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Medical Forum / General / Vision / December 2005New diagnosis and prognosis
Hey, there - readers of the site are familiar with my story of botched cataract surgery and its aftermath. I finally got a referral to a retinal specialist and he said the swelling and pupil paralysis are caused by a fragment of the old cataract that got left in the eye. The iris is caught up in it, and that's why it won't go back to normal size. The bad news: it will take vitrectomy to fix. I just barely recovered from the first ordeal. Sighted people offer glib advice to "have it taken care of right away," but they don't realize how an eye surgery impacts the rest of the body: fatigue, no heavy lifting or bending down, weakness, chills, side effects from the medications and anesthetics, etc. How long can I reasonably put this new procedure off? Melinda I'd be getting another opinion. If you have posterior synechiae (technical term for iris stuck to lens) then how is removing the vitreous going to fix it? If you did have posterior synechiae, then the iris will be ice-cream cone shaped, not round. dr grant I don't have enough expertise to answer this question. I only know that when I look in a mirror closely and under the right light, I can see the fragment of lens just hanging there, clearly visible through the dilated pupil. We're not talking about a tiny shard here. ..this is the size of a baby's fingernail. I can see somewhat, even with the extra chunk of lens in there. Vitrectomy will mean a huge gas bubble blocking my vision for several weeks - and there is a risk that I will lose more eyesight. M I think I'd follow the advice and get the vitrectomy over with, the sooner the better. I'm of course trusting in the diagnosis and assuming the fragment is outside the bag, in the vitreous, which is why that approach is necessary. While scary, it's a very safe procedure, and I don't think your lifestyle will be affected all that much. Git 'er done. w.stacy, o.d. >Hey, there - readers of the site are familiar with my story of botched >cataract surgery and its aftermath. I finally got a referral to a [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I agree, better to get it done. Sometimes retained fragments can lead to inflammation and raised intraocular pressure - leading to more problems... > I think I'd follow the advice and get the vitrectomy over with, the sooner > the better. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >>anesthetics, etc. How long can I reasonably put this new procedure off? >> Melinda > Hey, there - readers of the site are familiar with my story of botched > cataract surgery and its aftermath. I finally got a referral to a [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > bending down, weakness, chills, side effects from the medications and > anesthetics, etc. How long can I reasonably put this new procedure off? I think the important question is, why would you put it off? There are many reasons, but in the end, will there be any benefit to putting it off? I would think that the complications of surgery will be the same whether you do it sooner or later. I had a vitrectomy in July. Our situations are different, though. I had a retinal detachment, so I think most of my recovery problems had more to do with the re-attachment part than the vitrectomy. My surgery was an emergency, and couldn't be delayed. It started at 11PM.  SignatureDan Abel dabel@sonic.net Petaluma, California, USA
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