How long ago/where? My friend had retinal detachment surgery in July in CA, and had to have a hospital-administered C-19 PCR test 72 hours before the surgery, as well as wearing a mask throughout the surgery (well, until she went under, anyway).
Torn retina is less serious than detached retina so they were able to do the in-office laser procedure. This was in Charlotte, NC, about two months into Covid last year. And I did protest about the mask but the doctor’s nurse told me he would not do the procedure without my mask on.
Oh wow, lucky you! I didn't know detached retina could be fixed that way. In our case, it was full-on surgery. I read about it after, they insert 3- or 4 needles/tools into the eyeball and do magic inside the eye! They really did work wonders and I have incredible respect for what they did. A month later and her eyesight was actually better than it was beforehand. I got chatting to one of the nurses while waiting for her to get wheeled away to surgery, and they said they've always worn masks in surgery. The only new thing is the patient wearing a mask. So at least the docs/nurses are being consistent; if masks didn't do anything, they were still willing to wear them 5, 10 years ago!
How long ago/where? My friend had retinal detachment surgery in July in CA, and had to have a hospital-administered C-19 PCR test 72 hours before the surgery, as well as wearing a mask throughout the surgery (well, until she went under, anyway).
Ah, I guess the 'Rona can tell the difference between when you're breathing and conscious vs breathing and unconscious. That darned 'Rona is so smart!
Torn retina is less serious than detached retina so they were able to do the in-office laser procedure. This was in Charlotte, NC, about two months into Covid last year. And I did protest about the mask but the doctor’s nurse told me he would not do the procedure without my mask on.
Oh wow, lucky you! I didn't know detached retina could be fixed that way. In our case, it was full-on surgery. I read about it after, they insert 3- or 4 needles/tools into the eyeball and do magic inside the eye! They really did work wonders and I have incredible respect for what they did. A month later and her eyesight was actually better than it was beforehand. I got chatting to one of the nurses while waiting for her to get wheeled away to surgery, and they said they've always worn masks in surgery. The only new thing is the patient wearing a mask. So at least the docs/nurses are being consistent; if masks didn't do anything, they were still willing to wear them 5, 10 years ago!
It wasn’t a detached retina, it was a torn retina which can be repaired with a laser.
Sorry typo! I did get what you said.
I had torn retina surgery too, took about ten minutes.
Yes, but it didn’t fix my floaters unfortunately. Doc said my brain would get used to them. Not.