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Who has had Cataract Surgery?
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the first eye that my husband had done has gone cloudy due to posterior capsular opacification.
He has the option of laser treatment. He also could not have prefect vision restored as his brain would not cope with the difference.
Frequently, within months to years after surgery, the thin lens capsule may become cloudy, causing blurred vision after cataract surgery. You may have the sensation that the cataract is returning because your vision is becoming blurry again. This process is termed posterior capsular opacification, or a "secondary cataract." To restore vision, a laser is used in the office to painlessly create a hole in the cloudy bag (posterior capsulotomy). This procedure takes only a few minutes in the office, and vision usually improves immediately.
They can replace the lenses, but this is a much bigger operation as
If the lenses are the problem why can they not replace them.
They can replace the lenses surgically, but this is a much larger operation as the capsules also have to be replaced. That's why laser is the better option.
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the first eye that my husband had done has gone cloudy due to posterior capsular opacification.
He has the option of laser treatment. He also could not have prefect vision restored as his brain would not cope with the difference.
Frequently, within months to years after surgery, the thin lens capsule may become cloudy, causing blurred vision after cataract surgery. You may have the sensation that the cataract is returning because your vision is becoming blurry again. This process is termed posterior capsular opacification, or a "secondary cataract." To restore vision, a laser is used in the office to painlessly create a hole in the cloudy bag (posterior capsulotomy). This procedure takes only a few minutes in the office, and vision usually improves immediately.
If the lenses are the problem why can they not replace them.
Because the clouding is not in the new lens (which is inorganic), but in the capsule containing it, which is part of the original eye that remains.
OP, it's by far the most common op performed in the UK: about 325,000 per yearNo free lunch, and no free laptop
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How do you know it!!!8217;s the wrong lens. Could they not replace the lensMortgage free wannabe
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The consent form doesn!!!8217;t list the equipment used. It lists the op name, the benefits and the risk.Mortgage free wannabe
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Can I also just say you need glasses afteras be eye doesn’t focus well due to the new lens.Mortgage free wannabe
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powerful_Rogue wrote: »I had this operation 2 years ago under GA. As I was only 32, they said it had to be under GA - Which I was more then happy about!
What is the difference then between younger (ie 32) and older?
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My husband had his eyes done 4 years ago, he was only 49 at the time which is quite young (i see someone here was 32) his eyes are fantastic now
only needs glasses for distance, before his eyes were really poor could not read without glasses at all or see 2 ft infront of him.
His were picked up at a yearly eye testSealed pot challenge number 003 £350 for 2015, 2016 £400 Actual£345, £400 for 2017 Actual £500:T:T £770 for 2018 £1295 for 2019:j:j spc number 22 £1,457Stopped Smoking 22/01/15:D:D::dance::dance:- 5 st 1 1/2lb :dance::dance:0 -
moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »What is the difference then between younger (ie 32) and older?
I would have thought all age groups would be treated the same either way?
Dont know difference with age , hubby had his done with local but they did say to him he was very young:cool: most people there were 70+Sealed pot challenge number 003 £350 for 2015, 2016 £400 Actual£345, £400 for 2017 Actual £500:T:T £770 for 2018 £1295 for 2019:j:j spc number 22 £1,457Stopped Smoking 22/01/15:D:D::dance::dance:- 5 st 1 1/2lb :dance::dance:0 -
Because the clouding is not in the new lens (which is inorganic), but in the capsule containing it, which is part of the original eye that remains.
OP, it's by far the most common op performed in the UK: about 325,000 per year
I was not referring to my husband's situation which I fully understand.
I was asking if the OP's lenses couldn't be replaced if the are the wrong ones.0
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