I've just been diagnosed with this after 7 months of tests and misdiagnosis and want to hear from anyone who has it and who has had treatment, either the NHS laser treatment, the Photodynamic Therapy (which I am not sure is even available in the UK) or the Avastin.injections, which is not on the NHS.  Also from anyone who has had it where it cleared up on its own, as mine shows absolutely no sign of leaving. 

CSR causes grey patches in the vision and make lines and edges appear to have curves in them, but as mine is in the vision just out side of the centre it induces you to try and look at the patch, which of course moves as you look and I think I've had a headache since last September due to the distortion.  It's a real nightmare walking down stairs and the like, bits of the stairs appear missing and I've nearly fallen a few times by misjudging things, also working with spreadsheets all day is dreadful as the lines are jumping about and blurred.  I've looked in to the injections at £1100 per injection, but with no guarantees and the likelihood of needing 3 injections its not a decision I can afford to take lightly.

I look forward to any comments.

I was diagnosed recently, and have not opted for the laser treatment due to the risks that were outlined. I stare at a computer all day, and the condition is making my job very difficult. I have had maybe 10 headaches in my whole life before having csr, now I have a headache almost all day, every day. I feel for you, and hope that you get some more replies with people who have had treatment

 

Dear 'red',

if you are not prepared to accept conventional medical treatment for CSR, you have three options:

1). Wait until your condition improves as CSR is a self-limited, i.e. tends to cease itself after certain period provided that causative factors are eliminated which means that you would be better to change your current occupation for something that does not involve staring at computer monitor all day long.

2). Engage yourself in a regular eye exercises regime according to Dr. William Bates method. I would recommend purchasing his book ‘Better Eyesight Without Glasses’ (might be out of print now, but you can search on internet). In his book Dr. Bates said that ‘errors of refraction are …due to derangement in the action of the muscles of the outside of the eyeball, and therefore can be eliminated’.

3). Purchase Green Light Goggles if regular eye exercise regime would be too demanding for your busy life style, thus you can use Green Light Goggles with USB connection connected to your beloved computer for four to eight minutes three times a day instead of doing Bates exercises. Log on to www.in-vivo-health.co.uk to place an order (the price is £129.25 including VAT and UK delivery).

Besides the above I would also recommend proper detoxification programme under supervision of homotoxicologist, nutritional support for your eyes (freshly squeezed carrot juice every day or supplementing with carotenoids such as Lutein, Zeaxanthin and Lycopene as well as essential fatty acids) plus adrenal support. It’s better to apply for a professional advice rather than to engage in self-treatment.

You can view the complete thread of previous postages on SCR here: http://community.wddty.com/forums/thread/4165.aspx

With best wishes,

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Alla Cranham, MSc ABMT,
Registered Homotoxicologist

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Nottingham
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