This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield told fans that he “shed a tear” after he woke up from his eye operation.
The star was admitted to hospital yesterday for a surgery to remove “floaters” from his eyes, and after recovering from the op Phil, 60, updated his followers on how he was feeling.
He said on Instagram: “Still a very dilated right eye but 100% floater free in both eyes!!
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“For the first time in years…. A beautiful clear blue sky!”
He then went on to say: “Might have just shed a little tear as I look up that the blemish free sky.”
The star had his first operation in July and told his followers about the surgery.
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He said: “FLOATERS: Details as promised if you suffer from debilitating floaters. Firstly, no part of my treatment and surgery was gifted and I wasn’t asked to post. It is also pioneering and costly.
“It was carried out by Prof Stanga at The Retina Clinic in London.
“I had Elective limited pars plana vitrectomy surgery. It didn’t hurt! If you have been told ‘just live with them’ that is not necessarily true, I’m sure there are exceptions, but they can be fixed.
“Prof Stanga and his team are leading the field here in the UK in this and other retinal treatments with state of the art equipment and rigorous pre op consultation and post op aftercare.”
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Floaters are small dark dots, squiggly lines, rings or cobwebs in your vision lots of people, particularly elderly people, get floaters and flashes.
Phil first spoke about the irritating eye condition on This Morning in 2020 in a health segment.
He explained that he wanted the vitrectomy surgery but at the time it was only available in America.
He said: “I am at the cutting edge of all this, let me tell you, because the only way to treat them is a vitrectomy, where they suck the jelly out of your eye.
“Within 12 months you get a cataract, so they are trying to pioneer a half vitrectomy, which started in America – see I know a lot about this.
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“You have half the vitrectomy, takes the floaters out, but you don’t get a cataract,” he said.
“And I am hoping I might be the first person in the country to get this.”
An unconvinced Holly asked: “Would you want to be the first?”
Phillip replied: “Yes I would, because they drive me insane!
“My vision is like a filthy bathroom window drifting across my eyes, and it drives me crazy.”
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