Cataracts Treatment

Question by suzie Q: How long can you have cataracts before requiring surgery?
I have just been diagnosed with having cataracts. I am just wondering how long I can go before having to be operated on. So far they are not bothering my vision too much. Optometrist says they are moderate. Does anybody know the answer? Thanks for any information you might have.

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Answer by Footprintz
It varies from person to person.

It depends how fast they decide to develop to the point where it really interferes with your vision.

Could be months, could be a year or two

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Question by Guy: Retinal detachment surgery recovery, long but need answers?
I’m 19, I just had a vitrectomy, scleral buckle,and an air bubble all in one surgery last monday around 2:30 PM. I went back for a check up yesterday at 8:20 AM and the doc said my airbubble was only 30% there so whatever im doing is working. i had to keep my head down the whole time and i couldnt lay on my back or a cataract would form, but he said i didnt have to keep my head down during the day from now on, and he said the bubble should be gone by friday(thats my next checkup) before the surgery he told me that recovery time should only be like 1-2 weeks, but im reading online that people are saying 3 months minimum, my eye barely hurts anymore buts its still swollen, the swelling has greatly improved since yesterday, is it because im so much younger than the usual crowd of people that get this surgery that my time is so much shorter?

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Answer by Indiana Jones
3 months for recovery?
idk about that. i know that it takes 3 months of your eye being stable to really be out of the woods as far as it redetaching.

how long the gas bubble lasts depends on what type of gas they use.
i had a gas bubble that lasted about 12 days and then i had one that lasted for 21 days.

did you have to wear that green “warning gas bubble in eye” wrist bands? its like a disclaimer. i kept mine cuz it was funny to me.
didn’t you find keeping your head face down was very hard? when i went to sleep i was basically smothering myself.
at one point i put my mattress on the floor and kept a space for my face to hang off the end and then put pillows for my forehead to lay on.
my neck/back hurt soooo bad from having to keep my head down.

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Question by FF GURU: How long did your Bichon Frise live?
My Bichon turns 15 this October. He has no teeth, a torn ACL, skin iritation issues/allergies, and cataracts/other eye problems. He is nearly blind. But he is actually pretty darn healthy. Every year we have an incedent where we think he’s on his last leg (metaphorically speaking), and he bounced back like a puppy. I’m wondering how long other people’s Bichon’s lived for.

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Answer by Save The Pit Bulls➝Stop BSL
I currently have a Bichon Frise that is 11.

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Question by joy8189@sbcglobal.net: I need information on cataracts and lens implant surgery. Safety, how long will it last?
Where can I locate information this type of surgery and can I locate information about my Doctor doing the surgery as well??

I have tried Mareck.com (only can find Radial keratotomy for myopia.

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Answer by Patience S
This is a sight that I found that may help you.
http://www.eyemdlink.com/EyeProcedure.asp?EyeProcedureID=19

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Question by Indiana Jones: should i have another surgery to exchange my IOL? (kinda long)?
so i had surgery last month to remove my cataract and have an IOL put in. when i went back for my 1 day post-op appointment the dr said that i needed a stronger lens than he could provide and my eye is too small for a “piggy back” (putting two IOL’s in) so i would need glasses. i was “ok” with that cuz i knew it was a possibility. so then i went to my local dr (had the surgery out of town) and as soon as my eye dr saw me he immediately said the IOL was actually too strong and thats why i was so blurry. he decided to do the YAG laser procedure to see if maybe some of my blurriness was from the posterior capsule. after that i had a refraction error done and it ended up that the IOL was 9 DIOPTERS TOO STRONG! so now i have a big dilemma. i could wear glasses but they will be pretty thick OR i “could” have the IOL exchanged for the correct strength. the problem with the surgery is they already did the YAG laser and since they use the posterior capsule to stabilize the IOL and help it heal faster they aren’t sure if i should exchange the IOL.

so my question is: in your opinion would you as a patient have the surgery to exchange the IOL? and as a medical professional would you recommend your patient have the surgery or not?
paul md:
see thats my whole dilemma. i already had the YAG done so it makes it that much more complicated to exchange the lens and i cannot have a piggy back cuz my eye is too small and won’t fit another lens. (the surgeon found that out already cuz the machines said i needed an outrageously powerful lense and he put the most powerful one they offer in my eye and was going to put the second lens in but it wouldn’t have fit cuz my eye is soooo small *thank god he couldn’t cuz it would have made my eyesight even worse*)

so its either exchange the lens or just wear glasses since i can’t have a piggy back.

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Answer by Paul MB
Since the time from your surgery to now is relatively short, get the surgery and have the lens replaced. Otherwise you’ll be fighting this the rest of your life. Just do it. If there’s not much, if any scarring yet, the lens itself can be removed without damaging the capsule. But if you had a YAG done already, that complicates the second surgery. That’s why the piggyback lens seems smart as it doesn’t involve doing anything to the first lens which is now holding the vitreous back (so to speak).

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