Phillip Schofield in hospital facing surgery for 'debilitating' eye condition
25.08.2022 - 19:47
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield has shared a snap of himself wearing a hospital gown with a patch over his eye as he smiled alongside doctors and nurses. The 60-year-old has undergone surgery for his eye condition, which he has previously described as "debilitating".
He's previously opened up about suffering with 'floaters' in both eyes, and on Thursday told his 3M following on Instagram that he was 'floater free' as he thanked the surgical team involved.
In his post, he said: "Now my right eye is done! "Thank you Prof Stanga & his amazing time. If the success of my summer is to be 'floater' free, that's good enough for me," followed by two smiling face emojis.
Earlier in July, Phillip opened up about the "pioneering" treatment he was receiving to help rid him of the floaters, as writes the Mirror.
Phillip had his initial operation in July and explained the process to his followers before later having the same procedure on the right eye.
He wrote in the caption: "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.
"A full vitrectomy will usually cause a cataract quite soon after, a limited vitrectomy won’t.
"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."
Phillip also opened up on the issues he's faced with the condition as he wrote: "These floaters have