Cataracts Treatment

Question by alexa_896: Astigmatism to right eye, blind in left, wearing contact lense that making crossed eyed, need advice?
I have an astigmatism to my right eye. My left eye is completley blind d/t a inoperable cataract.

I wear glasses with balanced lenses just to even out that thickness of the lenses. When I wear my glasses it looks as if I am not looking at you with my left eye (as if I had a lazy eye) but my vision is fine on the right. Occassionally, I will wear a contact lense in my right eye (like for a formal event).

I recently had my eyes checked and my prescription was adjusted. I notice that when I wear my contact lense that my left eye looks a bit crossed then eventually does go crossed eyed when I’m wearing it for a while. Even though I don’t wear my contact very often, when I do wear it I get somewhat of a headache after wearing it all day.

Is my eyes trying to get used tot he contact lense every time I wear it since I don’t wear it often? Or should I get rechecked for the lense prescription/shape of the lense?
just wanted to add, that my lense is a toric lense for astigmastism. Could this be a factor to the crossed eyeness?

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Answer by Jim – Pittsburgh, PA
Contacts do not always work on astigmatisms, I could not wear one, tried all kinds. I eventually got lasik surgery, now I love it.

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Question by Amanda: Double vision in one eye with contact?
I am blind in my left eye due to a cataract that I am soon going in for surgery to fix, my doctor told me I would need a contact in my right eye.

I got the contact and started having double vision in that eye, even when the left eye is covered. I only have the double vision when the contact is on and not with glasses or with neither. Any ideas?
Should also note that I have discussed it with my optometrist and he doesn’t know what it could be.

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Answer by Dr. K
If that doctor doesn’t know, then go to another optometrist who has a brain. Since you have a double vision only with the contact on, it’s obvious the contact lens is the problem and it’s the wrong curvature. You need to get properly fitted, then the problem will go away.

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Question by AimeeCullen: Can I wear contact lenses with a cataracts?
I was born with a cataracts on my right eye and need to know if it’s safe to wear contact lenses to change my eye colour. My parents won’t let me until I find out if it’s safe.
Can anyone help??

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Answer by sokokl
I wouldn’t recommend it until checking with your eye doctor first to see what they say.

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Question by Tim: About lasik treatment, contact lens and implant lens (due to cataract surgery)?
Which offers better visual results.

In particular i have never tried contact lens before, can you tell me more about this? Such as is it painful to put on the contact lens as its bowl shape like really scare me on putting one. And do they come in specific degrees according to my left and right eye powers? And as such do I have to change my lens over the next few years to keep up with the accuracy?

What are the side effects of lasik treatment in particular?

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Answer by tennismaster16666
Surgery is expensive these days, I had cataract surgery, but that was a diffrent story, Well anywho…I would never go for lasik because I could never trust the laser…lol. if i had to make a choice, I would go for contacts, which I still use, If you put them on, you can’t feel them at all, and it is easy to put them on and take them out. Even though cataract surgery is simple, It also takes awhile. Just getting my lens removed during surgery took 45minutes…You might spend a good 3 and a half hours in that operation room.

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I am asking this because I want to know if you can see clearly out of them or if your vision becomes hazed as well?
I forgot… I have a link to some of the lenses I’m talking about: http://02a5349.netsolstores.com/eyetrauma.aspx