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About what percent of people who get cataract surgery get clouding of their eye afterwards and need YAG laser surgery to clear it up?
Laser works by killing tissue and creating scars so you have laser marks and scars inside your eye. Moreover treatment of PDR often involves pan retinal photocoagulation PPR which puts 800-1000 laser shots inside the eye. In PDR their is widespread small vessel disease and poor blood circulation at the capillary level (retinal ischemia). PPR kills a lot of retina tissue so that there is less retina and thus less need for blood.
Hi Peter,
I have the same thing. I'm only 28, & had a PVD last year. Mine is partially detached, yours? Are u myopic? I think my being myopic and hereditary issues contributed to mine. My dad's side all had poor vision. It ***** for me though... I'm legally blind in one eye, and have this in my good eye now. At this point I haven't been diagnosed w/ any retinal problems, but am going to the Cleveland clinic next month for another opinion to make sure my retina is ok.
Hi I am from the UK but currently live in the US so know how both systems work. I would recommend seeing the specialist privately in the UK. It's usually not too expensive and you can be seen within days. For something like your eyes, this is a good investment believe me. In the US, you can see whoever you want......but believe me also when I tell you the bills are scary. Even with insurance! Don't hate on the NHS just yet.
SLT selective laser trabeculoplasty is roughly the equivalent of one medication. So if you are on 4 types of eye drops and the SLT worked (dropped the IOP on the average 3-4 pts) you might be able to stop one drop but it would not cure the glaucoma.
the ON damage and RD relationship would require speculation on my part and I can't answer.
My suggestion is to get a second opnion from a glaucoma specialst.
It sounds like you might have some hemosiderin staining--i.e., your skin has been stained by your blood. I had that problem following eye surgery. In some cases, this type of staining can be permanent--but don't worry, I have a solution for you. Google "candela laser" to find the company's website. You'll find a small-scale study in which the AlexTriVantage laser successfully removed "permanent" hemosiderin stains.
Hello,
3 weeks ago had surgery to remove a dense posterior subcapsular cataract on LE. Distance lens was fitted,eye drops just about to be finished...recovery has been fine with no issues experienced.
On post op appointment last week was informed surgery went ok but will need YAG Capsulotomy,now just waiting for eye to completely heal before exposing eye to laser.If I'm honest I have been a little disappointed from day 1 about my VA with respect to distance...
She has been coping by wearing a contact (obtained through NHS) in her right eye, which is making her eye uncomfortably dry. She was offered cataract surgery on her right eye to correct the imbalance, which had been scheduled for next week. She cancelled the surgery because no eye measurements would be taken prior to the surgery, and she would first meet her surgeon in the OR.
Anyone familiar/experienced with the NHS in the UK, please advise about possible options.
If you are considering laser to remove the more wipsy, wavy clouds in your right eye, I think I would not try it. The laser is good at removing something discrete, but not the membrane-like pieces. As they are attacked by the laser, they can clump and create new and possibly worse floaters. This per Dr. J who did my laser. When I say my floater is 95% gone, it is these cloudy wisps that are left that are the other 5%.
I also want to know how is it possible that after the 360 laser on my left eye for precautionary the vitrous then started pulling and retina detached. I must also mention that I am myopic -6. Now I have sclera buckle in both eyes. I must also mention that the current detachment on my right eye is not interfering with my vision. Please help from South Africa.
Most recently (this year) I had laser on my other eye to repair a small detachment and tears, and because the surgeon intended to do everything possible to seal off the problem, I was given an injection of anesthetic in my eye before the laser. In other words, the surgeon anticipated that the laser could cause pain. I do have lattice but was treated with laser only when tears/holes appeared.
I hope by now your pain is gone!
another opthalmologist just told me that i am not suffering from exotrophia, but just an eye power problem. i was told by him that my right eye has a positive number and the right eye goes out of focus towards my ear when m not wearing glasses. he will be able to reduce it to normal by laser. i would like to know how much could be the success chance in my case and does the laser have major side effects?
Actually I've been to Asg eye hospital and was seen by an eye MD opthalmologist only?
About a month ago I had yag laser treatment (by another surgeon) of one eye. It went from pre-laser treatment 20/15 distance vision to post-laser treatment of 20/25 distance vision. The second surgeon is not sure why that happened. I do recall the first surgeon saying he was going to do slight monovision although I don't recall which eye that was -- I thought it was the other eye.
(1) Would capsulotomy tend to decrease refraction within the eye (increase focal length) and thereby reduce the amount of negative correction presently needed? (2) Would you suggest that I undergo surgery on the left eye in the near future and defer it for the right one -- or, would you suggest that surgery be performed on both eyes in the near future during one session?
Postscript: Overall, I believe that monovision was a good choice.
occludable angles means the part of the eye where the fluid drains out (angle) between the iris and the cornea is narrow due to being a short eye (far-sighted) and that the iris could block the flow out of the eye causing an acute or subacute or recurrent attack of angle closure glaucoma. To prevent this from happening if Eye MD ophthalmologists see it they use a laser iridotomy (hole in the iris) to prevent the attack from developing.
Laser coagulation of retina was done prior to cataract surgery of one eye, since there were small tears or holes in that eye. Prior to laser coagulation there were no symptoms, but 2 days after that flashes started. They went down in frequency and cataract surgery was done after 5 weeks. Flashes started again after 3 days and went down but come occasionally even after 11 months.
There are two treatments being advertised for sufferers of severe floaters-more laser surgery, said to target the large bodies in the eye, that are not close to the macula, and, Floaters only Vitrectomy (FOV). The laser treatment of floaters has shown little success, from stats I've read. There are dangers as well, because of possible retinal damage from the laser. The FOV is only offered by a limited number of eye doctors, however, that list is growing.
My doctor tells me that in some cases a floater near the outside of the lens can be eradicated with a Yag Laser. However, I have cell growth in this same eye that developed from an IOL Replacement so it also needs a Capsulotomy. If the doctor can laser the floater and get rid of it will that help prevent retinal detachment if he decides to do the Capsulotomy afterwards in the same eye?
t experienceing any vision problems in this eye prior to the laser retinopexy procedure, as the tear was detected during my annual eye exam by an eye physician. It should be noted that this was my "good eye" prior to the procedure, as it was rated better in the vision test over the other eye. After the laser retinopexy procedure, I have experienced wavy lines at the center of my vision of the repaired eye that won't go away.
I would probably recommend grid laser and possibly PRP for the right eye. And possibly grid laser for the left eye. Grid laser is done near the macula outside of the foveal avascular zone with much lower energy and spot size...goal is to seal off the leaky blood vessels. Whereas the goal for PRP is larger energy and spot size its job is to "kill" off the irregular cells "telling" the blood vessels to make more, irregular blood vessels (neovascularization).
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