Cataracts Treatment

Question by Sam G: Anyone had a vitrectomy?
I’ve had cataract surgery, retinal detachment, and vitrectomy in my left eye. Now my doc is talking about replacing the oil with saline. He says patients report improved vision. What does this mean? I only see images out that eye now. “Improved” could be the images are just a little bit better or actually recognizing the person walking towards me. Has any one had this reversal? Or know anyone who has? What was the result of the surgery? I’m also afraid of having another retinal detachment if I go through with this surgery. I really need advise!

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Answer by Indiana Jones
i’ve had 4 retinal detachments (twice in each eye).
the first time i had a vitrectomy the first time and had silicone oil put in and it didn’t mesh well with my eye and blinded me in my left eye. i always tell people if you have the option DON’T do the vitrectomy. i had the oil taken out 4 months later and i didn’t regain any vision at all. i definitely think you should have the oil taken out and at least take the chance you will be able to see better.
with the other 3 retinal detachments i had scleral buckle and then a gas bubble. thank god my vision did return after the two surgeries on my right eye. with the gas bubble you have to keep your head face down 24/7 for a certain number of days so that SUCKS but i’d take that over going blind from using silicone oil any day. and the gas bubble dissolves over a couple weeks so its not in there for ever and your own fluid replaces it.
god forbid you have another retinal detachment but if you do make sure you ask about the scleral buckle and gas bubble.

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Question by Sabrina: I need help on an Eye Disorders question.?
I look up definitions for these and I cant find simple ones. Help, please?

-Sutural cataract
-Lamellar Cataract
-Zonular cataract
-Secondary Cataract

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Answer by yagman
The first three are primary congenital cataracts.

Sutural cataract

As the lens is being formed as a fetus the collagen fibers of the lens come together along a y shaped “suture”. This is a congenital cloudiness associated with a problem in the closure of this suture.

http://dro.hs.columbia.edu/antsutural.htm

Lamellar cataract

The collagen fibrils of the lens are laid down in sheets (or lamellae). A lamellar cataract is an opacification confined to one of these lamellar sheets of collagen.

http://www.eyeweb.org/cataract.htm

Zonular cataract

Another congenital type cataract with a characteristic radiating pattern (looks like spokes on a wheel)

http://www.opt.indiana.edu/NewHorizons/Zonular.html

Secondary cataract

This is not a primary cataract but rather occurs in the great majority of patients who have had cataract surgery. At some time following surgery, the posterior capsule of the lens (it was left intact during surgery) begins to opacify and block light much like the original cataract did. The most common treatment for this is the use of a Yag laser to create a clear opening in the capsule thereby allowing light to pass through unaffected.

http://www.steen-hall.com/seccat.html

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Question by Alo: I can’t tell if I have a retinal tear. I am a 20 yr old male and I just had phakic IOL done last Thursday.
When I look down and have something close to my face I notice a very small shadow and can see my eye focusing on the left side of my left eye. I can barely notice this but I want to ask you if this could be signs of a retinal tear. Btw, I am very nearsided and my doctor just performed phakic IOL (cataracts surgery). What do you think?

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Answer by the_only_solorose
I think only an ophthalmologist can answer your question… but most retinal tears and detachments are very painful.

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Question by Chicken Rok: My rats eye popped out?
My rat is very old and about a week ago I noticed one of her eyes was begining to bulge. It looked like she had a cataract and had a bloody ring around her eye. Last night it was at its worse, it looked like a chameleon eye. And then later it appeared to have busted. On my bed(Where she had free roam at the time) was a white ball. My dad said it was her eye. It doesn’t seem to bother her and I don’t have the money to take her to the vet right now. Any ideas what could have happened????
It’s not that we have more animals that we can care for. It’s just that so many things have happened at once. My air conditioning/heater blew up. And our washing machine screwed up as well. Any other time we would be at the vet. >.<

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Answer by Jamie
I would suggest that you take her to the vet, even if you have to set up some type of payment plan, just to be sure that there is nothing wrong that is of concern.

Good luck and I hope I helped!

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Question by ModelFlyerChick: Am I at greater risk of getting fired because of this?
As of November 2008 I’ve been missing anywhere from 2 – 4 days every month taking my dad (he’s 71) to eye appointments for cataract & laser surgery. Most of this time was taken as paid vacation days. Anyway, noone mentioned anything to me about FMLA at that time and I thought it was only available to pregnant women. A week ago, HR told me I had to file FMLA paperwork verifying my dad’s condition. I had the paperwork filled out by the doc and turned it in to HR as requested. …and now I’m worried that I actually gave my employer a reason to fire me, especially considering:
1) How slow business is. MUCH slower than normal.
2) There are major changes coming that will remove the in-house created software 100%. I was originally hired to takeover maintaining and upgrading this software. Over the 3+ years I’ve been employed other responsibilities have been added and will continue on as they are part of getting the jobs done.
Yes, I’m in an at-will state.

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Answer by Lauren F
FMLA gives you the right to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to take care of yourself or a family member who has a serious illness. It can be used in a bulk of time, like after a woman delivers a child, or it can be used in smaller amounts of time, like you have. If you apply for and are approved for FMLA, the company cannot fire you for taking leave for these conditions. These are reasonable absences and not a reason to fire you.

However, FMLA won’t protect you if there is a general layoff or shutdown or your product line is no longer sold. So, I would talk with your boss if you think the duties you now perform are at risk of not being needed anymore. It is always good to have a career plan and a way to grow your skills, and this is a good chance to have that discussion.

Simply ask him/her for advice on your skills, what opportunities there might be for training and development, and what other things she/he thinks you might be able to do for the company. Make sure you tell them how happy you are there, and that you want to continue to grow. It is great if you can find something they dislike doing and learn how to do it for them.

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