Vigamox and cataract surgery

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Avatar m tn Often after I rise in the morning my eyes burn and water. Wiping them with a tissue does a good job of relieving the discomfort, and I'm generally good for the rest of the day. My concern is that I'm going to have cataract surgery this coming Wednesday, and I know that rubbing the eyes afterward is a bad idea. I'm hoping for suggestions as to how best to relieve the discomfort and not compromise the incisions by rubbing my eyes.
Avatar f tn I am in the middle of having cataract surgery (one eye is done and the other will be done tomorrow). The doctor gave me small samples of Nevanac & Vigamox to use before and after the surgeries. He also gave me a prescription for both. In checking with my health insurance plan, I see that each prescription will cost me $75 to fill. I saw in a previous question that Tobramycin might be substituted for Vigamox (which is MUCH cheaper). Can you suggest a cheaper substitute for Nevanac?
Avatar f tn Yarrow, I wanted you to know that I had cataract surgery on my left eye on Jan. 11. And I used the Vigamox drops pre and post-op as directed. Three days after surgery, I woke up with a problem with my left shoulder. I'm not sure it was tendinitis, and maybe it was a coincidence that I had it. But I can tell you that it took about a month for it to finally get better! I stopped the Vigamox drops around Jan. 26. Just posting this as an FYI.
Avatar f tn Now I am scheduled for cataract surgery, and in the presurgical packet I received this weekend, there is an rx for Vigamox, even though I requested that a note about the Cipro/Vigamox problem be placed in my file. I know the fluoroquinolones are appealing to docs because they are so tremendously effective, but for people who cannot tolerate them, are there acceptable substitutes?
Avatar f tn I have a follow up appointment this afternoon but I was wondering about your experience with cases such as mine, what is the generic time frame to see clearly out of the iol eye (I assume that the steriod injections are affecting the clarity as well), do you ever get use to the tint on the lens, how long does it take my eyes to get use to one normal eye that is nearsighted and the other cataract Surgery eye set or distance?
Avatar f tn I had cataract surgery on my left eye 4 days ago, using phacoemulsification and a toric IOL. I noticed today that my pupil is now off-center. If you use a compass diagram, the pupil sort of goes to the NNE area of the iris. I've also noticed that my vision actually seems a bit blurrier than it was 2 days ago. I am using Vigamox and Nevanac drops every 4 hours. Note that I had high myopia in that eye, with a diopter of -8.0.
1932338 tn?1349220398 with inflammation so meanwhile doing my Cataract Surgeon homework. Now have 3+ Cataract in surgery eye with Right eye only Trace Cataract so will leave alone as long as possible. Right eye (good & dominant eye) a +1 diopter. Cataract Specialist #1: Recommends target Plano. Does NOT do intracameral antibiotic injection at end of Cataract Surgery because "No studies have proven it to be effective".
Avatar f tn She told me to take Vigamox every 2h instead of 4. When I read the trial on Vigamox the patient took the drug 3x a day and see efficacy after 4-5days. For me it had been 5 now 6 days. I am kind of scare and I don't know if they know what I have exactly. Anyone on earth had a similar event or know what it could be please answer I will highly appreciate and have a better thanksgiving. Also is it dangerous to take Vigamox at each 2h?
Avatar m tn I had cataract removal surgery in my left eye yesterday. Today, the pupil is very unresponsive. It remains constricted even in low light. Is this a result of the medications I take - Vigamox, Nevanac and Pred Forte? If not, will it correct itself?
Avatar m tn So the medications provide added protection against the most common cause of blindness after cataract surgery (endophthalmitis) and the most common cause of slow recovery (cystoid macular edema). Physicians have also been successfully sued for not using these when they use generics. You can almost hear the trial lawyer, "Doctor you mean you could have prevented my client from going blind if you didn't use "cheap" eyedrops?
Avatar f tn I had cataract surgery and Crystalens implantation on the second (left) eye on January 5th. The lens was to give me distance vision. After approximately 2 1/2 weeks, sight in that eye deteriorated to 20/70. My doctor explained that the lens had flexed forward but would not move back, possibly due to some fluid leakage. He performed another surgery to reposition the lens and add fluid on January 26th.
Avatar f tn You seem knowledgeable about Cataract surgery post ERM surgery. I had ERM surgery 10 months ago and Cat surgery last week. My vision in that ERM eye has now improved, but I still have remaining blank spot near my central vision. My OCT showed my retina thickness before Cat. surgery to be 308 in Fovea but 375 with the average central thickness--which is not back to normal..but had stabilized the past few months. I am concerned about CME from the Cat.
1128722 tn?1263102664 My appointment was very early in the morning and I went through a whole battery of tests again and 2 doctors told me that one day after surgery I had 20/25 vision with J1 acuity and they told me that was very good and it would improve gradually. They said there was more than the usual amount of swelling and that was causing the distortion. I remained skeptical and then I remembered that after my RK surgery everything was upside down the next day for about 6 or 7 hours.
Avatar n tn In fact, he recommend we proceed with the next surgery this coming week. He indicated to maintain after surgery drugs of vigamox, prednisolone 1%, flurbiprofen .03%.as prescribed, which I have. My visual clarity in bright light is much better. However indoor and night site is almost worse than when the catract was present. Proceeding with the next surgery seems ill advised until this condition clears.
Avatar m tn My vision was getting more and more hazed; initially I thought my glasses were dirty. I then had cataract surgery in my right eye, replacing the lens with a Restor IOL (Model SN6AD1, power 9.0 D). The surgery was successful, my only complaint was that there were ringed halos around bright lights at night. My surgeon told me that this effect usually receded over a few months because of neuroadaptation, and he was correct. After a few months , the rings reduced in size.
1125489 tn?1309305871 Dear Dr. Hagan or To Whom it may concern. Hello. During my cataract surgery, the lens capsule was torn and removed. What are possible consequences of that?--of there being no capsule for the lens to reside in? How secure is the new lens? Thank you.
Avatar n tn I had cataract surgery on my left eye in January. I had had the same surgery on my right eye about 7 years ago, and that procedure was and continues to be fine. The second surgery has left me with blurred vision. I can see a black cresent shaped image which looks very much like the shape of the incision made to remove my cataract. Please advice.
Avatar f tn Finally, a funny thing happened after my recent cataract surgery. Before my surgery I had to use Nevanac (antinflammatory) and Vigamox (antibiotic) eye drops 4 times a day and continued them along with Omnipred (steroid) after the surgery. I am now noticing that my dry eye has improved dramatically.....from severe to fairly mild. Also I stopped using the ointment in the eye for fear of infection at the incision.
Avatar f tn visual maturity--usually about age 10-11) So there will be glasses, patching, likely contact lens, exams under anesthesia, possibly more cornea surgery, possibly cataract surgery. It takes a very special type of ophthalmologists to manage this. Her most important eye is the uninjured and you will need to be sure that is healthy at some point soon and she will need to be protected from injury or disease to the "good eye".
Avatar m tn I was prescribed an antibiotic, a steroid (your prednisolone) to keep things calm in there after surgery, and an antiinflammatory (that MIGHT be your 'blue"??). All three of these helped my eyes recover with the least trouble possible. Why on earth does your friend think your doctor--your MD--would prescribe something dangerous to the very eye he was working on? Think it through.
Avatar m tn We have contacted both cataract surgeon and retina specialist and they want him to do the cataract surgery first. Now should we to the cataract surgeon for the cataract surgery or to the retina specialist who said he will also be able to do the surgery as well. Some said that it is important to go with the retina specialist as the retina doctor can handle if something goes wrong with the retina during the time of cataract surgery.
Avatar m tn The only reason not to have both problems dealt with now is if your retina doctor thought you would get good vision recovery from the pucker surgery and not need cataract surgery for several more years. However it works out, your two surgeons MUST talk to each other in advance of any procedure so that everyone is on the same page.
Avatar n tn t something else is the problem.
Avatar m tn Do you mean many patients like me have eye pain or asthenopia go for a cataract surgery and have improvement. Finally, anyway to test do I have Ocular migraine. My family doctor prescribed me a few Zomig and didn't work out.