I am 60 and I was told that I could have my cataracts done by a specialist that I have been seeing in London. After cataract surgery, does vision naturally get worse with age as it would normally?
Answer: Vision After Cataract Surgery
If you do not have any other eye diseases, the vision often remains clear after cataract surgery for the rest of your life.
Most age related change in vision is due to the lens of the eye. Cataract surgery replaces the lens inside the eye, so there is not further reason for your vision to deteriorate with time.
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Answer: Vision After Cataract Surgery
If you do not have any other eye diseases, the vision often remains clear after cataract surgery for the rest of your life.
Most age related change in vision is due to the lens of the eye. Cataract surgery replaces the lens inside the eye, so there is not further reason for your vision to deteriorate with time.
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Answer: Vision after cataract surgery After cataract surgery the vision should be clear. The weeks after the surgery can result in blurred vision due to uveitis or macular oedema particularly in diabetic and those with darker eyes. In the months and years after the surgery the vision can change due to a condition called posterior capsular opacification which may require a simple laser procedure. The cornea which is the front surface of the eye can change in astigmatism over time meaning you need a change in glasses to keep the vision clear.
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Answer: Vision after cataract surgery After cataract surgery the vision should be clear. The weeks after the surgery can result in blurred vision due to uveitis or macular oedema particularly in diabetic and those with darker eyes. In the months and years after the surgery the vision can change due to a condition called posterior capsular opacification which may require a simple laser procedure. The cornea which is the front surface of the eye can change in astigmatism over time meaning you need a change in glasses to keep the vision clear.
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December 17, 2018
Answer: Not likely Unless you have some other eye illness or pathology like macular degeneration or glaucoma, your vision after cataract surgery should remain every good. Sometimes the lens implants develop some scar tissue membranes on them and need to get zapped away with a quick and painless laser procedure but this is quite common and most ophthalmologists are quite skilled at treating it.
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December 17, 2018
Answer: Not likely Unless you have some other eye illness or pathology like macular degeneration or glaucoma, your vision after cataract surgery should remain every good. Sometimes the lens implants develop some scar tissue membranes on them and need to get zapped away with a quick and painless laser procedure but this is quite common and most ophthalmologists are quite skilled at treating it.
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February 26, 2018
Answer: Cataract Surgery The vision should be great or even better and perhaps with less glasses dependence after surgery. Ask you doctor if you have any other eye condition which may diminish vision later. Macular Degeneration is perhaps the most common condition that would do so.
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February 26, 2018
Answer: Cataract Surgery The vision should be great or even better and perhaps with less glasses dependence after surgery. Ask you doctor if you have any other eye condition which may diminish vision later. Macular Degeneration is perhaps the most common condition that would do so.
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August 9, 2012
Answer: Loss of Vision with Age
Most of the vision loss that occurs with age is due to some form of degeneration or disease state and not due to age itself. If the eye remains healthy following cataract surgery, the vision will generally remain relatively stable. Age by itself causes only a relatively minor amount of vision loss and there are certainly people in their 90's or even 100's who can still see 20/20.
Having said that, the risk of developing some form of degeneration increases with increasing age. Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration, and other eye diseases are much more common in older people. It is therefore important to have your eyes examined regularly even when you are seeing well.
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August 9, 2012
Answer: Loss of Vision with Age
Most of the vision loss that occurs with age is due to some form of degeneration or disease state and not due to age itself. If the eye remains healthy following cataract surgery, the vision will generally remain relatively stable. Age by itself causes only a relatively minor amount of vision loss and there are certainly people in their 90's or even 100's who can still see 20/20.
Having said that, the risk of developing some form of degeneration increases with increasing age. Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration, and other eye diseases are much more common in older people. It is therefore important to have your eyes examined regularly even when you are seeing well.
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