Cataracts Treatment

Question by Kayla: Will my eye get better?
Please don’t answer unless you actually have some medical knowledge of this or if you’ve experienced it.

Nobody will tell me flat out what my chances of regaining my vision are. I just want to know if it’s possible or if I should give up hope.

I was in a car accident and suffered severe eye trauma. My cornea is swollen two times its normal size, I have a 15% hyphema which was a 40% hyphema the day after the accident. My iris is torn and I developed a cataract in a matter of days. I am completely blind in my right eye (my left is fine) except for some sensitivity to light. From what the doctors have seen, it looks like my retina and optic nerve are intact. I’m 16 years old.

Doctors, nurses, medical students, anyone who’s been through this, or anyone who knows anything about eyes, do you think I’ll get better?

Also – do you think my depth perception will get better with time if I do not get my eye back? Right now it’s pretty bad – will I adapt?

Best answer:

Answer by Dr Hansen
I’m a trauma surgeon, however, not an opthalmic surgeon.

From what you’re saying, it sounds to me like you might get your sight back, but be aware that it isn’t going to be perfect 20/20 vision. Your eye has suffered serious trauma and like with all trauma injuries, scar tissue will form. You say that your retina and optic nerve are intact. This is a good sign. However, if your iris and cornea are damaged, then you will have to wait to see how they heal.

I can’t give you a definitive answer (I was terrible with eyes at university) but I can say that you have good omens on your side and I can’t see any reason why you won’t regain some form of sight. If you have to wear glasses then I think it’s worth it.

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Question by Indiana Jones: is there anywhere better in the usa or ontario canada area than WILLS EYE CENTER for complex eye problems?
i have a cataract and my eyes are soooooo complex that even a prestigious dr at this world renound eye center says he has never seen anything quite like me. he said i would be his most difficult case in his career and he is not sure how the cataract surgery will work out for me.
he’s going to talk to all of his coleages and call any contacts that he has all over the country to see if it would be possible to do the surgery successfully.

i’m just wondering if there is anyone out there that knows of any better place than wills eye center cuz from what i’ve been told is they are the cream of the crop and have seen it all (except for me i guess)

Best answer:

Answer by Stef
Bascom Palmer Eye Institue in Miami, FL is rated as the #1 eye hospital in the country. Wills is #2.

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Question by flfunnn: multi focal vs mono focal lens in cataract surgery. which is better?
having cataract surgery on one eye. doc wants to put in a mono lens(for seeing distance) not a muti lens. other eye also has cataract but very small one

Best answer:

Answer by huggywell
I tried multi focal and they are really difficult to get used to. I went back to mono, its easier to change spectacles than keep moving your head around to keep the image focused in the “sweet spot” in the multis….:D

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surgery by incision? what are the pros and cons for both?
Why so many people are recommending for laser in india ? It is well known that a person who has been operated upon by laser has to repeat the process several times subsequently and this involves cost as well. Kindly give me expert advice and also recommend best ophthalmologist and optometrist?