My sister has retinitis pigmentosa, so when she told me she was seeing a shadow out of the corner of her eye, I immediately took her to the ER. The ER doctor told us what we had already suspected, her retina had detached. I was worried. RP is a rare and time sensitive eye condition. It was on a Friday and it was very early in the morning, still dark outside. Most of the ophthalmologist were closed on Fridays. The ER doctor left the room to go call my sisters ophthalmologist. He returned not even 10 minutes later and said that her ophthalmologist did not do that kind of surgery, but he did recommend someone who did. His name was Dr. Montzka, and if we could be at his office in 45 minutes, Dr. Montzka would meet us there. The ER doctor was amazed. He said it usually takes them up to 9 hours to even reach someone when it came to ophthalmology. Of course, we said yes. We arrived at his office, and just as promised, Dr. Montzka showed up. He unlocked his office doors, turned on the lights and proceed to help my sister. He told her he was going to put a bubble in her eye, in hopes that it would push the retina back in place as to prevent surgery. She went back to see him a week later and unfortunately, it did not work. People with RP, their eyes are shaped like footballs, where most peoples eyes are shaped like basketballs. He told her she needed to have surgery. A week later, Dr. Monztka performed retinal detachment surgery on her. It was successful. Dr. Montzka is a very impressive, professional and kind doctor and human being. His staff is just as wonderful. My sister is now considering completely changing her ophthalmologist to Dr. Montzka and so am I. Very highly recommended.
