Glaucoma Info

Any recommendations (or not) for the ophthalmologist at the Ajijic Clinic (or any other, for that matter)? Prices would be nice also. TIA.

Dr. Rigoberto Rios - La Montana Plaza (Charter Club Turs plaza)376 7661521

Brilliant

He hass treated a friend of mine for Glaucoma in both eyes....surgical procedure to reduce pressure. Yesterday...result full success.

He operated (20 minute procedure - day surgery) on me 6 months ago to remove floaters from my left eye.

SunFan

SunFan

SunFan wrote:Dr. Rigoberto Rios -  La Montana Plaza (Charter Club Turs plaza)376 7661521

Brilliant

He hass treated a friend of mine for Glaucoma in both eyes....surgical procedure to reduce pressure. Yesterday...result full success.

He operated (20 minute procedure - day surgery) on me 6 months ago to remove floaters from my left eye.

SunFan

SunFan

I didn't know this was possible SunFan. Yeah I've lived a sheltered life, What procedure did they use? Laser? I've been dealing with 2 floaters for 20 years. If possible, recovery time, cost, and location for procedure. Could you drive home?

TIA Jim

I think I was still semi-conscious for the procedure. Sorta like a colonoscopy (sp)

He drains the vitreous fluid from the eye (along with with the floaters) while injecting  a replacement saline solution to keep the pressure balanced. Within 3 weeks all the salt solution is replaced with the natural fluid.

Bandaged overnight and dressings removed the next morning. No pain whatsoever. Vision immediately improved.

Vision - I now have two more lines on the eye chart and everything look brighter, clearer in that eye. I joke I may have an oil change in the other eye just to brighten things up evenly.

Cost all in for transportation to and from a private eye care hospital in Guad, the surgery, several post op follow-ups, eye drops Etc. was if I remember about 30,000 pesos. That was last October.

Coming back in the cab after the procedure the fellow who was with me had had a cataract removed by Dr. Rios that same afternoon.. No bandages. All I could hear him saying was..."Wow. Everything is so clear. I can see everything already."

He had been told NOB that his problem was macular degeneration and there was no hope for his vision. When we signed into the hospital he had to bend to get his face six inches from the book to see where to sign.

My floaters resulted from a retinal detachment repair in Toronto 12 years ago. In the 8 years after the operation before coming here , I visited ophthalmologists every 6 months. No one ever said anything was wrong or that my vision in that eye could be improved until I saw Rios.

I'm a happy camper.

Hope that helps

SunFan

Thank You George! One question.......when you look in a mirror, do you look better?

I've broken all the mirrors in the house but I do have a nice reflection from a bottle of Corona!

LOL