Cataracts Treatment

Question by anonymous: complications of itching and redness, cornea cells dying?
after cataract surgery in October, 3 months later allergy type symptoms appeared and as a result cornea cells started dying and continue even after aggressively applying dry eye drops

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Answer by norton g
anonymous, best of all would be for you to visit your eye surgeon for guidance. Eye drops, sometimes called “artificial tears” are several types. You may benefit by switching to a long-lasting gel rather than the shorter acting thin liquid drops. Itching may be due to an allergic response.

Some web sites sites on this matter include the following:
Dry Eyes and Cataracts — St. Louis, Missouri — Eye Care Surgery …Cataracts and dry eyes are common eye problems. In St. Louis, Missouri, Mulqueeny Eye Centers offer comprehensive eye care to treat eye conditions like …
www.mulqueenyeyecenters.com/html/eye-care.html – Cached – SimilarCataract Surgery | Corneal Surgery | Dry Eye Treatment …Cataract Surgery Springfield – Cataract surgery, corneal surgery, dry eye treatment, diabetic eye exams, and other procedures are performed at The Litscher …
www.litschereye.com/le-services.htm – Cached – SimilarDry eye following cataract and refractive surgery – Dr Atul Mishra …Mar 29, 2009 … Impact of dry eye following cataract surgery. Dry eye can cause Weakened protective function, patients can feel more sensitive to …
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Question by Jessica: Am I able to get LASIK if I have an artificial lens implant on my eye?
Whenever I was three years old I had gotten a cataract as a side effect of an infection I had gotten. To fix, correct or remove the cataract I had an artificial lens implant. I’ve had very poor eye sight out of the eye that was operated on ever since. I can only see general shapes and colors and make out objects and recognize people. I’m now twenty years old and would like to look into getting LASIK to try and correct my vison or just improve it. So my question is does anyone know if after having an artificial lens implant am I able to have LASIK.

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Answer by David
doubt it. ask an eye doctor.

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Question by Defender of America: If state-run health care (e.g. Medicare) is so great, why is so much NOT covered?
Just a few things that are NOT covered:

# dental care;

# hearing aids or the examinations for prescribing or fitting hearing aids (except for implants to treat severe hearing loss in some cases);

# long-term care, including personal care, such as help with bathing, toileting and dressing (unless homebound and receiving skilled care) and nursing home care (except in a skilled nursing facility if eligible);

# some preventive care, including most routine physical examinations and tests, immunizations, and routine foot care and eye care;

# vision (eye) care, including eyeglasses (except when following cataract surgery) and examinations for prescribing or fitting eyeglasses.

SOURCE: http://www.medicareinteractive.org/page2.php?topic=counselor&page=script&slide_id=215

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Answer by I drink your milkshake
Nothing prevents Medicare from covering those things if enough people made it clear to their representatives in the government that they want it to

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Question by Amanda S: What is wrong with my cats eye?!?
I noticed that my 3 year old cats eye is looking a little cloudy. I took a closer look and it looks almost like the colored part of her eye is blurry whereas her other eye color looks sharp. also you know how when you look at a animal in the dark their eyes look iridescent? thats how her one eye looks all the time. maybe it is just because i am a little bit of a hypochondriac but she seems out of sorts. Im thinking its a cataract but I am looking online and it is telling me all these crazy scary things, so another opinion would be greatly appreciated.

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Answer by Jinny E
Take her to the vet, she could have scratched her eye. She may just need antibiotic eye drops.

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Question by Justin: Does laser eye surgery cause or increase the likelihood cataracts?
A friend of mine told me that undergoing laser eye surgery will cause cataracts 20 years after the operation. Is this true?

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Answer by Footprintz
No, not true at all.

One has nothing to do with the other.

Laser surgery is on the outer layers of the cornea, and cataracts are inside the eye on the lens of the eye, which isn’t touched by the laser.

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