallow water to see the depth. So I'm not sure, but I may be just lucky? But I think us humans were supposed to be exposed to the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Zod Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Yes I have two. One in each eye, left eye now effects my vision a bit. I can see clearly but if I'm stopped at the traffic lights and I cover my right eye I can sometimes read the number plate in front of me and sometimes I can't. Sometimes it feels like a have a small rock stuck in my eye and cant get it out. I have to get mine surgically removed, not looking forward to the pain which follows the procedure.The right one isn't as bad yet, vision is still good. Had it since mid 2013 and it got bigger slowly. Didn't really think about it cause it didn't effect my vision at all until now. My wife would always tell me to get it looked at and I was nah it'll be right, regret it now because I had eagle eye vision before. Still have good eye sight but not as good as before. And yes I do try and remember to put sunnies on. Before it was on and off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katoe Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Know your pain mate I have kerataconus in my right eye that's really starting to play havoc with my shooting and tying fine fishing knots. My wife is also nagging me to get it fixed but I'm putting it off the pain of after surgery sucks haha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutsaboutfishing Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Hey Katoe, Not sure if you're aware, but there's a new treatment for keratoconus called corneal colllagen crosslinking that eliminates the need for a transplant. cheers richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katoe Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Thanks Richard il look into it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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