Cataracts Treatment

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 sunshine: how long is recovery time after cataract surgery.?
had surgery done 2nd week of may 2009. i still have no vision can’t see noting not even light just black. HELP.

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Answer by Liron
Some patients see very well the day after cataract surgery. Other patients see well a few days after surgery, and still others may need a full month to reach their maximum vision improvement.

You should consult with your doctor.

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Question by sunshine: how long is recovery time after cataract surgery.?
had surgery done 2nd week of may 2009. i still have no vision can’t see noting not even light just black. HELP.

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Answer by Pearly
My dad got cataract surgery and he was back driving his car in about a week.
Sounds like you need to go back to see your dr.

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I had a cataract removed from my left eye Two (2) mornings ago, and have been a tea ‘chugger’for years. The catacarct was a result of 4 yrs of taking Prednisone as a treatment for Neurological Sarcoidosis.