I'm 29 years old. Recently, my vision in my right eye has been improving steadily. This prompted me to get a thorough eye check, where I was diagnosed with cataracts. The doctor explained that my right eye's vision is improving because the muscles are relaxing. However, I find this explanation difficult to believe since my prescription has remained constant for 14 years, and it has only recently dropped from -4.5 to -3 within a few months. Will my condition gets worse?
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I have cataract surgery scheduled nxt week (only one eye is affected). My surgeon is using Vivity Toric lens because I have had detached retina surgery in that eye and I have astigmatism. I have seen the weird glass eye (“terminator eye”) effect in other people who have had cataract surgery. I d...
Thanks for sharing your question. Yes, it is common to have cataract surgery with a PVD. If the patient does not have one prior to surgery it is not uncommon to get one after the surgery. Good luck!
Thank you for sharing your question. Some patients notice their lower eyelids more after cataract surgery. Others coincidentally simply start getting bags in their lower eyelids following cataract surgery with no correlation to the surgery. If your puffiness bothers you enough, you can consider...
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