Unexpected Benefits Of Cataract Surgery | 5 Reasons Why Your Cataracts Should Get Removed!
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- Опубликовано: 14 июл 2024
- In this video, we chat about some of the unexpected benefits of cataract surgery and 5 reasons why your cataracts should get removed!
While it is important to understand the risks and side effects of surgery, it is easy to get caught up in the negative sentiment surrounding surgery rather than weighing the pros and cons. So let's dive in to some of the reasons why you may want to consider proceeding with surgery.
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00:00 Introduction
00:22 Primary Reason For Surgery
01:16 Expected Benefit Of Surgery
01:49 Unexpected Benefit 1
02:27 Unexpected Benefit 2
03:22 Unexpected Benefit 3
03:49 Unexpected Benefit 4
04:30 Unexpected Benefit 5
05:04 Wrap-Up
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Hello Dr. Lee.. When we reach 65 many americans willl have to start dealing with Medicare / plans and health issues. Cataracts are surely part of this new way of life. Many folks should pay attention to channels like yours. The eyes are one of the most important issues to aging folks.. Teeth are another essential part of getting older as we need to keep up with dental hygiene. The stomach is another important area of concern. Eating healthy has to be a large part of the overall health period. Eating healthy it is directly reflated to the entire body function. I watch your videos for preventative information and what i need to look for when i get into my golden years, haha. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Keep up the informative videos and i hope many will watch and learn.
Thank you for your insight and kind words, as always :)
@@MicheleLeeMD It shows how you care about health too, by your really nice teeth. Keep on brushing....😁
HAD BOTH EYES DONE ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO AND WHAT A DIFFERENCE. I AM OVER THE MOON HAPPY I HAD THE SURGERY. I AM A SENIOR AND WENT FROM TRIFOCALS WITH ASTIGMATISM TO NO GLASSES AND MY ASTIGMATISM CLEARED UP WITHOUT EXTRA SURGERY.LL
That's amazing - thank you for sharing your results with us ❤
I just had my second cataract surgery this week and I am very glad I did this. My vision is now 20/20 in both eyes. I need reading glasses to read my phone or smaller text on my laptop, but that is a minor (to me) concern.
That's amazing! Thanks for sharing :)
Forgot to mention I opted for the additional ORA machine, which let the surgeon see more clearly what I needed after she removed the old cloudy lens (as I understand it). The extra charge was worth it. A week after each surgery and each eye had slightly improved over 20/20. Your mileage may vary.
@@davidgagniere2923 Thanks for sharing :)
@@lyndabarnier1380 What a disappointment :(
I had cataract surgery a few years ago at the age of 38. I was very near-sighted beforehand with astigmatism (-8.5D +2). I paid for the EDOF + Toric premium lens options, which made me glasses free from about arms length out. One other surprise is it magnified everything, e.g. when I had one eye done, a 40" TV in the uncorrected eye looked like a 50" TV in the operated eye until I had the second eye operated on. The main colour that became much stronger is blue-violet, such as cooker gas flames are much brighter blue-violet and the once dull UV lights (e.g. bank note checkers) now appear intense violet.
Thanks for sharing your experience & your results :) It sounds like you did really well with your EDOF lenses!
ALWAYS GREAT INFORMATION DOC, ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO IT, I APPRECIATE, KEEP THE GOOD WORK UP👍♥️❣️💞
Thank you for your kind words! I really appreciate any feedback, positive or negative, and your support ♥
Looking back over the last few years as a cataract has worsened in one eye, I can say my world has diminished since I've given up night driving, and even daylight driving in unfamiliar places. My spouse fills in the driving gaps, but I look forward to being independent once again, it can't help but be good for the brain and mood.
Most of my patients who’ve had cataract surgery always tell me that they can see the wrinkles on their body. I always tell them that it’s a cursed blessing🤣
Yes that is another unexpected benefit/curse of surgery 😅
Lol. I have cataract surgery next month. I am very myopic (roughly 20/400 in my weaker eye), so I can see every wrinkle, pore and such already, probably better than those patients can. I am choosing undercorrection/near vision monofocal lenses, but I know I will lose what I call my "microscope" vision. : ( But I expect it will be a good trade-off for regaining my night vision. : )
After cataract surgery, several months ago, my eye pressures dropped from 27 to 11. The main reason for the cataract surgery was to correct the eye pressure.
At what age was this? I'm in the same situation.
I had a stent implanted as part of my cataract surgery to control my eye/ pressure glaucoma.
Please do a video about the pros & cons of getting one eye corrected for far vision and the other corrected for close vision.
Thanks for the suggestion! I will put that on my list and will address this either in a separate video or as part of the next Q&A!
@@MicheleLeeMD This is also what I would like to see! I have an appointment with a surgeon already. I am doing mono-vision with one contact and it has worked out great, but now the cataracts are getting worse. I'm 71 nest month....
Thank you Dr.Lee enlightening information about having a cataract surgery.God bless!.
Thank you for watching ❤️
Thank you. You have perfectly explained my experience. I am now on a waiting list for YAG surgery. 😃
Had mine done 11years ago. Went from very near sighted to 20/20 instantly. Wish I could have done it years earlier.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
How long can people expect to live trouble free with these artificial lenses in their eyes? I would need to have it done at an early age for lowering IOP. But my eye doc finds me too young (50). Meanwhile, I see people getting their lenses snatched out at a much earlier age. Do they perhaps not realize that it can only done once? I would love to see a video addressing clear lense extraction and life expectancy of the IOL.
I would be concerned too about the longevity of the material. I'm 70 and my lens needs to last 20 years at most. But if I were doing it at 50, it'd have to last 40 years. I think they are doing IOL exchanges but it is risky and the skill level of the surgeon probably needs to be top-notch. My doctor has a follow-up appointment a week after the surgery, one of the other doctors I saw said they can exchange a lens at that point presumably before the lens has settled in. But then again how do you know if the lens is wrong for you so early on since they always tell you certain side effects will go away with time.
This is fantastic information. Thank you from Ireland
Thank you for watching ❤️
Ty ♥️ good to hear the benefits
Thanks for watching!
Thank you doc ! You are really great ! Take care of yourself always
Thanks for your kind words ❤️
Very good educational video that every cataract patient should watch! I would add to the unexpected benefit 1, that alongside with improved quality of vision, the sense of depth is also majorly improved which comes in handy for sports or driving maneuvers such as parking your car, or even handling precision machines etc...
I appreciate your feedback & addition of depth perception! Agreed that is a big plus :)
Very interesting video . Thank you for this . I had my first cataract surgery a year ago at 41yrs old i am extremely satisfied with the results
When I got my cataract surgery, it was because I couldn't see due to my cataracts. I got it when they got bad enough that I couldn't see. Getting the surgery was pretty much a no brainer.
Happy to know I had the surgery then....Ty ♥️😊
Thanks for sharing :)
I had my cataract surgery last week. I decided to have mono IOL as it is better. I want to wear glass like before. Have 20/20 vision .
Dr. Hussain Reno
Thanks for sharing!
Aloha!; for the algorithm.
Haha thank you!
Yw....Ty ♥️
Thanks dr ihad cataract surgery. since 2002 around21 years so ihave anstigmatism 5 degree. and my cornea thickness is512 so could i do any kind of lazik for that thanks
It's hard to say without seeing you in person and looking at your scans. If you have significant astigmatism that is corrected with glasses or contact lenses, you can definitely ask your eye doctor if LASIK or other refractive surgery would be an option for you.
@@MicheleLeeMD Thanks
I had mine done when I was 60 on both eyes. But before that, I had a torn retina torn at the bottom of my retina, and because of that I have always had floaters, but after my cataract surgery on both eyes, my eyesight wasn’t really any better at all And the floaters was absolutely worse than ever and my eyesight acts like I am losing it worse in one eye. And it actually feels like there’s something in my eye all the time irritation. I was told that I have no tear ducts in my eyes are really dry so I have drops that I put in my eyes, want to eye doctor told me that there is nothing to do about the floaters and another eye doctor told me that there is that they can do surgery to remove the the old blood that is behind there that is causing the floaters. So I really don’t know who to believe or what to do but I don’t understand why my eyesight has never gotten any better and I still have to wear glasses. I am 63 of age now so it hasn’t been that long ago that I had my cataract surgery done.
Ty 👍
Hello I read that there is a liquid solution to reduce or slow down Cataracts. I think it was called PRF or something like that. I’ve been looking for it, but I haven’t found that article or that video on that Describes that’s Aleutian
I had a detached retina about 4 years ago. I had cataract surgery at the same time. Next week i have YAGLaser surgery. One of the risks is detached retina so pleased to hear it's only needed once
Ty😊
Thank you!!
You're welcome!
Ty ♥️
Ty
Wow! This is really assisting me in the choices and to narrow the scope of my choices! I'm much more informed in viewing the content of your subject. Thank you very much.. Also don't forget to DO something about that hairdo! Remember personal appearance is important! See'ya.....
Glad it was helpful! Best of luck ❤️
Yw ..Ty for your video ,👍
No problem 👍
Hello, I have a lucidus extended-focal lens implanted in my right eye, can I have a multifocal lens implanted in my left eye
Thank you for your question! It really depends on several factors, like eye dominance and refractive goals. I would definitely bring this up with your eye surgeon and see what they think. Best of luck ❤
Hi dr. Lee im 41yrs old my left eye was operated in cataract last march 2 2022 after 6 months i feel foggy in my right and ask the doktor and he told me that my right eye have a cataract but he told me my cataract will be operated 1 to 2 years but my feeling in my eyes is weird i already check to many doctors and tbey say my eyes was ok. i have oct and perimitry eye exam and the result was normal. I want to be operated as soon as possibe for the good of my vission and i was also have stroke hemo last oct12 2021 its is ok if i have surgery again doc bec my right vission is foggy and i feel uncomfirtable❤🙏
Thank you for your comment and question! Yes, sometimes we will do the second eye if you feel like the two eyes are not working together. One reason to hold off is that if you can still accomodate, meaning see distance and near, you will lose that after cataract surgery. I definitely advise you keep discussing this with your eye doctor and if they will not operate but you feel that you should do something you can seek a second opinion. Best of luck!
Mine were a joke, still need glasses, still got glare at night, can't read roadsigns in time and if I look at stars at night see two side by side (before I saw a circle of 8)
66 I'm, but having cataract, M G, sugar, B.P etc., can it advisable
I guess I can't benefit cause I'm a senior with no cataracts LOL
I'm back again for the cute facial expressions. hehe. And of course cataract information.
I need it soon blurry right eye now and I ride motorcycle daily
Thanks for sharing. I hope your surgery goes well!
When can I have cataract surgery? Do I have to wait until it has progressed to the point where I can’t drive?
I actually made a video about timing of cataract surgery if is helpful: ruclips.net/video/PjLMkaBQoHw/видео.html
@@MicheleLeeMD thankyou
Do surgery asap better don't wait.
How come my opthamologist doesn't look like that?
This is at least the second video where you say cataract surgery is nearly painless. Nearly? Please explain.
Thank you for your question. Most of time time you don't remember/feel anything but occasionally you may feel hands on your face, some pulling on the eyelids, some burning inside the eye, and some pressure - so I can't say the surgery is completely painless. Hope that answers your question!
I was worried about it before my surgery, but felt very little during the process and the worst I felt after was a feeling of my eyes being a little dry for a few days. I used preservative-free artificial tears for that (surgeon recommended), which solved the problem before it was even annoying. Listen to your doctor, follow her/his advice to the letter, you should do fine.
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I FORGOT TO TELL YOU I AM NOW 79 YRS YOUNG AND CONTINUE TO BE AMAZED A THE DIFFERENCE, PLUS MY LONG TIME EYE SURGEON, TAKING CARE OF MY EYES FOR OVER 30 YEARS, WAS THE BEST(DR CHRISTOPER COAD, CHELSEA EYE, IN NYC) JUST SAW HIM ON FRI AND HE IS THRILLED THAT MY EYES LOOK WONDERFUL!!! HOPE MY COMENTS ASSIST IN HELPING PEOPLE ON THE EDGE, DECIDING ON THIS SURGERY. LOIS
Thanks for sharing ❤
better vision = more brain stimulation=less dementia
Watch out for PCO, posterior capsular opacification, that sometimes occurs after cataract surgery.
Requires laser treatment, which is fast, but I had an imbecile of an ophthalmologist who did the PCO and my night vision is destroyed. I see star patterns in headlights and streetlights and extreme glare from those types of lights at night, and another ophthalmologist doesn't want to risk doing anything to correct it.
Not sure if anything can be done to resolve it. It's my opinion that the idiot who did the PCO laser treatment doesn't have a clue as to how to do it, she seemed to shoot the laser blindly without aiming, and then had the nerve to blame the lens.
Not sure if a lens inserted in cataract surgery can ever be replaced, I believe that is the only solution.
I suppose too one other advantage of cataract surgery is that - well, you should not live in fear of getting cataracts any longer!
I had a vitrectomy a few days ago to clear up a vitreal hemorrhage from a botched repair on my retinal tear.
Now I've been promised by the surgeon that I'm going to get a cataract in that eye. Granted, at my age I already have cataracts that are fairly mild yet, but if my vitrectomized eye finally goes south and gets a bad cataract, I can justify to my health insurance company that I need the surgery now and enjoy better vision earlier than waiting and suffering with mediocre vision, until the other eye goes bad too.
The surgery can also increase the chance of macular degeneration. Perhaps you should be more truthful ?
Ty ♥️
Thank you for watching!