The recommendation is that you should visit an opthalmologist every year. I didn't.
Consequently, I didn't know I was at risk for a detached retina.

I was not able to work for a total of two and half months after I was diagnosed with a retinal detachment and a tear. So it was a double whammy. I noticed it soon after flying to Naples, Florida for our spring vacation.

I had to undergo a less invasive treatment in Florida, which had an eighty percent success rate. A gas bubble was placed in my eye to help keep the retina in place. My family and I had to drive back to Connecticut instead of getting on a plane.

About four weeks later, my doctors at Yale Eye Center gave me bad news. The procedure was not successful and I had to undergo a more invasive eye surgery. I spent two weeks with my face down which was absolutely difficult. I also had a complication when my eye pressure tripled, which led to violent headaches.

I'm back at work, with some challenges. I still have a gas bubble which is slowly dissolving. The lights in the studio are glaring, making it tough to read. I also can't drive at nights. And my depth perception is weak.

How did it happen? My doctors tell me I was likely predisposed. I regret not going to an ophthalmologist every year. Had I done so, I would have been monitored closely.

When was the last time you visited your eye doctor?