Cataracts Treatment

Question by Fathead Y: Do medication warnings about glaucoma apply to secondary glaucoma which is controlled?
Specifically, I was diagnosed with secondary glaucoma as a child because of a cataract surgery when I was very young.

I have tubes in my eye which control the pressure (it’s about 17) and absolutely no glaucoma in my other eye. I do not take any drops for the glaucoma.

I want to take a medication which warns that those with glaucoma shouldn’t take it. Since technically I’m not currently suffering from glaucoma, is this something I need to worry about?

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Answer by I baa’d.
Meds usually specify. Call your pharmacist. They are a wealth of information.

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Question by KAREN S A: cataracts– Secondary Cataract?
I had cataract surgary a year and half ago. My right eye had a cloud over it and floter and light stight on the side. It has never been right, now the doctor says I have a secondary cataract. Wants to lazor surgary. I don’t want to loose my eye sight. What to do??

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Answer by scottish24ever
A secondary cataract is where the membrane that holds the lens starts to cloud. The laser surgery will clear the membrane allowing you to see clearly again. It takes about 15 minutes or so and is nearly painless. It may cause your eye to water a bit. I have had both surgeries done on both eyes.

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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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