Third Time's the Charm?

Mom underwent her third successful retina re-attachment surgery on Monday, continuing a string of successful surgeries on this often neglected but important body part. This latest surgery was necessitated by a detachment in the lower left quadrant of the eye. Both prior detachments had occurred in the upper hemisphere of the optic orb. Doctors were at a loss to explain why this latest detachment had occurred, but again proclaimed confidence that yesterday's procedure was a complete success and that their most frequent patient should expect a full and complete recovery.

Here is a picture mosaic of the inside of the eye prior to the surgery.



The bright dot in the center is the optic nerve. The dark smudge to the right of the optic nerve is the macula--the part of the eye responsible for central viewing. The detachment is the area in the bottom left part of the photo where the blood vessels are missing/blurry. The ring at the top is the remainder of the gas bubble from the last procedure.