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I have recently had a cataract removed from my left eye and a lens implant (power 13.5D). Since the surgery I have had a lot of floaters and my vision seems to be getting worse. I have a catarct in my right eye and also will be needing surgery shortly for it. I am concerned about having these same problems with my right eye as I have with my left eye.
Sometimes I also see flashes of light when my eyes are shut.
Is there anything that can be done to save my eye sight?
Hi! I'm 16 years old. I got minus 11 power in my both eyes. Can I undergo a laser surgery to reduce power before 21 years?? If not, then is there any alternative way?
About 2 weeks ago i received a Avastin injection in my right eye for the treatment,This is my second flair up of histo in this eye 11 yrs ago i had laser surgery on this eye to stop the bleeding. I'm wondering if this has worked for anyone? I'm worried i'm going to need another laser surgery which causes a blind spot! I do not want this so if anyone has any information on this please share!
On January 3, 2012, I had to go through the YAG laser procedure to get rid of the scar tissue from the cataract surgery in my left eye. Since the first YAG procedure in January, I have gone through this procedure two more times, January 17, and February 14, 2012. I have been looking for information on this and I cannot seem to find it. What I need to know is how many times does a person have to undergo YAG laser before it finally causes damage to the eye, more specifically the retina?
Thank you very much Dr. Fazio for the information about femto second laser cataract surgery. I wondered if you knew of a highly reputable cataract surgeon located in the Denver, CO region (preferably the Ft. Collins area) who is very experienced in the use of the femto second laser? Thank you again.
Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery is no better than regular cataract surgery. They both utilize phacoemulsification. To imply no ultrasound is used is false as the surgeon still needs to place the phaco probe into the eye. A toric lens is more reliable than cutting the cornea with limbal relaxing incisions, but if a small amount of astigmatism correction is needed then I would say go with Laser Assisted LRI. The best way to ensure accuracy is to have really good preoperative measurements.
- I still have not been told exactly what kind of detachment it is (vitreous or retinal) or the severity, if the macula was detached or not. She believes they did some laser work on her eye when she was brought in. Is it possible to do some retinal detachment surgery with a laser so soon after the accident?
Without knowing this about Friday's work on her eye, I urged her to go back into the hospital on Monday, which she did.
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?
I had surgery for 2 retinal tears in my left eye about a month ago. Cryo, laser, and a gas bubble was put in. My surgeon wants to do preventive laser treatment in my right eye where there is lattice degeneration. I am 44 and severely myopic (-13)
My question is about the recovery for the surgery. Am I looking at another two weeks of being still? He has only talked about doing laser treatment.
I had 2 retinal tears in my upper periphery in my left eye, repaired with emergency laser surgery mid-October. The tears occurred where I had 2 tufts. Three weeks later, I’ve now been diagnosed with a Weiss Ring in my right eye and informed my vitreous is pulling away. (I’m 51 years old and Myopic – Contact prescription is -3.00) Doctor said typically it takes 2-3 weeks to fully pull away.
If a person only has one eye they need to be much more careful than those blessed with two. It would be important to know what the person's glasses RX is, how thick the cornea is, age, whether there is any degree of cataract and how extensive the lattice is. Also what is wrong with the other eye that it can't see. If you can furnish that information I can give you a better answer.
surgeon/operator doing the laser eye surgery prescribed me pilocarpine to assist; now he gave me a prescription indefintely for these drops... he seemed very edgy concerned, and even offered giving me a greater percentage of pilocarbine... seems maybe he damaged the nerve which controls my pupil dilating after researching online... now im worried my vision is going to be effected for the rest of my life... and im only 24 years old... 3wks later, still dilating and blurred vision?
Your question can only be answered by an Eye MD that has acutally looked into your eye. You will need to get that information from the Eye MD taking care of you. You have a very serious problem, its important to understand that.
It seems you are worried about your eyesight. In order to treat cataracts permanently, you should remove the clouded lenses. It can be done only by surgery. But in your case cataract surgery is impossible, You didn’t mention the expert’s explanation or test results here. For adults who have cataracts in both eyes, surgery is not normally done on both eyes at the same time. My father had cataract in both his eye.
I had the last laser surgery done on my left eye on May 19, 2009. Since then I have noticed that when I am in bright light or it is shining in my eyes, I see what looks like a piece of fuzz when I blink my left eye. It is only in this eye. At first I thought I actually had a piece of fuzz on my eyelash but realized this was not the case. It has continued since then and is irritating if I don't have sunglasses with me. Please advise me of what I should do or what this could be.
I had both eyes treated with laser to seal the retinal holes, and was cleared to have refractive surgery. The retina doctor kept saying that the retinas are very weak though. Two months after having the refractive surgery, I went to a checkup on my retina, and they told me I had a retinal detachment in my left eye, which I did not know because I had not seen any symptoms, meaning that the macula was still attached.
AFTER CATERACT SURGERY A MONTHE AGO [BOTH EYES] I DEVELOPED "SECONDARY CATARACTS" BEHIND THE NEW IMPLANTS. DO THEY DISSOLVE IN TIME OR MUST I GET THE LASER SURGERY [YAG]?
If you will use the search feature and archives and read about retinal detachment surgery and pan retinal photocoagulation (PRP) and especially if macular hole you will see these are common complaints. You will also note that this type of surgery is so unique and varied that it is not possible to generalize much about how much, if any, it will get better. Your surgeon is the best source of information.
Robotic surgery is a wholly different deal. It has been proven for many procedures like prostate and brain surgery.
I am worried because I just had surgery on my right eye for a detachment and I am very near sighted in my left eye which I understand can be a factor in retinal detachments.,
Also, my dr. has me on prednilosone to try and prevent scar tissue from the surgery on my right eye. She is taking me off at 5 weeks post surgery. What is the normal amount of time one should stay on this medication to prevent scaring? Originally, she said she wanted to keep me on as long as possible.
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