Cataracts Treatment

Question by Indiana Jones: i’m going to have the nd-YAG laser procedure done on my eye and i have a few Q’s?
i had cataract surgery with IOL implant on may 18th and i just went to my dr today and he said that i would need nd-YAG laser done. (i know what its for) but i’m not sure exactly how its done.

i understand they dilate your eye and the laser breaks up the “secondary cataract”. my dr said it was painless but i’m a bit nervous.
here are my questions:
-do you have to stare directly at the laser? cuz i’m afraid that my eye will not be able to continuously stare in one spot. i try very hard to stare at something but after a few seconds my eye jumps somewhere else.
i just don’t want to move my eye and have the laser damage my eye some how.
i’m also worried cuz when i get nervous (even though my dr already explained that i have no reason to feel nervous about this) i start shaking like a leaf so i don’t want to accidentally move my head either.
-do they give you any type of anesthesia to ensure there is no pain or is there really no need for it cuz it really shouldn’t hurt anyways?

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Answer by tn_blu1
I had this procedure done several months ago on my left eye, after cataract surgery in April, 2008.

I think you are worrying needlessly. It is a very simple procedure that only takes a couple of minutes. You do not stare at a laser, although there will be a spot of light the doctor will ask you to look at. The doctor will have ways to deal with eye movement, so don’t worry.

Ask for a Zanax pill if you want to be more relaxed during the procedure. Take it about 45 minutes before the procedure. There is no pain associated with this procedure.

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Question by Ezio Auditore da Firenze: 11 Years ago I had a plastic lens on my eye… Can i get Laser Surgery?
Hey all, basically 11 years ago I had Eye surgery, due to my brother sling-shotting a stone into my eye(Clumsy b*s*a*d)

A plastic lens was fitted. I’m not exactly sure of the name of the procedure. I remember the optician mentioned a Cataract (It MIGHT be an Intraocular lens, but not certain)

Nowadays, I wear glasses, and having poor eye sight is ruining my life :{ I would pay any amount of money to have perfect vision again.

I know it’s a very long shot, and i’m not getting my hopes up, but is there any way I could get some of the laser eye surgery correction procedures done? I wrote an email to opticalexpress, but never received an answer.

Thanks alot

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Answer by hippo37
You really need to go and get an initial consultation. Perhaps it would be possible to get one eye fixed at least as you only had the surgery in one eye? Better vision in one eye would give you overall better vision. Why is poor eyesight ruining your life though? I have poor eyesight and it doesn’t ruin mine. Is there a problem with your wearing contact lenses? What is it you can’t do that you would like to do ? With contacts I can do anything I want to apart from perhaps become an airline pilot and that isn’t possible if you have surgery either.

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Question by daddys girl: Are there any other treatments for cataracts even after patient has had laser surgery on both eyes?
person can hardly see from either eye and is diabetic

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Answer by JT
Cataracts are an opacification of the lens inside the eye. The only way to cure them is to have the lens removed and a new lens put in. (The laser surgery corrects the front part of the eye – the cornea – and doesn’t affect the lens.)

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Question by Charissa W: How much does laser eye surgery cost for dogs?
I have a 10 yr old shih tzu. He is perfectly healthy, with the exception of his eyes. He’s been diagnosed with dry eyes (in his left eye), which is being treated. He also has a cataract in that eye… and one ectopic eye lash.

I want to know how much laser cataract surgery costs? How much Laser Eyelash Removal costs? and How much freezing the eyelash costs?

Please help!!!
Sorry, the laser in reference to the cataract surgery was a typo. Just looking for the cost of cataract surgery.

The Laser or freezing (cryoepilation) of the ectopic eyelash is common practice in dogs, and is used to permanently remove the eyelash since it is growing the wrong way, in order to prevent ulcers in the eye. So yes, lasers can be used as a cure!

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Answer by Biofreak
Yes, well laser cataract surgery does not exist. Nor does laser eyelash removal. Lasers aren’t a magic cure-all. And why would you want to freeze the eyelash?

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Question by Dexter: LASER for cataracts?
Is there such a thing as LASER treatment for cataracts?

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Answer by davidt
normally cataracts are removed surgically,i don’t think you can laser treatment,surgery is under local an aesthetic,no pain and you normally go home the same day

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