My daughter has had laser treatment in one eye for her FEVR. It was
relatively painless for her and she has not needed any follow-up.
("Relative" to cryo treatments in her other eye, where retina was
detaching and laser was considered too risky . . . she has had 3
cryo treatments, 2 with minor discomfort, 1 with horrible,3 week
recovery)> Not sure how much detail you want, but here is our
experience:
Jillian was 6 at the time of her initial treatment. We are lucky
enough to live about one hour from Beaumont Hospital in Michigan and
arrived at the hospital early morning. After general physical
examination, she received 3 sets of eye drops
(dilating/antibiotics/etc). She complained of stinging, but it
passed quickly. She was taken to OR where she received some "sleepy
air", then IV was inserted (anest/pain/fluids). The intial exam
took about 30 minutes. Dr. Capone (fabulous) came out and let us
know her right eye could be treated with laser. Her left eye was
more troublesome and he preferred using cryo. We agreed, he
returned to OR for about 20 minutes, came back and said things went
well. After another hour or so, she started waking up and we took
her home after another couple hours. Her laser treated eye looked
untouched, perfectly normal and caused her no trouble. The cyro eye
was UGLY for a day, then very red for another few days. She has
since had 2 follow-up cryo treatments on her left eye and needed no
further Tx on her right (laser) eye. We actually return to Beaumont
Wednesday for another EUA (exam under anestesia) and possible
treatment.
We wish Rose best wishes and hope her treatment goes well. (Our
younger boy is also FEVR free.) Good Luck to you.