>>64887716That depends a little bit.
If her tear/detachment is showing signs of healing (which they will see with the imaging of her dilated eye), they'll either send her on her way or keep monitoring it.
If it isn't, they might do a little laser surgery to help with patching the hole. This can be painful during and a little uncomfortable the day of/after, but usually it's a quick fix that resolves the issue. People get laser all the time at my clinic, sometimes as its own appointment and sometimes as a little 5-10 minute addon to their appointment. (with patient consent, of course). There will be a follow up appointment to check on how things are healing in a few months.
If the tear is larger, she may need multiple appointments just for the sake of her comfort so she doesn't have to do too much laser at once. This is no big deal, it might just mean a few more trips.
If laser doesn't seem to be the right solution, they may look into surgical options during her appointment. If she gets booked for something, the vision in her eye might be worse while it's healing, and she'll have more follow ups to make sure everything is going as expected. But I don't see young patients getting these options very often, usually laser is enough. And since I work at a specialty clinic, that means that we're only getting referred the patients that are beyond the "wait and see" stage.
So worry not tako(s). Eye issues are super irritating to diagnose and get treated, but your Ina isn't at any kind of significant risk since her condition is being monitored, especially since her docs have been content to just play the waiting game rather than putting a rush order on her treatment. (something they do with more severe cases that are time sensitive).
