I’ll be filming a Cataract Q&A with your questions about cataract surgery in a couple weeks so please feel free to ask your questions about cataracts and surgery in the comments below 👇 Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you in my video next week about preparing for cataract surgery ❤
Let's assume a patient doesn't want multifocal IOLs. Would glasses with progressive lenses be a good/viable option after cataract surgery for people who chose far distance IOLs over near distance IOLs?
@@Angel-e4e4v I'm from the UK, our NHS (National Health Service) will do if for FREE but the issue is you already have cataracts & the waiting list is like over a year maybe....which means it'll just get worse! I paid private around £1,200 each eye....amazing vision! I went for the distant lens than the close/reading lens option. I've been wearing glasses all my life....all my life & i'm just over 50, i don't need glasses now to read,only for over 2 meters for a newspaper letter size words. Driving is amazing, don't need glasses but it does make it better & crisper for road sign/directions boards & car plates. UK driving law needs us to read a number plate at approx 20 meters which i can see now WITHOUT glasses....a BONUS.
I am Over Eighty and I never smoked ,I do take alcohol occasionally and survived a five vessel by pass nine years ago and I have good sight as up to now .I still appreciate advice from people like you,many thanks.
I had my cataract surgery before my lenses were 30% occluded. I'm a photographer and art curator . I didn't experience the much talked about a new experience of color or brightness but I was able to read street signs at night and and go directly to an extended productive work life for years that I might have missed
My narrow angles, extreme farsightedness (+10) and very short eyes (nanopthalmic eyes) led to irridotomies to help fluid drain. Unfortunately, even the irridotomies couldn’t keep my intraocular pressures in A safe zone. I had my cataract surgery at age 57 paired with a gonioscopy. It was risky, but now I can see clearly and my pressures are in the normal zone! I have mad respect for my ophthalmologist!
Dr. Lee, I want to express my gratitude for the information you provided as I contemplate the possibility of cataract surgery. My inclination has typically been in favor of natural remedies rather than surgical interventions.
Thank you fro the information. Concerning Diabetes......? What about the connection between ** High Simple Carb Diets > lead to High Blood Glucose & Insulin > lead to Increased Inflammation and THE FORMATION of Glycated Molecules that collect in the eye as a causal factor in CATARACTS...?? Vitamins are important. But _ WHY NOT ALSO RECOMMEND - a LOW-CARB Diet...? ESPECIALLY for those of us who already are insulin resistant or Diabetic...??? What Do You Think. Thank You...
@@jonesy4588 This is NO JOKE! If you have cataracts those 20 minutes can be very intense for so many people. It was for me. Like all surgery, infection is the main issue. I’m sorry you feel the way you do.
Thank you for giving us the facts so clearly, precisely and most especially for talking in a calm, comforting voice ( many people talk way too fast). I'm a 77 year old woman whose cataracts have developed slowly over the past 3 years and are not in need of surgery yet, so your info was very good to hear. I look forward to your next video. Thanks!
I am 96 and I also dislike the fast talkers! You can slow them all down by pausing the video, tapping the round settings button, then tap playback speed. I always slow videos down to 75%! Try it, you will love it!
5:56 5:56 To slow down the playback speed in any podcast, you will see icons like cc and a gear like icon, if you press on that gear like icon, a menu will popup and there you can slowdown the play speed from normal to .75x .5x that your like. After you stopped watching the video clip, it will go automatically to normal speed. I am sorry @littleoldladyfromtexas3849, I realized after I wrote him the instructions how to slow the Talkback speed, that you had already contacted him with the instructions already.
Dr. Lee your 100% right! Three years ago the Eye Doctor said I had a Good Start on a Cataract I got Prescription Glasses for driving with sun Glasses in them. Just got Checked and Cataract has not changed! Thanks for the tips!
You can have cataracts for a very long time before they bother you. A lot of times I doctors don’t even tell you that you have them if they’re small enough. And then at some point they just grow big enough to cause problems. And it’s not some thing that people have been doing that’s bad, it’s just aging. Of course, you can make aging worse by eating tons of sugar and not exercising, but cataracts or just some thing that most people develop if they live long enough.
@@MicheleLeeMD Cataracts in my left eye was detected since some 12 years ago and cataracts in the right eye was detectedsome 6 years ago. last year my ophtalmo told the cataracts are still here and it is up to me to decide to operate or not . I have a rather good vision can read a newspaper without glasses but need glasses for watching TV and distinguishing far away signs .I have diabetes. can you explain how the cataracts are still present after so many years? Must I choose to be operated? Please give help me to decide. Forget to tell you I am 81.
Wear sun glasses always, don't drink alcohol, never smoked, use electric stove, healthy weight, sugar free diet, and eat a healthy diet, take natural Vitamin C, take vitamin E .......and still at 70 I have got cataracts!!!
Unfortunately these are just things we can do to slow cataracts, not completely prevent them from happening. There are other factors out of our control like genetics, other health conditions, etc. It sounds like you are extremely healthy so I'll bet your good habits helped in other ways! Thanks for sharing
I think one of the reasons for having good eyes is genetics .my uncle , now 90 years old , he can read the smallest words without using reading glasses . He does not have to use glasses for reading . He does not get any immunisation for covil-19 and very healthy , still drives the car .
@@lapislazuli7876 wood or pellet stoves send off particulates esp when you clean them. Smoke is a factor, no matter from a wood stove, a campfire, or smoking cigs. Different levels of smoke. Second hand smoke. Not sure about gas or oil heat. Electric is the cleanest. But ALL of these dehydrate you, your skin, your membranes. A humidifier in a room where you most hang out, is helpful.
Paul Diamond 0 seconds ago I was scheduled for surgery to replace the cataract damaged lenses in both eyes. With my wife, I changed to eating a plant based diet. After a month, the osteo arthritis pain I suffered in my toes, plantar, heels, ankles, knees, elbows, wrists and fingers (each confirmed by xray images) disappeared. Almost a year after going plant based diet, my cataracts cleared in both eyes. I phoned the optometrist and requested a new vision test before my scheduled cataract surgery. She agreed. After the new exam, she cancelled the cataract surgery for my eyes! - It was a big step to give up all meat, dairy, processed foods, oils, etc. But, the rewards to me far exceed the compromises.
People who go full carnivore have the same good results. Processed foods are the big culprit, especially sugars and highly refined carbohydrates of all kinds. I avoid GMOs, too; there's nothing I find attractive about eating genetically embedded pesticides in my food.
Just to add, I agree that seed oils are the devil. They tear up your arteries when they go through your bloodstream, for one thing. People don't realize how highly processed those seed oils are. How much oil does corn have, anyway? Not much. There's no way to get that much oil out of corn without a lot of processing.
Yes, you will hear a lot of opinions, even amongst eye surgeons! My advice is to wait until you are bothered by your quality of vision and if in doubt, get multiple opinions. Best of luck!
@@MicheleLeeMD Thanks, Dr. Lee! My concen, or 'a' concern, is Laser assisted versus manual. I've seen scanning microscope photos of laser assisted eyes that look terrifying. I'd prefer 'manual' but in an evaluation the surgeon who does laser was almost jumping off the ground - he was so vehement that laser is 'safer.' But another evaluating surgeon said, "it's way worse an outcome."
@@Allan-et5ig There is no proof either way that one is better than the other for routine cataracts. Laser-assisted surgery can help with astigmatism correction but that is about it. Some surgeons prefer using laser since it performs some of the steps and softens the lens. Hope that answers your question!
Thanks. Your advice inspirational, particularly because my eye doctor told me yesterday during my check-up for glasses (the little windows showed the row of letters on the right eye had a white background. but the left eye window had a somewhat yellowish background. She said that yellowish background was due to a cataract developing in the left eye).
I'm 68, my dad had a lens replacement surgery done. My grandfather went blind in the 60's do to Cataracts. So, I'm on the list. I have floater most likely in the left eye. Growing up in the 60's sunglasses would have been a brilliant thought. I when camping and hiking up the the mountains, higher bright lights. Also, would canoe days on a river without proper eye protection. Things have changed for the better, expect for my taxes, they still suck.
Just a note on UV, for glasses wearers, be sure your clear glasses have a UV protection coating. This coating will block UV as well as sun glasses that are UV coated. Most opticians have a device that can measure the degree of UV blocking in glasses if you ask. Another related note: if you are driving a car the windshield will block all UV and your need for sunglasses is only needed to block the extra glare and brightness .... not UV.
I admit I didn't watch the video. That's because I already had cataract surgery. My mom told me it was no worse than going to the market - she was right. But the best part is that they implant permanent lenses so I now have the best sight I have ever had in my life. So I'm a huge fan of cataract surgery.
My cataract surgery ended before it started and it was the most traumatic hospital experience I ever had. I have settled to rather get blind than to put myself to such trauma again.
They treated me so rudely, badly, and without consideration of my underlying problems, ignoring all that was discussed prior to the o.p., that my normally low blood pressure went through the roof. After the injection and endless waiting, I was told that I could not be operated on. They told me that I should remain in the hospital in an different room until my blood pressure changed. By than I felt like an animal in an abattoir and my intuition told me to go home. I found out that there was another person on that day that also went home without finalising his cataract operation. Now that I took the time to answer you, please be so kind and tell me your story.
Dr. Lee at 75+ and fighting cancer daily I totally agree with your standards. Head/neck radiation,30 treatments in 5 weeks, almost killed me. Now 3 1/2 years later my eyesight is terrible. Going to eye doctors next week. One in Florida wanted $8000 per eye and no guarantee. I have Medicare, Medicaid and Humana Gold plus. I don't have $16,000 . Where do I go for help? DC
Very intelligent and concise recommendations to avoid or reduce Cataracts. You might want to stress the Reduction of Hugh use Computer Blue Light exposure as well. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Good stuff to know. Wish I had known about the UV sunglasses when I was younger. Pretty sure my cataracts are mostly from the brutal UV bombardment here in South Texas most of my life. Thanks for the info.
Thank you so much for the info about cataracts. I've developed cataracts over the last two years and waiting for surgery. I'm afraid of the side effects effects
I've developed cataracts after long-term steroid use as part of my immunosuppressive regime following a kidney transplant. I'm not diabetic and am otherwise reasonably healthy though I do suffer from UTIs and kidney infections. I'm recovering from one the moment. I have UV protection built into my prescription glasses and I only take them off to shower or sleep. The extra cost was worth it. Thanks for your video. I knew carrots were good for your eyes. LOL
I had both eyes done , unfortunately my left eye was a failure, now they want me to have a cornea transplant , I am way too scared to have to go through another eye operation , I am hoping my eyesight in the left eye will slowly come back by eating well ,,,, thank you 😊
I'm so sorry to hear that you may need a corneal transplant. That does sound frustrating and scary. Thankfully, cornea transplants are much more successful now than they were even 5-10 years ago. Best of luck ❤
Hello there, bless you dear soul. Im 64 and last week had a cataract surgery in 1 eye,although they say its simple ect its still not pleasant going through with it,my hospital they were wonderful, kind,caring and very good hospital. I am being carful but as I have other health issues I'm still feeling as though I'm not myself. It really has cleared my vision in that eye,but I feel fragile, I think it takes a few weeks to feel more yourself.im so sorry that your left was a failure, and if you are able znd do go ahead with the cornea transplant I would imagine they will put you under general anesthesthetic? I am sure that because its our eyes znd face its a scary thing isn't it,xxi am wondering as im watching this a year on from when it came out, that you may have had surgery, if so how are you now and please know I am including you in my prayers, xxlove Heather in ukxx
@@hetty2974 I decided. not to have the cornea transplant , the vision in my right eye is pretty good, the left eye is still very blurry ,,, I’m learning to live with it ,,, good to hear your surgery was successful ,,,,,thank you 😊
Hello Sharon.im pleased you are okay. Thankyouxx for letting me know..yep so far mynone is OK it's very sensitive and bit painful on top of my eye when you look sideways I expect that will go away. Its been a week and a half since my surgery..I wish you well.and bless you 🙏 do take care xx❤
Wise as it may be to avoid cataract surgery and surgery in general, my extreme nearsighted vision has been markedly improved by the plastic lenses that replaced my cataracted natural lenses. The surgeries were done rather quickly in what seemed like an office visit and called for sedation only. I still wear glasses for distance vision, but I can read books or see my computer screen without the series of glasses I wore from age 13. However, I'm 89 years old and now have other eye problems.
@@MicheleLeeMD: I might add that the degree of correction was not as great as could have been obtained. I don't recall why we decided to keep my distance vision less than 20/20.
Wow, Keith! That sounds like the best outcome one could hope for. Sorry to hear about the other issues cropping up and I hope you have been able to get some of that squared away.
I'd love to see these studies you've mentioned. Especially the one from Nepal. Nepal is not part of India, rather it is its own country. So, there is that.
Prior to cataract surgery, I didn't have that whitish curvature in my eye, thanks a lot for surgery, I'm 75 and I can see and read everything. Foods in the video, I eat them most of the time, green leafy no but steamed a little. Thank you for video.
Hello, thank you for covering this topic. I am 63 years old and have been told for years I'm getting cataracts. Problem, my right eye is legally blind. It was from a lazy eye that wasn't caught in time. Worried if the cataracts get really bad, what happens if I get surgery and the surgery on my good eye goes wrong? Then I will be totally blind. I have been told by several eye doctors not to get Lazik because I would be forever blind if it doesn't go well. The doctors tell me to run away if anyone wants to do any kind of eye surgery due to I only have one working eye. I don't drink, smoke or do drugs. Any comments or suggestions? Thank you again, love your channel.
Look for Dr John Christopher eyewash recipe. You can find it online. You steep natural herbs and rinse your with an eye cup. It has helped me a lot. Also look into “the Golden fountain “ by Coen van der kroon, it is urine therapy. Your urine has all the stem cells that you need to help heal your body
@@debwoods3831 I'm in the same position as you and JrBrass... vision only in one good eye. And I'm in my late 30s and think about stuff like this now. Reading your comment is very worrisome. Outside of positive affirmations I say to myself like "My one good eye is protected"... i try to look up different things that could lead to cataracts. Do you drink enough water during the day? I was reading about how dehydration can speed up cataracts or make them develop. Do you have a calcium deficiency? Do you have a vitamin D deficiency? or a parathyroid deficiency?
Loved your vid I learned a lot I'm 76 and have cataracts on both eyes right big I can't see properly left a smaller one, I love red wine Australia has the Best!,I'm growing a garden now with rocket, silverbeat,coriander, spring onion, parsley celery for juicing I feel this will eliminate surgery bombarding vitamins and minerals anti oxides, hopefully we shall 👀 see better, thanks DOC ❤
Thank you Dr. Lee for this informative video on helping to slow cataract development and possible surgery. I am being treated by an opthamoligist for glaucoma now and he is very closely monitoring my cataract. I am 80 years old and in 2016 I had an ocular melanoma and had a enucleation of my left eye. I have a prosthetic and am doing well. But he is very concerned about the cataract and says he will only perform surgery when and if it gets to that point, as, yes, sometimes surgeries don't always go well and he doesn't want me to lose both
I started putting these specific drops in my eyes three times a day. It's supposed to stop the formation of cataracts because it dissolves the fibrous tissues that cause cataracts. I've been taking it for over a month and I do see a significant improvement. I'll be 67 on Christmas.
Gonioscopy is a painless exam that uses a special contact lens with mirrors to see the drainage angle at the front of your eye. This angle is where fluid leaves your eye and affects your eye pressure and glaucoma risk.
Howdy Doctor, I recently discovered your videos and really find them very interesting and enjoyable to watch. I am 75 and within the last 2 years my eye doctor has been recommending cataract surgery. I suffer from Blepharitis which never really seems to be completely gone, although most times I can seem to keep it under control. I have read that many times after surgery Blepharitis becomes an issue. Do you have any advice or additional steps I should take. Thank you again for such educational content.
Hi and thank you for your kind words and comment! Dry eye usually gets worse after cataract surgery, and while you could try to prepare for it using preservative-free tears, there is not much you can do before surgery to prevent it from happening. Also, your dry eye treatment depends on what kind of dry eye you have so I would work with your eye doctor to optimize your dry eyes before surgery. I'll be releasing a video next week about how to prepare for cataract surgery if that would be helpful! I appreciate your support ♥
Hazards of delaying cataract surgery: Follow any step you want to but be careful, these steps not gonna delay ageing of the eye. For example surgery of same grade of cataract at 50 years of age is far far better than at 80 years of age. Reason: the zonules in the eye which support lens become weaker with increasing age. Corneal endothelial cells are also diminishing with advancing age which is required to keep cornea clear. So, this is the complete picture. You might delay progression of lens Cataract- but at the same time your surgeries after few years would be riskier.
Thank you for your comment. It is true in that as we age there are issues with other parts of the eye besides the cataract itself. Some people want to hold off as long as possible to have any procedure or surgery, so this video is made for those who want to delay cataract surgery and/or try not to ever have surgery at all. These tips are also good tips in general for eye health and overall health too. I appreciate your feedback!
I’m 80. Have a small cataract in right eye. Have been vegetarian at least half to three quarters of my live. Don’t wear sunscreen . No sunglasses except when driving in bright light. Take supplements that includes Idoral iodine. Estrace vag cream weekly. Very active in retirement from Nursing on woodland tree farm. Have three kids and a dog and my sweetheart. Drink red wine when I feel like it. Not sure if there’s a cut off age for C. S. ?
Hello my dad is of your age and recently got cataract in both his eyes. He is reluctant to undergo surgery but I am scared if that detoriotes with time. Would like to get some suggestions from you if you don't mind.
I just had cataract surgery 3 weeks ago still healing. I stent was to put in dr advised me that my mesh would not safely allow that. So back to the drops which isn’t effective. One thing doctor mentioned to me that l his patents he advised them to stop drinking coffee even decaf. This is one drink that definitely raises the IOP. Glad I don’t like coffee with my issues.
There is evidence to suggest that Ginkgo biloba has neuroprotective properties. This means it can help protect the nerve cells in the eyes, particularly in the retina.
Regarding smoke and fires: Hubby tried to introduce solar ovens in 3rd world countries. It was a difficult lesson. Fire is a cultural thing. Sitting around a solar oven just wasn’t the same ambiance, I guess. Some did finally understand how it helped on several levels (free up time for crafts and teaching kids lessons, safety, effective, efficient, low cost to make and upkeep, no fuel required except the sun) and others just couldn’t give up the usual ways of living their lives.
Thank you Dr. I’m getting cataract surgery on Thursday on my left eye and the right eye will also next surgery maybe this year I’m so nervous I love your video I have low blood platelets so I was on steroids for about 5 months taking like 40 pills a week and I’m diabetic so I never stood a chance of not having cataracts but like you said In the video It’s only a matter of time until we get cataracts so I felt better when you said that thank you Dr live you
Great question. Everyone is a little different. Some will take a day and see perfectly, some will take a full week or even up to a month, and most will take 2-3 days. Best of luck :)
You may have just lost a little bit in the genetic lottery. My grandmother had cataracts in her 50s and she was never out in the sun and always were sunglasses. I’ve sort of inherited that as well and will probably have cataract surgery before I’m 60. It just happens.
Do you have any experience with patients who use eye drops containing N-Acetyl Carnosine? This antioxidant is said to work well in the eye to reduce oxidative stress.
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I’ll be filming a Cataract Q&A with your questions about cataract surgery in a couple weeks so please feel free to ask your questions about cataracts and surgery in the comments below 👇
Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you in my video next week about preparing for cataract surgery ❤
Interested to know about the drops they are testing in Europe that dissolve cataracts as opposed to surgery
@@juanitahardy8583 Thanks for your question! I'll do my best to address it in the upcoming Q&A so stay tuned!
Let's assume a patient doesn't want multifocal IOLs. Would glasses with progressive lenses be a good/viable option after cataract surgery for people who chose far distance IOLs over near distance IOLs?
Could you address patients with Sjogrens? Especially those of us who already have very dry eyes. Thank you
@@dgricus Yes! I'll include your question and address dry eyes in the Q&A. Thanks for contributing!
Had cataract surgery in both eyes, one week apart. Best thing ever! 5 minute procedure that was painless. 20/20 in both eyes now.
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@@Angel-e4e4v I'm from the UK, our NHS (National Health Service) will do if for FREE but the issue is you already have cataracts & the waiting list is like over a year maybe....which means it'll just get worse! I paid private around £1,200 each eye....amazing vision! I went for the distant lens than the close/reading lens option. I've been wearing glasses all my life....all my life & i'm just over 50, i don't need glasses now to read,only for over 2 meters for a newspaper letter size words. Driving is amazing, don't need glasses but it does make it better & crisper for road sign/directions boards & car plates. UK driving law needs us to read a number plate at approx 20 meters which i can see now WITHOUT glasses....a BONUS.
that's great ! such a very short time for a delicate procedure.
Hello may i know what type of surgery for that
I am Over Eighty and I never smoked ,I do take alcohol occasionally and survived a five vessel by pass nine years ago and I have good sight as up to now .I still appreciate advice from people like you,many thanks.
Thanks for sharing, and best of luck ❤
Then your screwed
@@jenny-DD It's "you're." "Your" is possessive.
A krople DSMO ?
@@MicheleLeeMDI really like you Michele you’re my best friend ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I had my cataract surgery before my lenses were 30% occluded. I'm a photographer and art curator . I didn't experience the much talked about a new experience of color or brightness but I was able to read street signs at night and and go directly to an extended productive work life for years that I might have missed
As always, clear and concise information! And, thank you for NO distracting music. 😊
My narrow angles, extreme farsightedness (+10) and very short eyes (nanopthalmic eyes) led to irridotomies to help fluid drain. Unfortunately, even the irridotomies couldn’t keep my intraocular pressures in A safe zone. I had my cataract surgery at age 57 paired with a gonioscopy. It was risky, but now I can see clearly and my pressures are in the normal zone! I have mad respect for my ophthalmologist!
Hey
Dr. Lee, I want to express my gratitude for the information you provided as I contemplate the possibility of cataract surgery. My inclination has typically been in favor of natural remedies rather than surgical interventions.
So did you have the surgery?
Thank you fro the information. Concerning Diabetes......? What about the connection between ** High Simple Carb Diets > lead to High Blood Glucose & Insulin > lead to Increased Inflammation and THE FORMATION of Glycated Molecules that collect in the eye as a causal factor in CATARACTS...?? Vitamins are important. But _ WHY NOT ALSO RECOMMEND - a LOW-CARB Diet...? ESPECIALLY for those of us who already are insulin resistant or Diabetic...??? What Do You Think. Thank You...
You are knocking it out of the park with these cataract videos! They are amazing! Well done!
Wow that means so much coming from such a fantastic Eyetuber 💪 Thanks for your support - I really appreciate you!
this is a joke , nothing is going to stop cataracts and the fix takes less than 20 min.
@@jonesy4588 This is NO JOKE! If you have cataracts those 20 minutes can be very intense for so many people. It was for me. Like all surgery, infection is the main issue. I’m sorry you feel the way you do.
Thank you for giving us the facts so clearly, precisely and most especially for talking in a calm, comforting voice ( many people talk way too fast). I'm a 77 year old woman whose cataracts have developed slowly over the past 3 years and are not in need of surgery yet, so your info was very good to hear. I look forward to your next video. Thanks!
i read that L-Carnosine eyedrops can reverse cataracts
I am 96 and I also dislike the fast talkers! You can slow them all down by pausing the video, tapping the round settings button, then tap playback speed. I always slow videos down to 75%! Try it, you will love it!
@@littleoldladyfromtexas3849 Thank you for that knowledge. I did not know that was possible. Bless you! 😊
5:56 5:56 To slow down the playback speed in any podcast, you will see icons like cc and a gear like icon, if you press on that gear like icon, a menu will popup and there you can slowdown the play speed from normal to .75x .5x that your like.
After you stopped watching the video clip, it will go automatically to normal speed. I am sorry @littleoldladyfromtexas3849, I realized after I wrote him the instructions how to slow the Talkback speed, that you had already contacted him with the instructions already.
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Thanks!
Dr. Lee your 100% right! Three years ago the Eye Doctor said I had a Good Start on a Cataract I got Prescription Glasses for driving with sun Glasses in them. Just got Checked and Cataract has not changed! Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for sharing :)
You can have cataracts for a very long time before they bother you. A lot of times I doctors don’t even tell you that you have them if they’re small enough. And then at some point they just grow big enough to cause problems. And it’s not some thing that people have been doing that’s bad, it’s just aging. Of course, you can make aging worse by eating tons of sugar and not exercising, but cataracts or just some thing that most people develop if they live long enough.
@@MicheleLeeMD Cataracts in my left eye was detected since some 12 years ago and cataracts in the right eye was detectedsome 6 years ago. last year my ophtalmo told the cataracts are still here and it is up to me to decide to operate or not . I have a rather good vision can read a newspaper without glasses but need glasses for watching TV and distinguishing far away signs .I have diabetes. can you explain how the cataracts are still present after so many years? Must I choose to be operated? Please give help me to decide. Forget to tell you I am 81.
Wear sun glasses always, don't drink alcohol, never smoked, use electric stove, healthy weight, sugar free diet, and eat a healthy diet, take natural Vitamin C, take vitamin E .......and still at 70 I have got cataracts!!!
Unfortunately these are just things we can do to slow cataracts, not completely prevent them from happening. There are other factors out of our control like genetics, other health conditions, etc. It sounds like you are extremely healthy so I'll bet your good habits helped in other ways! Thanks for sharing
Why electric stove?
@@TheShumoby yes why electric stove?
I think one of the reasons for having good eyes is genetics .my uncle , now 90 years old , he can read the smallest words without using reading glasses . He does not have to use glasses for reading . He does not get any immunisation for covil-19 and very healthy , still drives the car .
@@lapislazuli7876 wood or pellet stoves send off particulates esp when you clean them. Smoke is a factor, no matter from a wood stove, a campfire, or smoking cigs. Different levels of smoke. Second hand smoke. Not sure about gas or oil heat. Electric is the cleanest. But ALL of these dehydrate you, your skin, your membranes. A humidifier in a room where you most hang out, is helpful.
Thanks for updating us on Cataract.Text message while lecturing simultaneously helps a lot understand you perfectly. Thanks once again.
Good presentation. With the information we have today you are doing as much as you can to enable people to be healthy.
I really appreciate your feedback & kind words. Thank you for watching ❤
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I was scheduled for surgery to replace the cataract damaged lenses in both eyes. With my wife, I changed to eating a plant based diet. After a month, the osteo arthritis pain I suffered in my toes, plantar, heels, ankles, knees, elbows, wrists and fingers (each confirmed by xray images) disappeared. Almost a year after going plant based diet, my cataracts cleared in both eyes. I phoned the optometrist and requested a new vision test before my scheduled cataract surgery. She agreed. After the new exam, she cancelled the cataract surgery for my eyes! - It was a big step to give up all meat, dairy, processed foods, oils, etc. But, the rewards to me far exceed the compromises.
People who go full carnivore have the same good results. Processed foods are the big culprit, especially sugars and highly refined carbohydrates of all kinds. I avoid GMOs, too; there's nothing I find attractive about eating genetically embedded pesticides in my food.
Just to add, I agree that seed oils are the devil. They tear up your arteries when they go through your bloodstream, for one thing. People don't realize how highly processed those seed oils are. How much oil does corn have, anyway? Not much. There's no way to get that much oil out of corn without a lot of processing.
Giving up processed foods and high carb foods is what helped. It wasn’t giving up meat.
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Please explain a plant based diet.
Michelle Leed, MD. Loved the video.
The thing that concerns me about cataract surgery is that opinions are all over the board!
Yes, you will hear a lot of opinions, even amongst eye surgeons! My advice is to wait until you are bothered by your quality of vision and if in doubt, get multiple opinions. Best of luck!
@@MicheleLeeMD Thanks, Dr. Lee! My concen, or 'a' concern, is Laser assisted versus manual. I've seen scanning microscope photos of laser assisted eyes that look terrifying. I'd prefer 'manual' but in an evaluation the surgeon who does laser was almost jumping off the ground - he was so vehement that laser is 'safer.' But another evaluating surgeon said, "it's way worse an outcome."
@@Allan-et5ig There is no proof either way that one is better than the other for routine cataracts. Laser-assisted surgery can help with astigmatism correction but that is about it. Some surgeons prefer using laser since it performs some of the steps and softens the lens. Hope that answers your question!
Very clear and good presentation, thank you!
Dozens of thanks, Dr. Lee
Thanks. Your advice inspirational, particularly because my eye doctor told me yesterday during my check-up for glasses (the little windows showed the row of letters on the right eye had a white background. but the left eye window had a somewhat yellowish background. She said that yellowish background was due to a cataract developing in the left eye).
I'm 68, my dad had a lens replacement surgery done. My grandfather went blind in the 60's do to Cataracts. So, I'm on the list. I have floater most likely in the left eye. Growing up in the 60's sunglasses would have been a brilliant thought. I when camping and hiking up the the mountains, higher bright lights. Also, would canoe days on a river without proper eye protection. Things have changed for the better, expect for my taxes, they still suck.
Thanks Dr Lee for telling me about cataracts I'm facing that surgery trying to put ot off as long as I can
Just a note on UV, for glasses wearers, be sure your clear glasses have a UV protection coating. This coating will block UV as well as sun glasses that are UV coated. Most opticians have a device that can measure the degree of UV blocking in glasses if you ask. Another related note: if you are driving a car the windshield will block all UV and your need for sunglasses is only needed to block the extra glare and brightness .... not UV.
I admit I didn't watch the video. That's because I already had cataract surgery.
My mom told me it was no worse than going to the market - she was right.
But the best part is that they implant permanent lenses so I now have the best sight I have ever had in my life. So I'm a huge fan of cataract surgery.
I worry the lens will need to be updated surgically.????
@@GinaFischer-c3t
If that happens, refer to my comment about my mother.
@@TheTerminator-1 I say, 'Go get it done' Would be happy for you😎
great show and very well explained brilliant thank you very much from Sydney Australia
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you, Dr Michele.
Excellent presentation! Very instructive.
My cataract surgery ended before it started and it was the most traumatic hospital experience I ever had. I have settled to rather get blind than to put myself to such trauma again.
Pls. tell me what happend. I may had the same😢
What happened are you recovered
@@vision385 ???!!
They treated me so rudely, badly, and without consideration of my underlying problems, ignoring all that was discussed prior to the o.p., that my normally low blood pressure went through the roof.
After the injection and endless waiting, I was told that I could not be operated on. They told me that I should remain in the hospital in an different room until my blood pressure changed.
By than I felt like an animal in an abattoir and my intuition told me to go home.
I found out that there was another person on that day that also went home without finalising his cataract operation.
Now that I took the time to answer you, please be so kind and tell me your story.
@@elevans5758 sorry about that.I had my cataract surgary ; but i end up lossing my eye ritna after only two months..
Thank you so much Dr Michel for so informative video on cataract, it is exceptional to most of the Optholmologist, to give such a sane advice 🙏
Dr. Lee at 75+ and fighting cancer daily I totally agree with your standards. Head/neck radiation,30 treatments in 5 weeks, almost killed me. Now 3 1/2 years later my eyesight is terrible. Going to eye doctors next week. One in Florida wanted $8000 per eye and no guarantee. I have Medicare, Medicaid and Humana Gold plus. I don't have $16,000 . Where do I go for help? DC
Keep researching. That’s overpriced.
"under certain Medicare plans, 80% of the cost of surgery is covered, and you're expected to pay the remaining 20% as a copay."
Thank you for a very clear and concise presentation on how to prevent or slow the development of cataracts.
Thanks for this info!
Thanks for watching!!!
Thank you very much, for this information. I will surely share it with my friends.
Very intelligent and concise recommendations to avoid or reduce Cataracts. You might want to stress the Reduction of Hugh use Computer Blue Light exposure as well. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you for your comment & kind words ❤
Would watching You-Tube on TV eliminate that risk?
Great information doctor Michele
Thnx for giving us infos. Keep safe Dra Michelle Lee❤
Thank you! You too!
@@MicheleLeeMDcan I have cataract surgery with just numbing drops and not have the sedation and numbing needles??
Excellent video. Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Michele - valuable info! God bless!
Good stuff to know. Wish I had known about the UV sunglasses when I was younger. Pretty sure my cataracts are mostly from the brutal UV bombardment here in South Texas most of my life. Thanks for the info.
Thank you so much for the info about cataracts. I've developed cataracts over the last two years and waiting for surgery. I'm afraid of the side effects effects
Thank you so much for this information to educate the world on prevention of cataracts,great video Dr Lee
I've developed cataracts after long-term steroid use as part of my immunosuppressive regime following a kidney transplant. I'm not diabetic and am otherwise reasonably healthy though I do suffer from UTIs and kidney infections. I'm recovering from one the moment. I have UV protection built into my prescription glasses and I only take them off to shower or sleep. The extra cost was worth it. Thanks for your video. I knew carrots were good for your eyes. LOL
Hi I have same problem.I have developed cataracts long term steroid use 😢what can I do for my eyes
Great info, thanks doc !!
I had both eyes done , unfortunately my left eye was a failure, now they want me to have a cornea transplant , I am way too scared to have to go through another eye operation , I am hoping my eyesight in the left eye will slowly come back by eating well ,,,, thank you 😊
I'm so sorry to hear that you may need a corneal transplant. That does sound frustrating and scary. Thankfully, cornea transplants are much more successful now than they were even 5-10 years ago. Best of luck ❤
Hello there, bless you dear soul. Im 64 and last week had a cataract surgery in 1 eye,although they say its simple ect its still not pleasant going through with it,my hospital they were wonderful, kind,caring and very good hospital. I am being carful but as I have other health issues I'm still feeling as though I'm not myself. It really has cleared my vision in that eye,but I feel fragile, I think it takes a few weeks to feel more yourself.im so sorry that your left was a failure, and if you are able znd do go ahead with the cornea transplant I would imagine they will put you under general anesthesthetic? I am sure that because its our eyes znd face its a scary thing isn't it,xxi am wondering as im watching this a year on from when it came out, that you may have had surgery, if so how are you now and please know I am including you in my prayers, xxlove Heather in ukxx
@@hetty2974 I decided. not to have the cornea transplant , the vision in my right eye is pretty good, the left eye is still very blurry ,,, I’m learning to live with it ,,, good to hear your surgery was successful ,,,,,thank you 😊
Hello Sharon.im pleased you are okay. Thankyouxx for letting me know..yep so far mynone is OK it's very sensitive and bit painful on top of my eye when you look sideways I expect that will go away. Its been a week and a half since my surgery..I wish you well.and bless you 🙏 do take care xx❤
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I'm encouraged.
You are so welcome ❤
Thanks you so much Doc for your information 😊
Very clear and well speaking!!
Wise as it may be to avoid cataract surgery and surgery in general, my extreme nearsighted vision has been markedly improved by the plastic lenses that replaced my cataracted natural lenses. The surgeries were done rather quickly in what seemed like an office visit and called for sedation only. I still wear glasses for distance vision, but I can read books or see my computer screen without the series of glasses I wore from age 13. However, I'm 89 years old and now have other eye problems.
Thanks for sharing your experience! I agree that surgery can be amazing, especially if you go in understanding the risks and benefits.
@@MicheleLeeMD: I might add that the degree of correction
was not as great as could have been obtained. I don't recall why we decided to keep my distance vision less than 20/20.
89 ????????lol CANT MOAN There !!!lol g
Wow, Keith! That sounds like the best outcome one could hope for. Sorry to hear about the other issues cropping up and I hope you have been able to get some of that squared away.
@@geoffreycarson2311 Are you feeling okay?
Great presentation!
Thanks for your feedback!!!
I'd love to see these studies you've mentioned. Especially the one from Nepal. Nepal is not part of India, rather it is its own country. So, there is that.
Thank you very much! Best regards,
Prior to cataract surgery, I didn't have that whitish curvature in my eye, thanks
a lot for surgery, I'm 75 and I can see and read everything. Foods in the video,
I eat them most of the time, green leafy no but steamed a little.
Thank you for video.
Thanks for sharing & your feedback!
Hey! Any eye drop recommendations for basic very low level of cataracts?
I heard about eye drops with N Acetyl-Carnosine so I ordered on eBay and have been using for few days. I also take the supplement.
@@sugarlien and the results...?
I'm using 20% DMSO with VitC and microsomal EDTA, and it's improved my cataracts significantly!
Great video and very informative and very well explained thank you very much from Sydney Australia 😊
Hello, thank you for covering this topic. I am 63 years old and have been told for years I'm getting cataracts. Problem, my right eye is legally blind. It was from a lazy eye that wasn't caught in time. Worried if the cataracts get really bad, what happens if I get surgery and the surgery on my good eye goes wrong? Then I will be totally blind. I have been told by several eye doctors not to get Lazik because I would be forever blind if it doesn't go well. The doctors tell me to run away if anyone wants to do any kind of eye surgery due to I only have one working eye. I don't drink, smoke or do drugs. Any comments or suggestions? Thank you again, love your channel.
It's always a good idea to be cautious when you just have one working eye. Thanks for sharing, and best of luck!
@@debwoods3831 Surprised by her answer??. Well, no the answer I was looking for, extremely hesitant.
I’m in the same exact position!
Look for Dr John Christopher eyewash recipe. You can find it online. You steep natural herbs and rinse your with an eye cup. It has helped me a lot. Also look into “the Golden fountain “ by Coen van der kroon, it is urine therapy. Your urine has all the stem cells that you need to help heal your body
@@debwoods3831 I'm in the same position as you and JrBrass... vision only in one good eye. And I'm in my late 30s and think about stuff like this now. Reading your comment is very worrisome. Outside of positive affirmations I say to myself like "My one good eye is protected"... i try to look up different things that could lead to cataracts. Do you drink enough water during the day? I was reading about how dehydration can speed up cataracts or make them develop. Do you have a calcium deficiency? Do you have a vitamin D deficiency? or a parathyroid deficiency?
Good info! Cataracts are caused by oxidative stress.
Thanks for your feedback 🙏
Loved your vid I learned a lot I'm 76 and have cataracts on both eyes right big I can't see properly left a smaller one, I love red wine Australia has the Best!,I'm growing a garden now with rocket, silverbeat,coriander, spring onion, parsley celery for juicing I feel this will eliminate surgery bombarding vitamins and minerals anti oxides, hopefully we shall 👀 see better, thanks DOC ❤
Thank you Doctor for your well informed..👍❤️.
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Great educational video. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)
Thanks Dr Michelle Lee for your help 👍.Love you! ❤️
You are so welcome!
Thank You💖
Thanks for the info!!
Thank you ,very useful info. Do you have any info on eye stroke
Thanks for your comment. I don't have a video on eye strokes yet, but I can certainly make one in the future for you!
Thank you, good to know. Your easy to listen to.
I really appreciate your feedback. Thanks for watching ❤
How about N-Acetyl L-Cysteine (NAC) as a supplement for your eyes?
N Acetyl-Carnosine
Yep, Try that first.
Spot on
Carnosine amino acid take the drops and supplements daily
With organic
Living foods🎉
I am trying that, both supplement and eye drops. Ordered pearl powder too, and so much more~
Thanks for the information. I have 68 years and cataratas.😊😊😊
Thanks for your comment! Best of luck ❤️
Thank you Dr. Lee for this informative video on helping to slow cataract development and possible surgery. I am being treated by an opthamoligist for glaucoma now and he is very closely monitoring my cataract. I am 80 years old and in 2016 I had an ocular melanoma and had a enucleation of my left eye. I have a prosthetic and am doing well. But he is very concerned about the cataract and says he will only perform surgery when and if it gets to that point, as, yes, sometimes surgeries don't always go well and he doesn't want me to lose both
How are you ❤
You have inspired me young lady. Thank you. 👍✝️✌️
I started putting these specific drops in my eyes three times a day. It's supposed to stop the formation of cataracts because it dissolves the fibrous tissues that cause cataracts. I've been taking it for over a month and I do see a significant improvement. I'll be 67 on Christmas.
Please tell me which drop r u using
What drops do you use?
Do tell ur secret drops please. If its working for u, it may work for everyone. U could be on to something really important.
@@sharonaustin9701 I hate it when people say they found a solution then never return and respond.
Why talk about and don't tell what kinda drops you use we wanna fix our eye issues as well
Thanks doc from Melbourne 🎉❤ !
Thanks for the tips, but I prevent my cataract from progressing using castor oil...
How do you use the oil?
Thank you Doctor!
Thankyou 👍👍👍👍❤️
Thanks for your support as always :)
Gonioscopy is a painless exam that uses a special contact lens with mirrors to see the drainage angle at the front of your eye. This angle is where fluid leaves your eye and affects your eye pressure and glaucoma risk.
Howdy Doctor, I recently discovered your videos and really find them very interesting and enjoyable to watch. I am 75 and within the last 2 years my eye doctor has been recommending cataract surgery. I suffer from Blepharitis which never really seems to be completely gone, although most times I can seem to keep it under control. I have read that many times after surgery Blepharitis becomes an issue. Do you have any advice or additional steps I should take. Thank you again for such educational content.
Hi and thank you for your kind words and comment! Dry eye usually gets worse after cataract surgery, and while you could try to prepare for it using preservative-free tears, there is not much you can do before surgery to prevent it from happening. Also, your dry eye treatment depends on what kind of dry eye you have so I would work with your eye doctor to optimize your dry eyes before surgery.
I'll be releasing a video next week about how to prepare for cataract surgery if that would be helpful! I appreciate your support ♥
Thanks for the info and ... You're very easy on my eyes.
In dentistry UV lights are used very often. Dental
profesionales are at greatest risk if a shield protection is not used.
Thanks. Any info about de-alcoholized red wine?
Thank you very much for your professional, informative and clear information in reducing the risk of developing cataract!
Glad it was helpful - thanks for watching!
Thank you...very informative
Hazards of delaying cataract surgery:
Follow any step you want to but be careful, these steps not gonna delay ageing of the eye. For example surgery of same grade of cataract at 50 years of age is far far better than at 80 years of age. Reason: the zonules in the eye which support lens become weaker with increasing age. Corneal endothelial cells are also diminishing with advancing age which is required to keep cornea clear.
So, this is the complete picture. You might delay progression of lens Cataract- but at the same time your surgeries after few years would be riskier.
Thank you for your comment. It is true in that as we age there are issues with other parts of the eye besides the cataract itself. Some people want to hold off as long as possible to have any procedure or surgery, so this video is made for those who want to delay cataract surgery and/or try not to ever have surgery at all. These tips are also good tips in general for eye health and overall health too.
I appreciate your feedback!
Thank u for tis gud advice I have Cataract Shireen South Africa
Don't forget the yellow, orange, and red bell peppers. Also no harm in including an AREDS2 supplement for the eyes.
blessing, thank you we are greatfull to your advice… tks
Hey
I’m 80. Have a small cataract in right eye. Have been vegetarian at least half to three quarters of my live. Don’t wear sunscreen . No sunglasses except when driving in bright light. Take supplements that includes Idoral iodine. Estrace vag cream weekly. Very active in retirement from Nursing on woodland tree farm. Have three kids and a dog and my sweetheart.
Drink red wine when I feel like it.
Not sure if there’s a cut off age for C. S. ?
Thanks for sharing :)
Hello my dad is of your age and recently got cataract in both his eyes. He is reluctant to undergo surgery but I am scared if that detoriotes with time. Would like to get some suggestions from you if you don't mind.
Thank you for this information pretty women. You are helping people and that is great.
I just had cataract surgery 3 weeks ago still healing. I stent was to put in dr advised me that my mesh would not safely allow that. So back to the drops which isn’t effective. One thing doctor mentioned to me that l his patents he advised them to stop drinking coffee even decaf. This is one drink that definitely raises the IOP. Glad I don’t like coffee with my issues.
Thanks for sharing your experience, and best of luck with your recovery ❤️
Hey❤
There is evidence to suggest that Ginkgo biloba has neuroprotective properties. This means it can help protect the nerve cells in the eyes, particularly in the retina.
Regarding smoke and fires: Hubby tried to introduce solar ovens in 3rd world countries. It was a difficult lesson. Fire is a cultural thing. Sitting around a solar oven just wasn’t the same ambiance, I guess. Some did finally understand how it helped on several levels (free up time for crafts and teaching kids lessons, safety, effective, efficient, low cost to make and upkeep, no fuel required except the sun) and others just couldn’t give up the usual ways of living their lives.
I'm sure that was a difficult feat for your husband! Thanks for sharing your (and his) experience ❤
Which countries? Did they really reject it because of ambience or practical issues?
Thank you Dr. I’m getting cataract surgery on Thursday on my left eye and the right eye will also next surgery maybe this year I’m so nervous I love your video I have low blood platelets so I was on steroids for about 5 months taking like 40 pills a week and I’m diabetic so I never stood a chance of not having cataracts but like you said In the video It’s only a matter of time until we get cataracts so I felt better when you said that thank you Dr live you
Such an adorable outro. ^___^
Thanks :)
Dr Lee I have cataract but i. Didn't do it surgery I did vitamin c trying my best healthy veg and fruits etc thank you loving advise Rita Las
What about N-Acetyl L-Carnosine drops. It seems to be a great product.
I've been taking those for about 7 weeks now along with herbal supplements and blueberries and kefir.
@@di4085 have you noticed a difference at all? Where did you get your NAC eye drop from? Not sure about Amazon quality product…
@@di4085 I've started making smoothies ....Blueberries, Kale & Spinach...delicious..great combo for eye health..
What are the results after 7 weeks?@@di4085
How long does it generally take to recover from cataract surgery and to be able to see better?
Great question. Everyone is a little different. Some will take a day and see perfectly, some will take a full week or even up to a month, and most will take 2-3 days. Best of luck :)
@@MicheleLeeMD thank you so much for responding.
The next day you normally see a big difference. I when back to work 20 hours after my cataract surgery, ps. I am an optometrist
This has been good information on cataracts
Is any natural methods recommended for reversing cataracts?
Mucokehl from sanum (germany)might be helpful
Thank you, I found this very informative.
I really appreciate your feedback :)
❤❤wonderful info. Had cataracts in both eyes in my 50s.. and infectious condition in 1 eye.. I wish 20 years ago you were telling us this info..
I'm so sorry to hear about the infection in your eye. Thanks for sharing ♥
You may have just lost a little bit in the genetic lottery. My grandmother had cataracts in her 50s and she was never out in the sun and always were sunglasses. I’ve sort of inherited that as well and will probably have cataract surgery before I’m 60. It just happens.
Great video thank you so much.
Do you have any experience with patients who use eye drops containing N-Acetyl Carnosine? This antioxidant is said to work well in the eye to reduce oxidative stress.
Interesting.
I use dog cataract eye drops. works well.
Thank you,God bless
You are so welcome ❤