Driving with Dr. Richardson | Cataract Surgery Risks

#glaucoma #cataract #pilocarpine #cataractsurgery
#Cataract surgery is one of the safest, most common, and most successful procedures in modern medicine.
In this video, Dr. Richardson discusses the risks the cataract surgeries and the importance of understanding the procedure, its risks, and the recovery process.
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About Dr. Richardson:
David Richardson, M.D. is widely recognized as one of the top #cataract and #glaucoma surgeons in the US and is among an elite group of glaucoma surgeons in the country performing the highly specialized canaloplasty procedure. Many patients have traveled from around the world to have canaloplasty by Dr. Richardson. Moreover, Dr. Richardson is one of only a few surgeons in the greater Los Angeles area that performs Micropulse® Cyclophotocoagulation (MP3) glaucoma laser surgery. Dr. Richardson graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Southern California and earned his Medical Degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the LAC+USC Medical Center/ Doheny Institute.
To learn more about Dr. David Richardson, please visit david-richardson-md.com.
To learn more about Glaucoma, please visit new-glaucoma-treatments.com/
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:44 What is Cataract Surgery?
3:22 Conditions That Make Capsular Tear More Likely
3:54 What Flomax (Tamsulosin) Does
5:14 Should Selective Alpha-1 Blockers Be Discontinued Prior to Surgery?
5:39 What Could Happen After Surgery?
7:00 Retinal Detachment
7:35 Symptoms of Retinal Detachment
8:25 Elevation of Intraocular Pressure (IOP)
9:55 Symptoms of Elevated IOP
11:48 Conditions that May Increase the Risk of Corneal Swelling (EDEMA)
13:47 Swelling of Retina
14:23 Macular Edema Risk Increase
14:51 Issues Related to the Intraocular Lens (IOL)
15:09 Refractive Surprise
17:59 Risks of Anesthesia
18:44 Risks of Retrobulbar Injection
20:21 Summary

[@wesleyc1029]

A great video which clearly and concisely explains the risks. As someone with early cataracts(3yrs), but also early borderline glaucoma (3yrs), pseudoexfoliation (3yrs), Fuch's (6months), and and an epirentinal membrane OS, I am absolutely terrified of all the potential complications of cataract surgery. Thank you so much for putting this together!

[@hashmodha]

So nice to see you back Dr Richardson....So very nicely explained as well.... Hope you are well.... Sending love and good wishes from Thailand

[@lindaowen6761]

Very informative, thank you for your time as always I feel educated on my eye care after viewing your videos. I have Glaucoma. Would love if you would do a video on Cataract and Glaucoma. My left eye had Cataract surgery 7years ago. This eye has "mild Glaucoma. " My right eye may need Cataract surgery soon, right eye has beginning stage Glaucoma.

[@dr.amitabhamukherjee3601]

No mention of Descemet's membrane detachment

[@amiratrebincevic8809]

Really appreciate your videos. My mom was told by and optometrist that she has narrow angles and later told by an ophthalmologist “not
so narrow”. From what I can gather I don’t think anyone has done a proper gonioscopy on her to truly evaluate it. It would be great if you walked through gonioscopy process (can it be done w/o a lens on the eyeball?).