Cataracts Treatment

Question by Shawna Q: What can cause these sudden vision changes in my elderly grandfather?
My mom has just told me that my grandfather told her about a few vision changes he’s had recently. One morning he woke up and his eyes just started moving out of control I guess, and once they settled, he looked out the window to a building that he knows is a mile away, but it appeared to be much closer – more like half a mile, he said. And he also says that when he’s driving the roads that he knows are straight, his vision makes them appear to veer of to the right. He has cataracts, but I looked up symptoms and these types of changes are not symptoms of cataracts. Anyone have any idea what can cause this?

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Answer by John C
Any new medications?

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My 81 year old grandmother went to see a doctor to have her cataracts remove. The doctor noticed she had excessive tearing of the eyes and said he won’t operate to remove her cataracts unless she has dacryocystorhinostomy done with another doctor. Is this totally necessary? Can anybody with a medical background or expertise please help me with this. Thank you.

Sing this to the tune of “My favourite things” from the Sound of music. If you sing it out loud it is even funnier.
Senna and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favorite things.
Cadillacs and cataracts ,and hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favorite things.
When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don’t feel so bad.
Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favorite things.
Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin’,
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin’,
And we won’t mention our short shrunken frames,
When we remember our favorite things.
When the joints ache, When the hips break,
When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I’ve had,
And then I don’t feel so bad.