21 MAN SQUAD v EELS

[Thirteen]

My mate reckons The Coach Whisperer is claiming to have cursed us cause we got rid of him.

[Rooster89]

Paul Kent reported on NRL 360 that he spoke to the Roosters HQ and they advised Verills recovery is 4-10 weeks.

[barryd]

Does anyone know what actually happened to him?

[ism22]

Does anyone know what actually happened to him?

Verrills? Semi-detached retina isn't it?

Guessing he either copped one in the eye or it just happened (one of my uncles had a semi-detached retina and it was just random).

[King Salvo]

Verrills? Semi-detached retina isn't it?

Guessing he either copped one in the eye or it just happened (one of my uncles had a semi-detached retina and it was just random).

The following are factors and symptoms - as my Wife also says -The vigorous rubbing of eyes after waking up or when tired etc can cause immediate and future damage to the eye lens/cornea including retinal detachment, development of keratoconus and cataracts, and even blindness. - Best to splash some water on your face - eyes closed instead

The following factors increase your risk of retinal detachment:

• Aging — retinal detachment is more common in people over age 50
• Previous retinal detachment in one eye
• Family history of retinal detachment
• Extreme nearsightedness (myopia)
• Previous eye surgery, such as cataract removal
• Previous severe eye injury
• Previous other eye disease or disorder, including retinoschisis, uveitis or thinning of the peripheral retina (lattice degeneration)

Symptoms

• The sudden appearance of many floaters — tiny specks that seem to drift through your field of vision.
• Flashes of light in one or both eyes (photopsia)
• Blurred vision.
• Gradually reduced side (peripheral) vision.
• A curtain-like shadow over your visual field.

If you have any of the above symptoms see your GP pronto as you may need a referral to see a optometrist or an ophthalmologist- Annual eye tests are also highly recommended especially for 50 and overs.

[roostermcgregor]

There is a thin coating of tissue which covers the inside of your eyeball, all the way around - that is your retina.
The retina is what enables you to see - it is light sensitive human tissue.
Sam Verills got hit in the eye during a game, and it forced the retina away from the eyeball.

[roostermcgregor]

I don't want to sound like a know it all or a smart- arse on this forum , but I do understand a fair bit about the physiology of the eye.
Just read an article about Sam' Verrilll's situation with his eye - he had symptoms for a couple of weeks before he mentioned it to Trent Robinson.
Thought he was letting the team down.
Yikes !!!!
Just to bore you guys with some technical information for those that can be bothered to read it, if you look straight ahead , you have two types of vision.
The first is central vision - the object you are directly looking at.
At the same time as you are looking straight ahead, you will notice you can also see objects above, below, and to either side (your peripheral vision)
Peripheral vision is essential for our survival - when you are about to cross the road, you notice a bus is coming out of the corner of your eye (peripheral vision) and you stop and avoid getting run over by the bus.
But by far the most important thing for our everyday lives is to have good , clear central vision.
The amazing thing is that 99% of the surface of your retina controls peripheral vision, and only 1% of it, just in front of your optic nerve (its part of the retina called the macula) controls your central vision.
If you are going to play rugby league at the top level, its pretty important to have clear, undistorted central vision. Otherwise you are at a huge disadvantage.
Getting back to Sam's situation, the fact that he had blurred vision and left the detachment for a couple of weeks isn't the best news.
Retinal detachments can start in peripheral areas and the area of detachment (or tear) gets progressively worse , if not attended to, and if the detachment reaches the area of the macula, it can cause permanent distortion in your vision.
That's the worry with Sam - he has left it a couple of weeks.
In some ways this is a real sinister medical problem - its a medical emergency but the symptoms don't usually manifest themselves that way.
There is no pain associated with a detached retina.
In my case, I had a detachment in my peripheral vision (showing up a a shadow) but my central vision was perfectly clear , so I had no obvious concern until things got worse.
Sounds similar to what young Sam has done.
So it is with some concern that I am hoping Sam is going to be OK - he is a great footballer and the next couple of weeks are going to be critical for him..
He is in the hands of the specialists now - I am crossing my fingers that he comes out of this 100% OK.

[RoosterChick]

I don't want to sound like a know it all or a smart- arse on this forum , but I do understand a fair bit about the physiology of the eye.
Just read an article about Sam' Verrilll's situation with his eye - he had symptoms for a couple of weeks before he mentioned it to Trent Robinson.
Thought he was letting the team down.
Yikes !!!!
Just to bore you guys with some technical information for those that can be bothered to read it, if you look straight ahead , you have two types of vision.
The first is central vision - the object you are directly looking at.
At the same time as you are looking straight ahead, you will notice you can also see objects above, below, and to either side (your peripheral vision)
Peripheral vision is essential for our survival - when you are about to cross the road, you notice a bus is coming out of the corner of your eye (peripheral vision) and you stop and avoid getting run over by the bus.
But by far the most important thing for our everyday lives is to have good , clear central vision.
The amazing thing is that 99% of the surface of your retina controls peripheral vision, and only 1% of it, just in front of your optic nerve (its part of the retina called the macula) controls your central vision.
If you are going to play rugby league at the top level, its pretty important to have clear, undistorted central vision. Otherwise you are at a huge disadvantage.
Getting back to Sam's situation, the fact that he had blurred vision and left the detachment for a couple of weeks isn't the best news.
Retinal detachments can start in peripheral areas and the area of detachment (or tear) gets progressively worse , if not attended to, and if the detachment reaches the area of the macula, it can cause permanent distortion in your vision.
That's the worry with Sam - he has left it a couple of weeks.
In some ways this is a real sinister medical problem - its a medical emergency but the symptoms don't usually manifest themselves that way.
There is no pain associated with a detached retina.
In my case, I had a detachment in my peripheral vision (showing up a a shadow) but my central vision was perfectly clear , so I had no obvious concern until things got worse.
Sounds similar to what young Sam has done.
So it is with some concern that I am hoping Sam is going to be OK - he is a great footballer and the next couple of weeks are going to be critical for him..
He is in the hands of the specialists now - I am crossing my fingers that he comes out of this 100% OK.

Hi roostermcgregor, don’t mean to pry but as you have been through this, my question is, did you have a full recovery or were you left vision impaired?
I appreciate your information on this issue and it is a very scary thought that leaving things for a period of time can possibly cause irreparable damage.

[roostermcgregor]

" Originally posted by RoosterChick

Hi roostermcgregor, don’t mean to pry but as you have been through this, my question is, did you have a full recovery or were you left vision impaired?
I appreciate your information on this issue and it is a very scary thought that leaving things for a period of time can possibly cause irreparable damage.



Yes, RoosterChick, its very scary situation and I have full vision in my left eye ( I can see), but now have around 30% distortion in images in that eye , after the detachment and operation.
As I said, the symptoms don't manifest themselves as critical, and most of the population are ignorant on this matter.
So for anyone over 50, I recommend regular eye check ups with a good optometrist, and if you have any symptoms - blurred vision, floating objects in your vision, flashes in your eyesight , "shadows" in peripheral areas , or anything unusual , I suggest getting it checked straight away - it can save you a lot of heartache.
For someone like me , it does not matter so much that I have some impairment - I can still do everything normally since I have excellent vision in the other eye, and that takes over (when watching footy!!)
But for an elite footballer like Sam V, its essential for his trade.
In my incident, everything was OK and only affected my peripheral vision for about 3 weeks, then the next day my retina started collapsing and I lost half the vision in my eye (the bottom half of my eye went completely black , later informed by the specialist that I was going blind in that eye , and needed immediate emergency surgery. Gradually going blind in one eye is pretty scary.
Anyway, the surgery to "glue back" the retina was a success, but I was left with an impairment. That's why I know so much about this.
In Sam V's case, its not how long he left it, but how far did the tear or detachment go?
We will probably only know if Sam gets away with this, with no side effects, after around 10 -14 days post surgery. That's when the bandages come off the eye, and he sees what he sees. There may be some gradual improvement from that time o, if he is not at 100% at that time..
Interesting thing is that Robbo said that is a slight chance that Sam may "lose a few bits" of his vision - lets cross our fingers that that does not happen

[Rooster_6]

Poor kid has been through a lot in the past few years.

2019 would’ve been such an awesome experience for him, the absolute highest of highs in the game. 2020 and 2021 have been the absolute lowest of lows.

I really hope his luck turns for him and there is no lasting effects out of this surgery. Must be a very scary and uncertain few weeks for him, fingers crossed it all works out and he’s back playing in no time.

[Mad_Rabid_Rooster]

I think we can safely say that side of 17 wont run out. There will be some big changes i reckon especially if Lam is fit and the big Suualii question.

I agree. You think Robbo would have one or two tricks up his sleeve.

[Mad_Rabid_Rooster]

I wish Sam all the very best. It must be a nervous and uncomfortable situation to be going through at the moment.

[zac]

my dad had a detached retina and the first bloke he went to said he would go blind in that eye and then the other eye would go blind as well in sympathy. my dad said he'd be walking down the street bumping into people and they'd shout 'can't you watch where you're going' and he'd reply 'no'.
the next bloke operated on him successfully and he was okay.
but eye surgery's improved a lot since the 70s and on top of the info from what others have said you'd figure the odds are in his favour. good luck to him

[RoosterChick]

" Originally posted by RoosterChick

Hi roostermcgregor, don’t mean to pry but as you have been through this, my question is, did you have a full recovery or were you left vision impaired?
I appreciate your information on this issue and it is a very scary thought that leaving things for a period of time can possibly cause irreparable damage.



Yes, RoosterChick, its very scary situation and I have full vision in my left eye ( I can see), but now have around 30% distortion in images in that eye , after the detachment and operation.
As I said, the symptoms don't manifest themselves as critical, and most of the population are ignorant on this matter.
So for anyone over 50, I recommend regular eye check ups with a good optometrist, and if you have any symptoms - blurred vision, floating objects in your vision, flashes in your eyesight , "shadows" in peripheral areas , or anything unusual , I suggest getting it checked straight away - it can save you a lot of heartache.
For someone like me , it does not matter so much that I have some impairment - I can still do everything normally since I have excellent vision in the other eye, and that takes over (when watching footy!!)
But for an elite footballer like Sam V, its essential for his trade.
In my incident, everything was OK and only affected my peripheral vision for about 3 weeks, then the next day my retina started collapsing and I lost half the vision in my eye (the bottom half of my eye went completely black , later informed by the specialist that I was going blind in that eye , and needed immediate emergency surgery. Gradually going blind in one eye is pretty scary.
Anyway, the surgery to "glue back" the retina was a success, but I was left with an impairment. That's why I know so much about this.
In Sam V's case, its not how long he left it, but how far did the tear or detachment go?
We will probably only know if Sam gets away with this, with no side effects, after around 10 -14 days post surgery. That's when the bandages come off the eye, and he sees what he sees. There may be some gradual improvement from that time o, if he is not at 100% at that time..
Interesting thing is that Robbo said that is a slight chance that Sam may "lose a few bits" of his vision - lets cross our fingers that that does not happen

Thanks for your info. It’s a very scary situation for Sam. We all hope he has a full recovery. One thing I’ve learnt from this is “don’t rub your eyes” something I am guilty of every day.
Like I said, thanks again. Your personal experience has been very informative.

[TeddyGoat]

Wacko reporting Sam Walker in doubt (take with a grain of salt, notorious for click bait).