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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 เม.ย. 2023
- 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. - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
I have other videos on cataract surgery:
1/4) Before Cataract Surgery - What I Wish I Knew th-cam.com/video/kk_un_Cte4Y/w-d-xo.html
2/4) Cataract Surgery th-cam.com/video/YRSoFBb-OKs/w-d-xo.html
3/4) Cataract Surgeries--What Happens Post Operation? th-cam.com/video/vdGlIWYPL7o/w-d-xo.html
4/4) 16 Things That Can Go Wrong With Eye/Cataract Surgery th-cam.com/video/3VWSaAly5NQ/w-d-xo.html
****** OTHER CATARACT VIDEOS:
Day 0 - Cataract Surgery, Lens Replacement, Eye Safety th-cam.com/video/oD9sD16-3Cc/w-d-xo.html
Day 1 - After Cataract Surgery, Lens Replacementth-cam.com/video/4a26iJ9NHRc/w-d-xo.html
Day 7 - Eye Surgery, Cataracts - Things You SHOULD know FIRST th-cam.com/video/lWJTOFr4YP0/w-d-xo.html
Day 315 - Eye Surgery, Cataracts - When Things Go Wrong th-cam.com/video/CJ9kV2mMrg4/w-d-xo.html
Cataract Surgery Update - Left Eye (4K) th-cam.com/video/CzK-FbmhVcc/w-d-xo.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
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.
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).
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.
Thank you for sharing your experience and educating others. I learned a lot. I’ll have cataract surgery later this year.
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.
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.
Thanks so much for this. I have been looking into this for two month's (TH-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.
Wow! I'm impressed with the work you put into this video. Thank you so much.
Thank you.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️💐
VERY TIMELY info. thank you. My husband is having this surgery tomorrow.
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
Thank you for all the information!
Thank you for this video! So helpful... 👍
Wow, what an excellently produced presentation! Thank you.
Glad you liked it. 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.
Very thorough, well-organized and extremely helpful. Thanks for this.
Thank you.
Superb video! Much appreciate the text checklists. Thank you!
Thank you.
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.
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.
Thank you! Had mine done 3 years ago. Your info would have been helpful! ☺️
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?
I am looking for your other videos. This is very helpful.
Thank you. The links are in the description.
Great point on the baseball card analogy. Thank you for the great presentation.
Glad you enjoyed it!
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.
Thank you , this is very useful information for someone goong into catarct surgery
Thank you. Best wishes.
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 really need to get this done
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
thank you - Sir
Thank you
Thanks, from Australia.👍🏼🙏🏻
You're welcome.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ?
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.
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.
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.
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
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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
I recently had cataract surgery on one eye. It was so painful that I was gritting my teeth and clenching my fists. I me due to have the other eye operation shortly and I am dreading it.
You need to talk to your doctor well before surgery and let them know.
@@tsbrownie I intend to. I'll need at least a double shot of anaesthetic.
BH - Sorry for the pain. Mine was completely painless during & after. Maybe go with a different Dr. on the next eye. I did have to go back for the secondary cataract. I am 71 & had the left eye done ~4 years ago. Right eye is still fine.
Have a general anaesthesia
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tou can have floaters lazered out.
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").
Do you tell your "second opinion" surgeons of your history/relationship/findings from previous doctor?
My mistake was not getting the second full set of measurements, so I can't really say from experience. IF I got a second opinion, I would not tell them about each other unless their outcomes varied significantly, then I'd want answers.
Thank you tsbrownie. I thought for your left eye you did go to several different surgeons. All of your videos are so helpful and I wish you happiness even though right eye surgery wasn't what you wanted. You have helped many of us feel better informed and empowered to take more charge of our outcomes.
One more question: is it the doctor's interpretation of the measurements taken by his techs based on the model he chooses? Or is it the actual taking of measurements that needs such expertise? My doctor has techs scheduled to take my measurements; then he will meet with me to discuss. I assume the taking of measurements is simple; it's choosing the
model and applying the measurements that you say is the issue. Thank you so much.
@@amcguigan2389 I've not worked in a doctor's office so can't say. I'd guess how much the doctor is involved at that level varies from doctor to doctor. I'd just ask my doctor if I had a question like that.
@@amcguigan2389 Thank you for your kind words. I went to many doctors after my right eye results were "less than expected." For my left eye, I finally dragged the name of the top surgeon in this area from my first surgeon and went to him.
I'm pretty much used to everything except the messed up depth perception. That still gets me often.
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.
479,001,600 is millions - you said billions.
You are correct. I added a correction note in the comments and description.
Hmm... I expected you to make a screen text overlay showing "*millions*" at that time. Thanks for the prompt update.
31:15 You wrote "doctor game me". 😊
It must be hard to correct little things after the fact.
Dude, you need to go to med school and get to work!
My brother is the doctor in the family. ;)
Now you tell me !
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Thank you
You're welcome