Hi

I'm going to do this laser intervention on friday, and a few doubts are
burning on my mind.

It may be useful to describe my history first:
In the beginning of 2004 I started to feel very unconfortable and tired
in front of the computer. Around that time developed floaters in both my
eyes. Immediately went to an eye doctor and learned that eye floaters are
irreversible and was also told not to worry about it. I was flabbergasted
to know that I would have to live all my life with this pesky things
polluting my vision. After the initial fears and stress (will they grow
more, etc) and after seeing a couple of different doctors to hear pretty
much the same thing, I became conformed with the situation. The floaters
are very annoying - particularly when reading or driving - but with time
one gets used to it.

In the meatime I started to have several eczemas in my skin. The
dermatologist said it was probably due to stress (oh well). It's
interesting to notice the contrast between the concern and attention of
the dermatologist about the eczemas, and the dismissive remarks about the
floaters being unimportant and so forth from the ophthalmologists. For me
it was much easier to live with marks on the skin and a lot of itching,
than with floaters and unconfortable eyes.

Then blepharitis and dry eye came. My favorite activities like reading,
going to the movies and riding my motorbike became a torture. Thinking
that this condition can go away, but without much success doing so, I've
been changing doctors when I see that the course of treatment isn't
bringing any noticeable improvement to my hurting eyes. The last doctor
besides prescribing the common multivitamin supplement, cleaning pads and
artificial tears, scheduled an appointment for dilating my pupils after I
mentioned the floaters.

At the exam he saw a flap or tear in the vitreous or retina (I'm not sure
anymore) of my right eye. From what I understood going through the laser
precedure wasn't a matter of extreme urgency, yet he also said not to
play any action sports or shake my head violently.

All this brings many questions to me:

- I'm 24 years old, don't have diabetes, didn't have any myopia in 2004.
Is there any logical reason for this to happen?

- Do the creams and lotions I used in my skin and scalp, some of which
contain steroids, had any negative impact in my eyes?

- Is it possible to go through a post vitreous detachment without
noticing any new floaters or any flashes of light?

- Will the argon laser make my dry eye condition worst?

- Is there any possible side effects (short mid or long term) to the eye
with argon laser therapy?

- Can this be the first of many laser interventions?

- I'm in my twenties and would like to hear from people with more
experience. Am I going to have healthy eyes again or this is only the
beginning?

Thanks for reading.

Ricardo