Anyone dealt with a torn retina ?

[luberhill]

Wife has a tear and they did laser but she may need surgery 

 Sounds like that’s a bitch !!!

Face down for a week or more ,, ? how good vision is after 

[First-light]

Years ago my friend had that problem. Yes face down for a while but in the end vision was fine. Good luck!

[wolc123]

Several of my coworkers have had that.  One was a hunting buddy of mine, and he had purchased a used 44 magnum pistol that had a scope on it, about a week before his torn retina.  He hadn’t yet shot the pistol and his doctor recommended that he didn’t.  
 

He brought it over to my range, and asked me to see if it was at least “on the paper” from 50 yards away.  I was a bit intimidated, having never shot a pistol of that caliber, and remembering watching “Dirty Harry”.  He also said that the ammo was very expensive.  
 

Expecting the worst, I flinched big time on my first shot, a clean miss of the paper target.  Surprisingly, the “kick” was quite tame, maybe 1/4 of that of my 18” barrel 12 ga Remington 870, the time that I stupidly put a pistol grip on it, and fired it from the wrist with a magnum slug.  My wrist hurt for weeks after that one shot.  This Ruger single action .44 magnum felt like a cap gun in comparison.  
 

He didn’t want to give me a second expensive hunting load, but I said that I’d pay for it if I missed again, so he reluctantly gave me another.  My second shot hit within an inch of the bulls eye.  
 

I’m not sure if he ever shot that .44 magnum after his surgery, but I know that he did take at least a couple more deer with his ML and crossbow after that.  
 

I don’t see him much anymore because he’s been retired for about 5 years.  He hasn’t mentioned any complications from the surgery, but I imagine he’s still a little reluctant to hunt with that .44 magnum.