Cataracts Treatment Care

Question by Tim: Tell me more about secondary cataract, membrane and laser?

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Answer by princeidoc
a lot of people call this an “after-cataract” or say that their cataract “came back”. neither is particularly accurate IMO.

i call this “posterior iol opacification” (iol = intraocular lens), and its usually caused by your body growing new fibers and/or cells onto the backside of your artificial intraocular lens that was implanted during your cataract extraction procedure.

the “fix” is yag laser capsulotomy, an outpatient laser procedure that burns the cells/fibers off, or at least burns a hole in them. fast, easy, very successful, very low risk. something like 35% of all cataract extraction surgeries need this extra procedure later, so its really common.

the fact that “after cataracts” are removed with laser causes much confusion among patients. they think that you can have “laser” to remove cataracts, which is untrue. cataract extraction surgery is a “real” surgery with a scalpel, not a laser procedure. but removal of posterior iol opacities in a person who has already had cataract extraction is done with a yag laser as described above….

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I have a medical background and I suppose knowing too much can be a bad thing! I have a cataract in both eyes. The one in my right eye is BAD. The surgeon said it is “The worst I’ve seen in the civilized world.” The one in the left eye is getting worse seemingly by the day. I have no real vision in my right eye except for lights and motion. They are using Versed and fentanyl for “sedation.” I’ve neen on alprazolam and hydrocodone for years and, obviously, developed tolerances. Yes, I listed the meds on the surgery form. I was told it’s okay to be on these and still receive the IV sedation. Any opinions? Also, anyone ever had this procedure? I’m on pre-op drops (antibiotic & antiinflammatory). Any words of encouragement would be great! Thanks.