Briana’s Vision Journey: Commotion Retinae with SS-31 and Mots-C

Back in December of 2022, Briana took a soccer ball directly to the eye during a game. What we thought was just a scary accident turned into something much bigger.

After seeing specialists, she was diagnosed with commotio retina in her right eye. During all the testing, we also found out that both of her retinas were thinning, which led to a laser procedure in both eyes designed to create scar tissue and help reinforce the weakened areas in an effort to prevent further thinning or future retinal complications.

Since that day, her vision has never been the same.

In her injured eye, she has a large dark blur right in the center of her vision. She can only see around it using her peripheral vision. And even in that remaining vision, she constantly dealt with floaters all day long.

What’s even crazier is her “good” eye wasn’t really good either. It also had floaters, and every doctor basically told us the same thing… there wasn’t really a treatment, cure, or fix.

As a mom, that’s a hard thing to hear.

So over the years, I’ve tried just about everything. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, special glasses, eye drops, vitamins, supplements, acupuncture, holistic therapies… you name it. Nothing ever seemed to make a difference.

But if there’s one thing I’ve always admired about Briana, it’s that she never let any of this define her.

She never used it as an excuse. Not once.

She never sat around feeling sorry for herself or complaining about how unfair it was. In fact, most people would never even know anything was wrong. It didn’t change how she looked. It wasn’t something anyone could see when they looked at her.

I honestly think that helped her. She stayed positive through all of it. She kept playing sports, kept living her life, kept moving forward, and just adapted to the reality she was given.

Then I entered my peptide era.

After seeing how much peptides helped me with inflammation, recovery after surgery, energy, and overall health, I started asking questions. I asked ChatGPT if there were any studies, clinical trials, or research programs involving commotio retina. It pointed me toward a few things to look into, but I also asked it to think outside the box.

While there wasn’t anything specifically designed for commotio retina, there were a few peptides with interesting research related to mitochondrial function, cellular energy production, and how cells respond to stress and injury.

The retina has some of the highest energy demands of any tissue in the body, so the research surrounding mitochondrial health is what really caught my attention.

So, for research purposes, we decided to try a protocol.

About two months ago, Briana started a higher-dose MOTS-c protocol along with SS-31. Most people know these peptides for their roles in metabolism, recovery, or longevity research, but what interested me was their potential role in supporting mitochondrial function and cellular energy production.

Not because there was research showing they could fix commotio retina, because there isn’t. But because when you’ve exhausted every conventional and alternative option available, sometimes you start looking at emerging areas of research and asking different questions.

And then something happened.

About halfway through the SS-31 cycle, she casually mentioned that she wasn’t seeing floaters anymore.

Now, if you’ve never dealt with floaters, that might not sound like a big deal. But for Briana, they were there constantly. Every single day.

The floaters in her left eye were gone.

Then she started describing changes in her injured eye.

Instead of a large black blur dominating her vision, she said it felt more like a blurry spot. The peripheral vision that used to be filled with floaters and haze seemed noticeably clearer too.

Now, am I saying peptides cured her eye?

Absolutely not.

I’m not a doctor, and this isn’t medical advice.

What I am saying is that after years of trying things that did absolutely nothing, seeing any improvement at all feels incredible.

We’re planning another round of MOTS-c soon, and there is another peptide we’re considering adding later this year. We’ll also be following up with her retina specialist because I want to know if anything has actually changed structurally, or if these improvements are happening through another mechanism entirely.

For now, all I know is that seeing her have even a little bit of improvement has given us something we haven’t had in a long time.

Hope.

And when it comes to your child’s vision, you’ll explore every possibility you can.

I’ll keep you updated on her journey.

Let me know if you want the exact protocol we are using.

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