December 9, 2009

In the middle of a hectic end-of-the-year schedule, my (evil) right eye decided to misbehave. My CSR (Central Serous Retinopathy) came back as a result of a reaction to the nasal steroid, Fluticasone. To make a long story short, my retinal specialist informed me that I can never take any kind of steroid medication…nothing with a “sone” in the name. When I do, the vessels in the back of my eye begin to leak and fluid builds up beneath my retina. Weeks after I stopped taking the Fluticasone, my doctor expected the leaks would have stopped on their own…but they didn’t. Eventually I had to visit the retinal specialist again, have an IV stuck in my arm and injected with fluorescein dye – an orange dye used to illuminate the blood vessels of the retina. The fluorescein angiography revealed that I had several small leaks, and no large, single leak suitable for laser treatment. So, at this point, I just have to ‘wait and see” (pun intented) for the leaks to heal themselves and my vision to improve.