Before Cataract Surgery - What I Wish I Knew (1/4) (4K)
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- This is part 1 of my experience as a cataract surgery patient who received two interocular lenses (IOLs) from two different hospitals. I relate the things I learned (sometimes too late) and things I wish I had known before going down the eye surgery path.
CORRECTION: At 12:52 I said "billions" when I meant "millions."
I have 3 other videos on cataract surgery:
1/4) Before Cataract Surgery - What I Wish I Knew • Before Cataract Surger...
2/4) Cataract Surgery • Cataract Surgeries-Wha...
3/4) Cataract Surgeries--What Happens Post Operation? • Cataract Surgeries--Wh...
4/4) 16 Things That Can Go Wrong With Eye/Cataract Surgery • 16 Things That Can Go ...
****** OTHER CATARACT VIDEOS:
Day 0 - Cataract Surgery, Lens Replacement, Eye Safety • Day 0 - Cataract Surge...
Day 1 - After Cataract Surgery, Lens Replacement • Day 1 - After Cataract...
Day 7 - Eye Surgery, Cataracts - Things You SHOULD know FIRST • Day 7 - Eye Surgery, C...
Day 315 - Eye Surgery, Cataracts - When Things Go Wrong • Day 315 - Eye Surgery,...
Cataract Surgery Update - Left Eye (4K) • Cataract Surgery Updat...
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor nor medically trained. This video is to convey my experiences with cataract surgery as a patient. This video is not to provide diagnosis, treatment, or medical advice. Content is to convey my experiences as a cataract surgery patient. Statements made are not to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Always consult your physician or applicable healthcare professional regarding any medical diagnosis or treatment options. This video is NOT a substitute for advice from a healthcare professional. I can not ensure that the information is correct, use at your own risk.
I have other videos on cataract surgery:
1/4) Before Cataract Surgery - What I Wish I Knew ua-cam.com/video/kk_un_Cte4Y/v-deo.html
2/4) Cataract Surgery ua-cam.com/video/YRSoFBb-OKs/v-deo.html
3/4) Cataract Surgeries--What Happens Post Operation? ua-cam.com/video/vdGlIWYPL7o/v-deo.html
4/4) 16 Things That Can Go Wrong With Eye/Cataract Surgery ua-cam.com/video/3VWSaAly5NQ/v-deo.html
****** OTHER CATARACT VIDEOS:
Day 0 - Cataract Surgery, Lens Replacement, Eye Safety ua-cam.com/video/oD9sD16-3Cc/v-deo.html
Day 1 - After Cataract Surgery, Lens Replacementua-cam.com/video/4a26iJ9NHRc/v-deo.html
Day 7 - Eye Surgery, Cataracts - Things You SHOULD know FIRST ua-cam.com/video/lWJTOFr4YP0/v-deo.html
Day 315 - Eye Surgery, Cataracts - When Things Go Wrong ua-cam.com/video/CJ9kV2mMrg4/v-deo.html
Cataract Surgery Update - Left Eye (4K) ua-cam.com/video/CzK-FbmhVcc/v-deo.html
CORRECTION: At 12:52 I said "billions" when I meant "millions."
I watched your 4 part series about your own experience as a patient having cataract surgery, and I would like to send you my heartfelt thanks for you taking the time to do these videos, as it has helped me to be strong enough to speak up and keep pressing for answers BEFORE having the 1st eye done. Many thanks again! 🙂👍
You are a true example of making a better world.
Thank you. Is there a better reason for living?
42:27 Amen to that comment. I had my surgeries nearly 6 years ago and had a great outcome for both eyes. I have mono vision IOLs because I had mono vision contacts for nearly 20 years. Having said all that…I was naive to all that could go wrong or how to increase my chances for an excellent outcome. Thank you for taking the time and significant effort in providing this essential info for all the people considering this surgery. KUDOS
Wow! This is superb.My right eye is Amblyopic,so have relied on my left eye for 70yrs( varifocal glasses for the last 10 years!)Now have Cataract in my "good" (left)eye & am scheduled for cataract surgery very soon.AM TERRIFIED.i came away from Consultation with zero questions asked,putting 100% trust in Doctor.It is only now that am seeking out on computer as much information/knowledge i can get to inform me & try to alleviate my anxiety.The fear of the surgery being unsuccessful is terrifying me as my right eye will be of no use to me,if my left eye is unsuccessful/or damaged.Thank you so much for ,although not directly dealing with my particular issues,you have educated me far greater than many other sites.
I understand your concern, but there is nothing to be "terrified" of. It is a medical procedure, and in your case you have a complication. Literally everyone else (about 10 people) I know who's had it done had no issues (mom, dad, aunts, uncles, friends). If you are not comfortable with your surgeon, you might consider finding or at least consulting with another. Ask if they have experience with your condition. Tell them your concerns, make sure they have your full medical history, and let them know how you use your eyes (computer, office work, DIY, handicraft, golf, driving....) Get real answers on how they will deal with it (not just feel good statements like "it will be OK"). I am not a doctor, so I can not give medical advice, but it has always been said that getting a second opinion on surgery is a good idea. My first doctor let me down, I asked other ophthalmologists who the best was and that's how I found my second doctor. The procedure itself is not painful, it is mind-numbingly boring, but then it's only 20 minutes in most cases. I had the option to be awake or asleep, I chose awake for both (it's faster and cheaper).
My mother, 83, had this surgery and is now scheduled for her other eye. It was a breeze. The prep was eye drops before surgery. We had the option of three separate medications at around $200 from local pharmacy, or combination drops in one bottle by ordering over the phone from out of state pharmacy. We chose combined as it is easier to apply and the cost was less than $40 shipped. Same drops used after surgery for about 3 weeks. That bottle is tiny but it's plenty for what is needed. Surgery was quick, in and out of the facility in about 2 hours. It was like an eye surgery factory with the doctor doing 7 patients that morning.
Thank you for taking such time and painstaking effort to help others. I really appreciate this as I am contemplating cataract surgery in the near future. People like you make this world a better place for everyone🙏
Thank you. If you want a doctor's viewpoint, I think Dr. Michele Lee has a good series on cataract surgery. She seems to be very frank and not just selling.
I'm not contemplating, I have no choice,.I'm told😮
Thanks so much for this. I have been looking into this for two month's (UA-cam, reddit, Facebook). This is by far the most useful discussion I have encountered.
The best series of videos from the doctor's perspective that I have found are Dr. Michele Lee's. She's one of the few who does not turn her videos into an advertisement and is not afraid to discuss the possible issues.
Thank you for preparing this video about sharing your cataract surgery experience.
You did a superb job detailing almost everyting.
I am 66 and I have watched more than ,maybe 200 videos learning about my up coming cataract surgery.
Your presentation is the BEST.👍👏
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MAY GOD ALMIGHTY PROTECTS YOU IN THIS WOLRD AND HEREAFTER.👍👏🎖🤲
If you want to see things from the doctor's side, the best series of videos I found was from Dr. Michele Lee. She seems to be very upfront/no nonsense.
@@tsbrownie Thanks.Already watched many of her videos.🙋♂️
I found Dr. Shannon Wong also posted many videos recording & explaining the surgery and/or some complication cases which are very impressive.
@@moonlightsonata5576 He's also the CEO of his practice. He also seems to downplay the risks involved in lens exchanges. It's good to get both viewpoints.
Thanks, very helpful. This helped me to realize that being nearsighted all my life, it would be a mistake to aim to now optimize my distance vision with upcoming cataract surgery. I currently often don't use my glasses with near vision, and always use my glasses for everything else (which I'm fine with having done this all my life). So I've asked my cataract surgeon to optimize my new lenses for near vision, to be able to comfortable adapt to my new vision without having to change my glasses use pattern of many years. I now realize it would be a difficult adaptation to suddenly go from being nearsighted all my life to becoming farsighted (which apparently is the default setting for the big majority of cataract implant patients). This wouldn't have occurred to me without having watched your video.
I'm glad you had a chance to discuss your options with your doctor before surgery.
Like you, I was extremely near sighted my whole life. I do not agree with tsb's reasoning for choosing to optimize near vision (15:08). Most of us spend our lives on the phone or on the computer, but I chose to optimize my dominant right eye for distance and the other eye for intermediate distance (+1.25D). Since surgery 2 years ago, I use reading glasses very rarely -- for tiny letters and/or in very dim light and/or for lettering with poor contrast. I couldn't be happier with my decision.
I am a mono-vision lover! I had refractive surgery in ‘96 to correct myopia but did not want to walk in with blurry distance vision and walk out with blurry close-up vision. No way! I had zero difficulty adjusting and zero adjustment time. No challenges with depth of field and I was a horse jumper. Horses have 12-foot strides which you must adjust for up or down between jumps to get the best take-off distance for the next jump. No problem! I love my best-of-both-worlds mono-vision. Of course it was my choice to retain my beloved mono-vision with my IOL.
I had just gotten my right eye done and now going in to get my left eye done. I wish that i had seen this before!!! Thank you!!!
Thank you. My best wishes. If the first eye went well, it's very likely the second will also. Feel free to leave us an update if you'd like.
How is it going for u?
I had bilateral cataract surgery. I came out of it blurred as I was before, and with a secondary cataract behind the lens. I also have been seeing the lens that they put in for the past four years. I have the outline of the cataract lens that I view through and then the sides are gray. There’s a long name for it, but the fact is I have the circle that I look through move my eyes. The circle goes with me and I’m just as blurred as I was before. And they just shrug the shoulders and say there’s nothing to do.
I won't give advice, but will only say what I did. My first surgeon also said there was nothing they could do. I demanded they give me the name of THE BEST surgeon in the region. They were reluctant, but when they figured out that was the only way I was going to leave, they gave it to me. That guy had the skills to fix my issues.
My mother too...she became legally blind as a result.
VERY TIMELY info. thank you. My husband is having this surgery tomorrow.
Very helpful. Thank you.
Here are a couple more things to consider.
1. Insurance may only help depending on the thickness of the cateracts.
2. Don't fall for the line “You’ll never need glasses again”.
3. How will IOL affect your life at 80 or 90 years of age?
Cant thank you enough for sharing your experiences so that people like me that are considering eye correction surgery have better understanding of the whole procedure. I will take on board lots of the information you have provided here. I thank you very much! 👍👍👍
Thank you. Glad it was useful.
Superb video! Much appreciate the text checklists. Thank you!
Thank you.
Thank you for taking the time to do this. I appreciate the information and attention to detail. I am scheduled for a one day consultation and procedure, but after listening to this, I think I’ll change it to the two visit plan, besides doing some up front research.
Doing my research for up coming surgery. Two comments. Doctors have different interpretations of acceptable outcomes. anything that did not blind you to better than 20/20...find out their interpretation. There is a procedure that is part of the standard surgery called "clear corneal incision" If done correctly, it can relax the shape of the cornea to correct all or part of astigmatism.
Thank you for this video! So helpful... 👍
Dude, if you're THAT unhappy with the results in one eye, see if you're a LASIK candidate to correct the cornea and get the vision you want in that eye. If you don't want to correct it, it must be pretty okay. Sounds like the cataract extraction part of the surgery was a total success!
Dude, check this out. 16 Things That Can Go Wrong: Cataract/Eye Surgery (4/4)
ua-cam.com/video/3VWSaAly5NQ/v-deo.html
My doctor said I had a 1 in 9 chance of something really bad happening with additional surgery, so having both eyes not working well is better than 1 eye not working well and a lifetime of problems.
Well done. I will need surgery in the next 12 - 18 months and your video has been a tremendous help.
@@jasoncreszinsky7495 Thank you, and best wishes.
Very thorough, well-organized and extremely helpful. Thanks for this.
Thank you.
Excellent video, many thanks. I have my surgeries coming up in October so having the list of question prepared and taking your advise will make be better prepared.
@apexstarfly190 Glad it was useful. I cringe when I remember how unprepared I was.
Very well done. I did six months of research before my cataract surgery and saw two different ophthalmologists before selecting a lens and doctor. The first doctor was a few hundred miles away and had treated other family members, but he used a different line of lenses than the one I wanted, so he sent me to a colleague in the practice who had experience with the new lens I had chosen on my own. The results were superb. Many cataract practices are in-and-out mills treating hundreds of patients. If you want to increase your chances for a good outcome, you have to do your own research and be your own advocate.
Yes, I found the same thing, a practice may only use one company even though the clinic where they do their cataract surgery carry multiple makers. I can look at it on the positive side, that the doctor will know the lens and the outcome better if they stick with one company.
Thank you very much for your very detailed video. It has helped me a lot in the process of choosing the right doctor.
Glad it was helpful!
If you are about to get surgery sometimes this type of video makes you more nervous. Chose this based on your personality. If you are the type that needs everything explained then watch this video. If your the type that freaks out then don't overwatch these types of videos. From a retired pys
I struggled with the concern of people stressing out. Especially with the fourth one. But in the end, it's better to have the information available for those who will benefit, and people can choose to watch or not. I put a stress warning on the fourth one.
Wow, what an excellently produced presentation! Thank you.
Glad you liked it. Thank you.
Thank you for all the information!
I really need to get this done
Great point on the baseball card analogy. Thank you for the great presentation.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you , this is very useful information for someone goong into catarct surgery
Thank you. Best wishes.
I had the exact same thing happen to me...I can no longer see anything close up. However I most assuredly told my doctor that I was only interested in being able to sew and read. He ignored me.
Great information. Thanks!
I'm 69 and just in the beginnings of thinking about cataract surgery, so your video is very helpful. May I suggest that you get rid of that little yellow circle/cursor to guide the reader along word by word through your slides. It's very distracting! Your advice is solid, though!
Thank you. I'm not sure how else to highlight items because the regular Windows cursor barely shows up.
Maybe you could just rest the cursor next to the item you're reading, rather than moving along word by word
@@B-ih1ik OK, I've got 1 more to do, so I will have to give change a chance.
Very informative video. Are you an engineer in your working life? You are knowledgeable and analytical.
Thank you. I started out in software but soon went into management.
@@tsbrownie 44 years in telecommunications. Pole climbing to switchroom to translations and software. I was fascinated with transmission lines and cellular.
@@adnacraigo6590 I worked on a 70 foot radio com tower for the USAF once, was near-panicked the whole time. You are a braver man than I! Telecom was the high-tech place to be as computers kinda faded.
I have my right eye done on yr 2009 , and i am a glacoma patient ! After the surgery they leave a open wounds on my eye and without informing me ! And this open wounds cause me a great desaster ! I was affected with baterial infection and thus causing me blindess ! Cataract surgery on galcoma patient is it so complicated ?
I am looking for your other videos. This is very helpful.
Thank you. The links are in the description.
I didn’t have any option to be asleep. They put me out to give me a block so I couldn’t move my eye, but that’s because I panicked. They wanted me to stare at a light and I told him I couldn’t manage that. I have glaucoma. I lost a ton a vision. I can’t tell if I have vision loss or if it’s cloudy still post cataract surgery. I didn’t know if he does the YAG laser that it wrecks that bag. I wish I knew to ask to have him clean it during the surgery. Why wouldn’t they just do it then? Since I have glaucoma and now learned here that I won’t be able to have a back up plan if I get the yag and it wrecks that capsular bag, I am thinking I should settle as it is because I’m 63 - so young to decide to destroy that bag and leave no future option.
It sounds like you should talk to an ophthalmologist. Your original one or another. I'm not in a position to give medical or legal advice.
Thank you ❤ for sharing your experience.
Fantastic, detailed explanation!
May you explain why you didn't do ultrasound for the second surgery?
Different doctors use different procedures to measure. My second surgeon used laser measurements both before and during surgery. From the NIH "Axial length determination by laser biometry is more accurate and consistent at all levels of biometrist expertise, compared to ultrasound biometry."
I’ve watched all 4 videos and found all your info and format presented very very helpful. I do feel like an incorrect prescription was implanted in my first cataract surgery (left eye). Im will be speaking to Dr again about this before my other eye is done. But, it also sounds like an IOL replacement surgery is not a good idea for reasons you 2:54 mentioned in video 4. I feel dr isn’t taking my concerns seriously. So I’m quite concerned and really don’t have another dr in area that my daughter can take me too.
@Tweetybirdx Thank you. Please understand that eyes differ a lot and you can learn questions to ask from my experience, but you can't apply my specifics to yourself; you have to get your diagnosis from your doctor. If you don't trust your doctor, or they are not taking you seriously, it seems the only choice is a second opinion/ doctor. I know it's an inconvenience for your daughter, but eyesight is extremely important in every aspect of your daily life. I had the luxury of getting 6 different surgeons' opinions (family connections and doctor visits) and in the end their concensus was to leave my "wrong" eye alone for now and deal with the second eye. After the second eye was done that surgeon recommended I learn to live with my situation, and I have. I did not love that advice, and the outcome is not perfect, but it was a safe choice. Another doctor's input might well be worth the effort.
@@tsbrownie I really do appreciate your feedback. Thank you.
@Tweetybirdx I know first hand what you're going through and I wish you all the best.
When the eye loses its ability to focus completely how does this play out in real life?
@SusanLlewellyn-pp2xn It happens to everyone. Usually by the late 50s. You buy cheaters, aka reading glasses.
My surgery didn't help and they just told me I was 1 in a thousand. Make sure you go to an experienced doctor with good reviews.
Sorry to hear that. What did not work out? Vision too far, too near? Cloudy?
I got cataract surgery done three weeks ago... And I have noticed that every time I wash my hair... (Maybe 4 times that I may have done so far)... My spherical is increasing 😢... Ot was perfectly fine in the first week before i washed my hair... I could also read the computer perfectly... Now digits seem double... I opted for Eyehance TORIC IOL.... I dont know what is going wrong😢😢😢
@supriyapriyaarora7 I'm not a doctor, but you should call you surgeon very soon and tell them.
@@tsbrownie he is saying I need yag as my cell growth is fast 😕... And that I can see clearly only if I get operated in my second eye for cataract 😕...
Thanks alot for sharing your experience. Sounds like you have bad doctor 🤔. I just have my left eye done 12 days ago and I can see everything crystal clear like 20/20, and it looks like 20/25 for a very far distance when driving. I can also read without reading glasses except for tiny fonts. I'm going to have my right eye done in 2 days and though no pain at all during & after the surgery, I'm still so scared 😢😊.
If your first one went well, that's a good sign. In my case I had an average doctor working on an eye with unusual dimensions. She ignored the "warning signs." Keep in mind that 95% of surgeries have a good outcome like yours.
Can you share whether the lenses were trifocal? Apparently they are
the only ones with no need for glasses
@@terrapinalive6192 Sure. I forgot to mention that I also had lasik surgery 17 years ago, and I also have astigmatism lately. So to get rid of glasses there are 2 options for trifocal lens: PanOptix and Vivity.
With PanOptix lens you might not need reading glasses but you'll see halos and starburst at night. With Vivity you might have to wear reading glasses but you will not see halos and starburst at night. I don't like halos and starburst because they're very annoying and I'm willing to wear reading glasses (because I don't read all day) so I chose Vivity lens. Additionally, because of astigmatism my doctor recommended Vivity+Toric lens (Toric to correct astigmatism). My doctor also said because of my previous lasik surgery my corneas were reshaped and so Vivity lens would be more tolerated and more accurate, etc..
I just had my right eye done yesterday and had a follow-up visit this morning and my vision is about 20/30 for distance 20/20 for intermediate (computer, TV). I'm also very surprised that I can even read without reading glasses except for very tiny fonts (like the instruction on the eye drop bottle).
However, the most important thing is you need to find a good cataract surgeon who has good experiences, cares more about patients than just business and who knows what he/she is doing. My philosophy is: if we buy a wrong shirt/whatever we can throw them away and buy a new one, but if we mess up our eyes we're done. I just can't imagine how to live without being able to see well and Life would be very boring and miserable!!! I'm still pretty young and overall I'm very happy with my cataract surgery result. I can now see everything so crystal clear & beautiful (that I haven't seen for a long time) and sometimes I thought I just bought a brand new HD TV or brandnew laptop, etc. but they are 10 years old already. I can't wait to go back biking in the trails and swim again. Though I have to pay close to $10,000 I think it's so worth it. I hope you'll find a good cataract surgeon and have your eyes taken care.
Did you have fancy lenses put in or just the basic one?
@@madelinem3216 Just basic monofocal lenses from J&J.
Hi! I just did my cataract surgery on both eyes weeks ago . I chose monovision with monofocal lens. Dominant eye is aimed at far and non-dominant eye is for intermediate. After watching your videos, I have got a question. Can you see clearly for intermediate with corrective glasses after the right eye was done 4 years ago? The reason I ask you is because my doctor told me if the outcome is not up to target distance, I can always wear glasses to correct. thks for your time?
My situation is by accident, not by plan and it's an extreme case. My right eye was supposed to be around 45 cms, but ended up over 2 meters. My left eye is at 45 cms. That leaves a fuzzy zone at between 1 meter and 2 meters. Glasses can correct my vision at different ranges. I have some for closeup work (25 cms), less close (45 cms), for computer work I use glasses with only a lens on my right eye. For driving and other outdoor I have distant vision glasses to focus my left eye farther out. I'm not a doctor. You should discuss with your surgeon.
Would use of the ORA machine at the time of the surgery have caught the mistake in the calculation of the lens power to implant? My understanding is it uses wave front technology to map out your eye (catching aberrations) after the cataract is out to determine the proper lens. At the clinic where I'm going, they have the machine and it's an extra charge for its use ($400). My Dr said for my high myopia case she wouldn't consider not using it. If it ensures that I get what I'm expecting (intermediate distance was my request) it's worth it.
I'm not familiar with ORA and can't find the technology used. My second doctor used a laser interferometer, I don't know the brand name. It allowed the doctor to make real time measurements during surgery. I'm not a doctor, so I can't say for sure, but the second surgery went well and the first one was waaaay off.
@@tsbrownie Glad your second eye worked out! The person scheduling my surgery said the machine is used more commonly with laser eye surgery. I’ll post a comment after my operation to let everyone know how accurate my target distance is.
@@ckp2ator389 Yes, please do. Best of luck.
One eye has a grey block at the focal point and it has been a year but the block is still there...there is nothing the surgeon can do...I had very high myopia -14 but there was no block before surgery...what can i do please suggest
You should not get medical advice from people on the internet. You need to find a surgeon that is qualified to deal with your issue. You might want to get second opinions.
How can one find out about the success rate of a doctor?
What is the name of the doctor you used for your 2nd eye, and where is the doctor located?
I am very worried. I had great vision. Then a retinal tear. Then laser to repair it and was given NO after-care; no drops; nothing. 3 months went by no issues. Then the blurriness started. The retinal dr lied and said I was fine. But later another dr read his records and said I developed macular pucker - scar, most likely from laser. My vision deteriorated rapidly - only option was for vitrectomy to remove the scar. 2 weeks after that, significant worsening of vision. Blurriness is extreme. Vision is awful. Now a few months later they say I have cataract and need surgery. But how can I find a surgeon who can treat the non-standard eye? Cataract surgery on an eye that had a vitrectomy is even more risky.
Your video is great and full of helpful information, but I need to know the resources on finding the right surgeon and am at a loss for that.
Please advise.
Thank you.
I am not a doctor and won't name names. What I did to find a top specialist was to INSIST the hospital that made the mistake, give me the name of the best surgeon in the area. They were very reluctant, but I may have given them the impression that it would save everyone a lot of (public) trouble. They finally relented. He teaches at a first class med school. Ask other doctors, tell them why you are asking. It was no guarantee, but it worked for me. I can't say for others. I wish you the best.
Did you consider blue light filtering option for your IOL? These are tinted yellow as opposed to clear, to block out some of blue light and maybe give a more natural view (or at least the one you are used to)? How are the colors with your IOLs compared with your natural lens, i.e., that period where you had the right eye done but not the left eye, did you discern a difference in color or tone before your brain adjusted?
@ckp2ator389 Yes, colored lenses were discussed, but then I asked "How are they better than wearing shaded glasses? And I could not change the colored IOL. And wouldn't they be like wearing sunglasses at night, less light?" Doctor said that was correct, but he thought he'd ask. So I can't speak for others, but not for me.
@@tsbrownie Thanks tsbrownie, you are really giving me the benefit of your journey! My doctor didn't bring up the BLF lens, I did because I wanted to clarify which lens she was going to use; she said her default lens was the clear but she could order the yellow tinted if I wanted, I was equating the choice of tint or not tint in IOLs to when you buy lightbulbs you can get the cool white or the warmer daylight, but I don't think that is an apt comparison. I have always had poor night vision even in my twenties so wearing sunglasses at night would not be a good idea 🤔I'm finding all the choices that must be made with cataract surgery daunting especially considering IOL exchange is something you want to avoid, so one must be exhaustive in researching what is best for oneself.
@@ckp2ator389 If it were not for the first doctor's mistake, my clear, "extended vision" monofocal lenses would be fine for me.
@@tsbrownie It's good to know you were satisfied with the clear lens. I think about what happened to you with the first doctor such that you ended up with extreme hyperopia when you wanted near to intermediate distance, given your hobbies, and sympathize with how horrified you were especially since you had been planning on not doing the 2nd eye. The doctor I've chosen suggested intermediate distance for me from the start, of which I am glad. The paperwork I signed actually stated intermediate target for both eyes and that I understood I'd be wearing glasses for distance and near. So basically I'm going to be near sighted, which I was before and needing progressive glasses, same as before. It's OK with me, I just want to be able to drive safely, and at night again!
Would you mind telling the brand of IOLs your eyes are implanted? Is it Teleon ( Lentis ) which needs to operate by laser ? Thank you so much 🙏
I don't name bames, but it was the most common, brand name "extended" monofocal lens. BUT as always, consult with your doctor to find what is right for you.
Thank you, thank you, I have not been to the ophthalmologist yet. I was wondering, does anybody have Sjogren’s disease and how it might affect?
@cllewellyn2517 I don't have that, but you should take your whole written health history with you when you see your doctor. There are things that may seem unrelated to eyes, but they can affect the outcome significantly. Let the surgeon decide what is important.
@@tsbrownie ♥️
Hello, I have had cataract surgery on both my eyes this past January 2024 with monofocal IOL left eye went good Right eye not so much went blurry in 4 days, Doctor said that the capsule was clouding over and a little on the left eye as well so he wants to do YAG on both eyes, that is ok with me however my question is about positive disphotopsia, as I keep getting white fluttery light flashes in my eyes especially the right eye can actually feel some of the flashes I get them when walking by a window a lamp that is on, lights in stores, it does not hurt but it is annoying! Have you any information on this side effect? Thank You!!!
I'm not a doctor, but flashes CAN be a sign of serious issues. You should talk to your doctor soon.
Im finding the internet is much better than visiting a doctor. I do electronics repair and need close up so looks like the choice is simple. Design a new robot eye tapped into my brain.
It turns out that the eye is modified brain tissue that does significant preprocessing of the image. I hope you are successful. But in any event, a read of primitive eyes and eye evolution is interesting.
Hi @tsbrownie. I just had cataract surgery on my RE, the one with the worst cataract; it was corrected to near, -3.. I want to delay having the LE done. I remember you had a delay and meanwhile used a contact lens in one eye, plus spectacles. I am thinking of using progressives with an updated prescription, correcting both IOL eye and unoperated eye, which is currently around -7. Do you think I can skip the contact lens step (e.g., bringing unoperated eye up to -3 with a contact lens). An ophthalmologist that I sought out for a 2nd opinion said it might work, but no way of telling until I actually have the glasses made up. Thx in advance and for your informative videos.
@ckp2ator389 Actually TSBrownie is my dog, but I will answer for him. ;) I'm not a doctor, so I can't give medical advice. I can tell you in my case that 1 IOL and glasses with 1 corrective lens was absolutely unworkable. My 2 eyes each saw images of different sizes, leading my brain to think the world was spinning. It was awful. The glasses were those things that optometrists have with interchangeable lenses, so the experiment cost me nothing.
@@tsbrownie good you found out before ordering the glasses! Did you put the contact lens in the uncorrected eye to bring it up to plano, then use readers to get the focal distance that you wanted? My LE’s cataract is not interfering with my vision yet so just looking at some solution preferably without a contact lens.
@@ckp2ator389 The glasses were just an experiment that lasted half an hour. The contacts were supposed to bring both eyes to the same vision. They did, BUT that vision was not clear without glasses, so I had to have glasses for far away and another for close up. It was a mess and expensive.
@@tsbrownie oh boy 👦, cataract surgery can really take one down some rabbit holes!
@@ckp2ator389 It's all about optical physics which is akin to magic and I know a guy that's got a PhD in the topic, so it's way beyond me!
Has anybody had floaters removed as part of the surgery?
@@Swenser I know there are treatments for floaters, but I don't know about during IOL surgery.
this vid has profoundly affected my attitude and planned future interaction as I approach cataract surgery. I'm very curious-personal questions follow-what motivated you to start a youtube on this. are you in your opinion more energetic and motivated to teach others than the average person? I fear that I lack motivation, that I'm more of a gambler, more trusting but I think that this video will help-I do,ubt very much I'll be as particular as you. I seriously wonder if I'll have the energy and commitment to even get a second opinion. But this will make it a bit more likely. I thank you. As a retiredl lawyer, I think I'm a little better at judging testimonials. I think you are pretty normal, just more motivated to share your experience. So I judge that you are credible. But I wonder where that comes from. Are you so angry that there were some shortcomings in your treatment that it compelled you to embark on YouTubing? Personal, perhaps too personal, but you have put yourself out there so I've gone ahead with these questions. Response or no, I'm truly grateful for what you've given us to consider and use.
I believe in "what goes around comes around" and that helping others improves society overall. And "free markets" depend on customers having as correct information as possible. That's always been difficult and on the internet a 1000 times more so.
I can't give medical advice, I can only share my experience. Statistically speaking, testimonials are the worst form of information, and to correct for personal bias I had from the disappointing results of my first surgery, I talked with 7 different surgeons, read peer reviewed papers, got information from reliable websites (NHS, CDC, Mayo Clinic, Dr. Michele Lee, etc.) For example, I can say that 50% of my surgeries went wrong, but of course that's not the overall case. It turns out that it's more like 4% (1 in 26), so I include that information in my videos. I can speak from first hand experience, that even though the odds are small, when something goes wrong--even relatively small things like wrong correction--it can change one's life much more than one might think.
Were I to do things over, the 3 biggest things I could do to improve my odds of the "misfire", would be to take my whole medical history written down to the first session with the surgeon, AND have 2 independent MEASUREMENTS done. How do I know the latter would have helped? Because after the fact I was remeasured and the second doctor caught the oddness of my eye. Something I learned much later is that a surgeon using a laser interferometer during surgery to confirm measurements can tremendously lower the probability of an office measurement / correction calculation problem. I paid out of pocket 2.5x more for the second surgery, but would have gladly done so for the first to avoid the problems.
Hope that helps. Best wishes.
@@tsbrownie Thank you so much for these videos! Question for you regarding 2 independent measurements: Are they taken by different doctors at the same clinic or do you go to different doctors are different clinics? How would someone (I) make sure that the measurements match? Thank you.
I have worn thick coke bottle bottom glasses since birth. I have seen many ophthalmologists in my lifetime. Both in post war Germany and Canada. At 20, on a holiday in Germany, I bought hard contacts. Switched to the Boston lens a couple of years later. I wore contact lenses every day for 55 years. My ophthalmologist suggested cataract surgery,. I was legally blind without corrective lenses. Do I want distance or be able to see close-up? Distance of course. I like to see mountains oceans when I travel.
Both my cataract surgeries went great, no more thick glasses, no more contact lenses. I have 20/20 vision in one eye, the other 20/30. Cataract surgery was 5 years ago. I have no myopia, astigmatism has disappeared. Floaters, yes. Can't be helped.
Anyone who may want the name of my eyesurgeon, text or email me. I am now 80 years old and don't mind to share my story.
@@MsKleinlaut Thank you for your comment. Please edit it to remove the offer to give the name of your doctor. Advertising is not allowed in comments.
Danke schön.
so far ive not heard anything about the need/necessity of wearing sunglasses after cataract surgery..
My eyes were highly dilated so sunglasses are good to deal with that. But after surgery my eye was patched.
@@tsbrownie the point of question was ,,wearing them always when out in sun ,..
@@g.m.robertson8700 My doctors told me that sunglasses are important to wear in sunlight to protect my eyes. That was after surgery.
Looks like you blamed yourself for failed surgery. 😢
A little bit yes. I should have done my homework first, and gotten a second opinion. The second doctor caught the issue right away. Those 2 things were in my control and I surrendered that control.
Dude, you need to go to med school and get to work!
My brother is the doctor in the family. ;)
Now that I'm 72 years old, I'm realizing that surgery is becoming an increasing part of my life. As a result, when I had a hip replacement last year I did a lot of research before I started speaking to professionals. Then I follow the professionals' advice. Now I'm in the middle of research for cataract surgery. I've seen a few videos before this one, and I have to say that for ease of understanding, simplicity and clarity, this is the best hands down. Thanks for doing a great job!
Thank you. If you are interested in a doctor's perspective, in my opinion, Dr. Michelle Lee has an excellent series on cataract surgery. She seems very up front, covers tough issues other doctors avoid, and it does not feel like she's selling her clinic.
Wow! I'm impressed with the work you put into this video. Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your experience and educating others. I learned a lot. I’ll have cataract surgery later this year.
I had a heart procedure done. I took my time and studied greatly. I found the Dr. and procedure I wanted. I studied the Dr. himself and his work.
The procedure failed almost immediately. It was difficult to accept that I was the 1 in a thousand to fail. But possible.
I learned this hospital is a training hospital. Everything points to a visiting Dr. doing the work under supervision. If I were an important person for sure the Dr would have done the work himself. The 2nd correction procedure surgical report showed what I was suspecting. The 1st procedure was sloppily done. I trusted him. There were other multiple indicators.
"Study your Dr." I studied the man himself.
Be specific,
Dr's are not gods.
Lack of respect to the patient is a red flag.
Had a friend who had something similar happen, but it was an experimental heart procedure and it left him with a minor stroke that they denied was their fault. Know your doctor, know the odds, and do what you have to to get the best outcome.
'LACK OF RESPECT For the PATIENT is A RED FLAG ' True!!!
Great video. Thanks so much for all of the information. I had both eyes done recently. I have to admit I was so excited about the prospect of seeing better and possibly not needing glasses ever again that I did not do all of my homework. To be honest, it is complicated and the average person can get overwhelmed with needing to do so much research...most doctors also don't have time to fully educate their patients as well. So I jumped in with both feet. Overall, I am happy with my results and my multifocal lenses....1st eye surgery went great and my vision was improved to not needing glasses. The next eye surgery went great too but my doctor wanted to also fix a little astigmatism in the first eye that he felt was not completely perfect...I said ok thinking it was not a big deal and I trusted him. Well, now that eye is worse and he is sending me for laser treatments at his expense. You have to go into this with realistic expectations and armed with a lot of education and make sure you get a good doctor. Im in that small percentage that needs PRK treatment now.
Thank you for sharing your story. I guess you'll be OK after that bit of inconvenience. I like your summary and wish I'd said it, "You have to go into this with realistic expectations and armed with a lot of education and make sure you get a good doctor." It sums up my videos.
We have a diminishing ability to adjust our focus over time, but after cataract surgery you lose it completely. The natural lens is "squishy" and the eye muscles can contract and relax around the lens to change focus. With a flat artificial IOL lens, there's nothing to contract. So even if you have a marginal ability to focus before cataract surgery, you completely lose it afterwards. Then you're completely dependent on whatever focus and depth of field is provided by the IOL lens. This was not explained to me.
I chose monovision and monofocal lenses to see near and far, but there is an unfocused zone for which I need intermediate glasses for some activities. True, when the power of each eye is significally different, eyeglasses change the image size between left and right, but correction with basic contact lenses can be used instead and don't have this issue (e.g. for 20/20 distance vision for driving, sports, etc).
My eye surgeon did not offer the capsular bag polishing option. Another potential benefit of that is it can smooth out wrinkles in the capsular bag that can cause the Maddox rod effect (rays of light that extend through point sources of light, similar to what happens if you smudge your eyeglasses in one direction). A YAG laser capsulotomy is the only way to remedy that, though that surgery can result in more Maddox rods or a starburst effect if the hole created by the laser capsulotomy is too small and/or has edges. You can also get more visible floaters after laser capsulotomy because of the remnant capsular bag material lasered off that remains in the vitreous.
informative and helpful. Thanks for sharing
Great information and presentation! I wish I had seen it prior to my surgery but I am doing ok so far. It's barely a month for the first eye.
Thank you for your video considerations as a patient. I have been through this surgery in both eyes recently, so I understood very well what you are trying to advice everyone.
How are u now?
Great video! I have AMD in my right eye and had a lens replacement due to Cataract. Am going to have my left eye done shortly (only good eye ) due to Cataract. I am researching all the info that I can and your advise to get a second opinion on eye calculations is very helpful. Thank you.
I had right eye surgery in 2009. It was a disaster. I later needed retinal surgery due to the cataract surgery. I had 16 retina tears to fix. I am stuck with a Crystalens HD that is fixed in place and will never accommodate again. I have a strap around my eyeball to change the shape of my eye to be more football-like to try to keep my retina from detaching again. You were brave to have a cataract surgeon mess with your retina. I will only go to a retina specialist for retina problems. I have had PVD's in both eyes. The retina repair removed the vitreous from my right eye and all of the floaters. I was in retina surgery for 5 hours. It took a month of no movement to recover. I now need my left eye cataract removed. I am going with a monofocal lens. I will ask about extended range and bag cleaning. I can read unaided with my right eye. I want the sharpest distance vision that I can achieve. My retina surgeon told me to never touch my right eye again. It is interesting to see how many eye surgeons wear glasses. Never put anything multifocal inside of your eye. They are all crap. Use multifocal on the outside of your eye.
That sounds like a nightmare
Did u have high myopia maybe? Or another eye problem?
@@beerster I had cataract surgery 4 years ago and my vision is fine now. Now recently I had eye surgery for a macular hole I saw a retinal specialist and the surgery went fine the recovery time is is taking 2 months because the injected a gas bubble in my eye and I and once that dissolves my vision will come back.
My experience was absolutely fabulous. However, it happened due to monocular double vision in left eye, so it was very early. Right eye had no problems, but with strong myopia, you have to do both. A month apart, with monocular implants.
EDIT:
I have been using strong eyeglasses for several decades. I never even imagined not using them afterward, they are part of me. Even my right eye, which was dead on, aside from some minor astigmatism has a progressive lens. For most tasks, the progressive reading glasses grind is magic. If you need to see the ground clearly - I almost never do - you may have to take your glasses off, and watching TV while reclining requires you to remove your glasses.
Even though I was very early, it is amazing how much light the cataract blocks. For the month between operations, I could switch, and the new eye could see better in the dark. Get the magic sunglasses option on your glasses, they are nice.
One thing I've had to change now that I can go without glasses is that I'm used to having my eyes automatically protected by glasses, now I need to remember to put on safety glasses when doing shop work, gardening, etc.
I was always a bit suspicious of those many vids where the surgeons make cataract surgery sound like they are removing a wart
The best UA-cam series on eye surgery by a doctor I have found is by Dr. Michelle Lee. She is not afraid to take on tough subjects and does not spend time advertising herself.
Hi there. Hope you are well. Loved your video which I found very interesting and informative. I'm due to have my first cateract surgery on 25 Mar 24. I must admit that I am worried but your video has put me at ease. I will most definitely watch your other videos on cateract surgery. In addition I have taken on board your advice relating to aftercare following surgery ie. Cleaning and applying drops etc. Thank you for putting this video together. Kind Regards Mitch (UK)
Thank you. Glad I could help. It is important to follow YOUR surgeon's advice, because different techniques have different followups. From a patient's perspective, this surgery is about as painless and fast as can be. It is, however quite boring!
Thank you for your fully comprehensive videos which were of great help and informative. I had my right eye done on 30 March and now in the recovery stages. Currently using Pred Forte eyedrops 4 time a day.
It is a beautiful experience as now I can see all the things I had missed. Will be even better when the left eye is done. I found your tips of getting a haircut and using a face flannel to wash your hair useful. Was pleased I found your channel as the tips and advice were useful. Regards Mitch (UK)
@mitchfrays8430 I'm glad that your surgery went well. The second is easier and less stressful as you know what is coming.
I had left and right eye cataract surgery in 2017 age 67. Had a great ophthalmologist and surgery team. Both went perfect and really changed my eyesight for the better. They made it as easy and painless as possible.
I got have both eyes cataract surgery
Thank you! Had mine done 3 years ago. Your info would have been helpful! ☺️
I'm guessing this in the U.S.; in Canada the surgery and lenses are free, under each Province's medical programs. I paid nothing for cataract surgery both eyes; only specialized lenses cost more if one wants something other than the usual lense.
My mother had a bad experience too, the surgery left her legally blind. But she had high myopia since birth.
Thank you Mr. Browne for this informative video. I became a new subscriber as a result. I already had cataract surgery on 11/22/2023 for the right eye. I am going for second opinion on it elsewhere; because it's not living up to what was advertised by them. All the Best! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️💐
Glad you shared this. I am facing cataract surgery and visit my eye doctor yearly. She assured me the day is soon coming to have the surgery. I want to be informed before I go to the surgeon. I hear of successful surgeries and failed surgeries from others, which give me pause. I'll run your video a couple times and take notes for questions for my next visit to the doctor. Thank you for your indepth presentation. I will say I couldn't watch the screen due to the distracting bouncing yellow circle/cursor.
VERY WELL DONE!
VERY Detailed and Informative!
Thank You for taking the time to be so specific and detail oriented.
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
As a patient prespective, it is good, but there are few pointers, aim is always 100%, but all eyes do not behave the same, plus it is patient expectations versus reality, 2ndly all monofocal lenses for near vision glasses would be required.secondly, capsular opacification can happen as a preexisting one whwer if you try to clean can disturb the eye, and doing a YAG CAP later is better, iol formulae even if you use the best iol formulae, surprise can happen, also the eye behaves sometime differently. take care
@@sandeeppalbansal1917 hello... I did a cataract surgery three weeks ago and enhance iol toric was used... The first five days it was perfectly fine.. after that my vision started deteriorating... Now he said that I will be able to see better only if I do cataract surgery in my other eye 😕
@@sandeeppalbansal1917 he is also offering me free yag ... As he said my cell growth is fast... Which is weird...
I had YAG done. Not a big deal. About 15 minutes in the office. A little eye irritation for a couple days. If you are not feeling good about your current doctor's work, have you considered getting a second opinion?
@@tsbrownie yes... I did go today... Will take another opinion too... They are saying I have cataract in the other eye as well.. initially they said I have glaucoma... Without any test I was put on drops... Now they are asking me to do that test as well... I'm so confused... Spending so much just on tests... Without confirmation I was put on drops.. there are no symptoms of glaucoma.. I have sensitivity to light ...
@@supriyapriyaarora7 I'm not medically trained, but when I doubt my doctor, if I can't trust them, if they seem to being doing it wrong, if they don't listen, I go to another doctor and at least get their opinion.
Mr Brownie, do you think that the light adjustable lens would have helped in your situation. Since the first doctor got it wrong, wouldn't she been able to adjust the prescription if you had gone with these lenses. It seems these lenses reduce risk by allowing the doctor to change the results at least of couple of times to try and get it right. What do you think? I know these are more expensive but they do allow for error it seems. I am still trying to decide on a lens myself. Thank you for your input and thoughts.
That's a good question. They were not around when I had mine done. I don't have enough info on them. They are new. I think Dr. Michele Lee did a video on them. If you're interested you should discuss with your surgeon.
What was done right my second time around was the doctor did laser interferometry during surgery after the natural lens was extracted, so he could get exact measurements. I got the right correction plus I've got a lens that's been tested for decades.
@@tsbrownie That is great information. I will check the surgeon to see if they do that if I don't go with the Light Adjustable Lens. I am thinking about getting the Vivity lens. Thank you for the knowledge of your experience.
Hello, I will like to Thank You for your time in producing this amazing informative video. It is May 18th, 2024 and I will be having cataract surgery on my left eye on May 21st, 2024 and my right eye on May 28th, 2024. I am more relaxed about the procedure now. Like yourself I am ahead of the curve being 58 years old and needing cataract surgery on both eyes.
Glad to hear that, thank you. Best of luck with your procedures! If you like, let us know how it went.
Hello, I hope that you are well. I have my second procedure yesterday and things have webt well on both. It appears that I will need a slight prescription to clear up things far off and my bifocals for reading. The improvement thus far is incredible. I would have loved to be able to see without corrective lenses but this is pretty grest.. I will reply again in 3-4 weeks on my improvement.
@MrRustymorris Glad to hear it went well. We look forward to your next report.
do you have to stop using the phone or computer whe tbe eye is healing?
@@sashanealand8315 You should ask your doctor. Mine said to minimize use to avoid dry eyes while healing.
So relatable ❤
Are you asleep? How do you keep your eye open for proceedure?
Some doctors give you the choice of being awake or asleep. Awake allows you to walk out the door an hour or so after the procedure. Asleep is much longer (and has higher costs). The doctor numbs the eye and holds it open with instruments. It may sound bad, but I could not feel anything. The worst I could say about the procedure itself (which lasted less than 20 minutes for both eyes) is that it's annoying and boring.
It was an extremely painful procedure for me and I received an undetectable amount of IV narcotic plus frequent numbing drops to my eye. The numbing drops hurt like hell every time she squirted my eye with it. I have photophobia and the bright light shining in my eye was also extremely uncomfortable.
I'm sorry your surgeries were painful. I looked up pain during cataract surgery and the study showed that increased blood pressure related to anxiety was correlated to the degree of pain a patient felt. My surgeons both gave me a "relaxant" medication.
@@tsbrownie Thank you but the pain had nothing to do with my BP, which runs very low. Nor was I feeling anxious. I specifically refused the Versed “relaxant.” I always do because I hate the amnesia it causes (I’m a retired ICU RN). Maybe when my other eye is ready (I didn’t have “surgeries” as I had a unilateral cataract). I can request Valium instead, along with Demerol.
Don’t you think eye exams themselves are painful when the doctor shines a very bright light in your dilated pupil and forces your eye open? The light alone hurts like hell. The eye naturally resists it but the doctor forces your eye open. This is especially painful if your eyes are light-sensitive. The other thing that really hurt was the numbing drops. Every time she squirted that stuff in my eye it burned something awful, much like lidocaine, which burns like crazy when it’s first injected.
I have severe dry eye and the Xiidra eye drops I use, among other treatments, burns 🥵 severely upon application. My eyes hurt all the time. Chronic eye pain can be bad enough to make life not worth living.
Yes, I too had the sedative to "relax", the numbing drops in the eye, and the excrutiatingly not painful, but nearly impossible to look into bright light. The surgeon BARKED at me loudly to look directly into this light. Sheer torture, though not really painful. Still, not a pleasant experience. I didn't have to fool with any drops, though. He injected the antibiotic into both eyes (not painful) because this surgery center advertises "dropless cataract surgery". I chose the toric lenses, though the surgeon undercorrected a bit for my myopia and also my astigmatism, but I can see so much better overall, though I wear progressive glasses for most everything, especially reading. I'd had a peripheral retinal tear repaired by laser many years ago, so I was most concerned that this much needed surgery would cause another tear or a retinal detachment, but it's been a couple of years now, and so far, so good.
Interesting. I must say results do depend on individual reactions to surgery. Both my wife and I had surgery in one eye on the same day by the same surgical team, who likewise did our measurements the same way. Both myself and my wife are long sighted. My surgery was brilliant, and my long distance acuity is great. My wife's vision is adequate, but she complains about shadows, and intermittent clarity. Our treatment was via a surgical team from the USA (we are in Grenada) they come as part of the University connection to help locals. We did not have al the drops prior, and simply keep covered for a day, and avoid heat, lifting, and sudden movements post surgery and the uncovering of the eye. Sunglasses for about a week afterwards I seem to remember.
thank you - Sir
The Baseball Card analogy really rocks
Thanks, from Australia.👍🏼🙏🏻
You're welcome.
Tou can have floaters lazered out.
Thank for sharing the experience. Love it. Where is the 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4?
Thank you. Check the description for the others.
So your vision is crisp around 40cm away. How bad is ut say 50 away. Is it so blury ypu cant see stop signs or see people? Can you read fine print on medicine bottles. Can you give a range of examples?
@Swenser My left eye is good at computer distances and my right at driving distances. The thing with that is, without correction, my depth perception is unreliable. So I'm functional most of the time, with correction required for up close or distant depth perception.
One more thing that I didn't hear in your video. I had my right eye done. The doctor who did it didn't consider that I had a retinal issue and ignored it completely. Well it turns out that yeah I have cataracts but according to a doctor I saw very recently, he said that by looking at my left eye he didn't think I needed cataract surgery at all. Then after the surgery since I still had a problem with my vision I went to a second doctor who did a yag surgery which still did not solve the issue , because it's a retina issue!!!!!! This doctor I saw recently said he would NOT do a cataract surgery on my left eye because he doesn't think I need it. So watch out for unethical doctors too!!!! I have really learned not to trust doctors, they never give you all the information that you need to make such a life changing decision. On top of that they rush you through the appointment because they have 50 patients they see in one day and once they exceed the 10 minutes that have allotted to you it screws up their day. So get a correct diagnosis and ask the doctor if HE IS 100% sure that your problem is indeed cataracts and not some other obstruction that can NOT be corrected with cataract surgery!!!
Sadly that's too common of a problem. I do recommend getting a second opinion, including the full set of measurements (not just an "eye exam").
I am up here in Canada and have just had my right eye done. I’m curious as my eye surgery only took 15 mins. None of the time that seems to have taken you.??
@wyneverett6509 My actual surgery times, not including all the prep was 15 to 25 minutes. So about the same.
its nice to hear frim a patient rather than a doctor as most doctors practicing tbe surgery have not had the surgery on themselves and cannot tell the exoerience
@@sashanealand8315 My favorite doctor videos are from Michelle Lee. She's not afraid to discuss the tough topics and does not sound like an advertisement.
Why havent the geniuses developed a flexible lense yet?
@Swenser They have, but by the time we reach 50s, our eye muscles have weakened too much to operate our natural lenses, let alone plastic ones. So they made them, but they fail in most patients.
Thank you very much for the detailed video. It's incredibly helpful for anyone considering cataract surgery like me
My Ophthalmologist has recommended Phaco cataract surgery for my right eye. I'm curious if this procedure can be performed using laser technology instead?
Eyeglasses Prescription :
Right Eye
Sph = -10.50
Cyl = -1.75
Axi = 30
VA = 20/30
Left Eye
Sph = -7.50
Cyl = -1.75
Axi = 170
VA = 20/22
Chief Complaints:
Complains of floaters in the right eye, no flashes
Diagnosis:
1- Peripheral retinal degeneration
2- Other retinal detachments
3- Cataract, unspecified
Objective:
va0.03, 0.05, cc 0.4, 1.0, clear cornea, quit ac, cataract od>os, periphral retinal degernation, no holes tears or
detachment noticed, IOP 21 21
I'm not a doctor, so I'm not qualified to give advice. You really should discuss this with your surgeon. I was offered laser as an option, but my doctor charged more and did not feel it was worth it. There are studies showing some benefit and others showing no benefit over a scalpel. But again, your doctor knows your case, so he/ she is best suited to give advice to you.
@@tsbrownie Thank you for your feedback, it's greatly appreciated. While I'm consulting with the doctor, I'd also like to hear about the experiences of other patients
Thank you