Cataracts Treatment

Question by gta: Cataract removal surgery choices?
Please, I read that cataract removal involves the doctor removing the lens from the eye with a knife;.

I don’t want to watch the tip of a knife approaching my eye.

Is there an alternative method involving amesthesia?

Thx!
I wanna be sleeping…

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Answer by Footprintz
You can’t be sleeping, it is done on an outpatient basis. No one is put to sleep for cataract surgery.

The front of the eye is numbed with drops ,and your brain is numbed with a valium so you don’t feel a thing, and you never see a scalpel approaching either. The incision is so small you never know it happened.

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Question by michael: how much should a cataract surgery cost?

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Answer by ◄|| G ||►
Depends which doctor you go to. Depends which country you do it at. Depends which currency you are using…………….. I would guess rough estimate and most common in the United States around $ 5000

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Question by Valerie A: Cataract surgery questions?? have you had it done?
and if so, what was your experience like?? Years ago it used to be a major big deal, these days its said to be a lot easier and pretty successful, is this the case for you?? ANd , did you see better right away?? Did it take time to adjust to the new vision at all???? Thanks for your opinions on this, it is good to hear others experiences. Teaches us what to watch out for as well as giving us hope ….Blessings to you.

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Answer by handyman
I had it done on both eyes within two years of each other. Easy peasy. The surgery itself is virtually pain-free, afterward you may have a little discomfort which lasts maybe a day. For me, my vision improved immediately (I was having “halos” and blurred night vision), although I did have to have my prescription for glasses changed both times. Not everybody does. There is much to be gained and nothing to lose. Good luck.

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Question by Cheryl Houston: cataract surgery followup?
(besides forgetting to follow instructions) do any of you experience temporary floaters? ty. overall I am thrilled with the outcome

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Answer by Qwerty
You should go to your optician for a post op cataract review, if the floaters have always been there thats fine, floaters can be a sign that you have a vitreous or a retinal detachment if they have occurred suddenly, so go get them checked out asap!

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Question by Mimi: 14y/o had cataract surgery at 1y/o .Which surgery comes first lens implant or astigmatism? Does it matter?

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Answer by Hillbert
Depends — unless it’s a large amount of astigmatism, it usually is “both”. You either get a toric lens implant, or limbal relaxing incisions (which goes by different names; basically small incisions that make the cornea more spherical when it heals). A toric lens would be implanted instead of a ‘regular’ (spherical) one, whereas the other corneal incisions are usually done at the same time as the regular lens implant. Either way, it shouldn’t make much difference.

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