Cataracts Treatment

Question by needya: who needs those thick glasses after cataract surgery and why? thax in advance.?

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Answer by princeidoc
great question!

most modern cataract extractions involve replacing the crystalline lens with a silicone or acrylic implant. the patient usually still needs glasses or bifocals, but the glasses are generally normal & not thick.

BUT

prior to say the 1970’s, a lot of cataract extraction surgeries involved removing the cataract, but not replacing the lens with an implant. the result is called “aphakia” & leavess the patient VERY FARSIGHTED…usually around +15.00 diopters. hence the very thick “coke bottle” glasses

this is less & less common, as all cataract surgeries in the US & UK nowadays are lens “replacements” not just lens “extractions”.

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Question by Angel G: Help! My mother needs cataract surgery?
Help! My mother needs cataract surgery and has no medical insurance. What programs do California offer that can help her pay for her surgery.

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Answer by ignoramus
Medi-Cal.
Otherwise, maybe take a trip to Mexico where it is much cheaper and they have good doctors.

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Question by firoozeh: How can i take out international Insurance for my puppy who needs surgery operation?
my puppy has Cataract “an eye disease” and needs an operation .but there is not this kind of surgery for pets in my country .i need to take out the insurance for him for having operation in other countries because i cant afford expenses

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Answer by star
SORRY 4 your puppy.THERE may be VETS in the USA that do that. BUT as you said you need insurance.

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Question by Chrystal: Help my mom needs cataract surgery.?
My mom is 62 and does not have ins. or medicaid and disparately needs cataract surgery, she is raising her two grandchildren on about 700.00 a month social security (theirs) and has none of her own and does not quailfy for any type of medicaid or medicare. She only has about 20% vision. She lives in Texas. Are there organizations which help with this?

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Answer by Mags
Although you probably have this list of Free Clinics in Texas, it might be a good place to begin:

http://www.needymeds.org/free_clinics.taf?_function=list&state=tx

The next site to visit is this one specifically for Cataracts:
http://www.needymeds.org/copay_diseases.taf?_function=detail&program_id=472
which will connect you to this site:
Mission Cataract USA
http://www.missioncataractusa.org/index.php?n=1&id=1
Here is a direct link to their contact page – fill in the blanks and send:
http://www.missioncataractusa.org/contact.php?n=4&id=4&topic=

The other possibility is contacting a medical university in your area but since I don’t know where in Texas your mom resides, that is difficult to do. You can, however, do that specific search. Is she eligible for SSI?

It appears that Mission Cataract USA would be your first best hope because they deal directly with providing the service free.

Your mom certainly has a lot on her plate. You will probably have to do the reaching out for her.

Best of luck to all of you

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request of the flamboyant woman : My husband needs cataract surgery, no medical coverage, is there somewhere that are right for free? We live in Metro Atlanta. best answer: responses always right
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