Cataract surgery can be an amazing and life-changing procedure with many many benefits! In this video, I share what I tell my patients who come for a cataract consultation. I hope this is helpful, informative, and/or interesting ❤
My wife's mother in her 70s had the cataract surgery, then started to get a build up of scar tissue and ignored it, rear ended a truck with her SUV at about 40 mph and her SUV was totaled, luckily she only had bruises, and likely would have been killed in a 1970s vehicle with no air bag. People can be very stubborn about driving problems, especially if they happen slowly and are easy to deny, taking some of their freedom to travel.
I'm so sorry to hear about your mother-in-law! I agree that some people can be stubborn about eyesight and health problems in general. I hope she was able to get her visual issues resolved!
Hi doctor, recently i found your channel as I was gearing up for my pterygium surgery. As an airline pilot, I was really anxious about potential side effects post-op and how the FAA flight surgeon was going to handle things and how it could negatively impact my career. Your pterygium video put me at ease. Everything went well with my surgery in Los Angeles, and now I have 20/20 uncorrected vision! I'm back in the cockpit flying and thank you so much for making these informative, easy to understand videos. God bless 🙏
Great video! I give a cliffnotes version of happens during cataract surgery to my patients. I don’t really give the spiel about side effects or intraoperative complications because I worry that may scare the patients from having the surgery.
Thank you for your feedback. I agree that giving too much information can scare patients away, especially for a surgery that is extremely successful. On the other hand, I also don't want patients to feel uninformed about some of the side effects that they may experience, since visual effects like dysphotopsias and new floaters can scare them if they don't know about them. My spiel has gotten progressively longer over the years as patients complain they were never informed about certain things. It's a fine balance that I'm constantly working on 😅
@@MicheleLeeMD Oh I can definitely understand and relate to that! I always try to educate patients with as much information that they need, not necessarily should know.
Hi I recently had Cataract surgery and you helped educate me a be much better informed. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Can you talk more about how to minimize Dysphotopsias? I have them in both eyes (slight dark areas in right eye and light streaks in both eyes). When I've asked several Ophthalmologists about it and they have all said that there is nothing that can be done about it. I would be interested in your recommendations
Hi there, most of the time dysphotopsias become less bothersome so we usually wait a bit before addressing them. If these are hindering your quality of life, sometimes we can try constricting eye drops since most of the time, these dysphotopsias happen in dimmer lighting conditions where your pupil is more dilated. If this is very debilitating, we can consider exchanging the lens, which we really don't like to do because there are a lot of risks associated with doing this. Hope that answers your question!
Thank you Dr. Lee! You addressed all of my concerns. I had my left eye done almost two weeks ago. I am 64. I did have alittle light I was seeing on the side of my eye at night in my bedroom at night on the side of my eye. You explained what that was. Also, I do have a little veil that goes side to side in the daylight. My doctor said it is a floater. Can you tell me how long people usually wait to have floaters removed after surgery. Thank you.
Sometimes these floaters after surgery are temporary, so I advise you wait at least a few months before getting a consultation about removing floaters. Thanks for your question!
So if a mono-focal lens cost $1200.00 , and Medicare will pay for it, and a premium lens cost $3600.oo, will Medicare pay $1200.00 toward the premium lens, leaving the patient to make up the remaining cost, or will Medicare not pay anything toward the premium lens? I ask this question, because I have heard answer both ways. Some people told me Medicare paid a portion of the premium lens, while others say Medicare paid nothing toward the premium lens.
If you cannot see 20/40 with both eyes, you have to have an eye doctor fill out a form. The DMV then decides whether you are safe to drive or not. Hope that answers your question!
Thanks for watching! The decision to do cataract surgery is very much a personal one. If you are struggling to do activites you would like to or need to do, such as driving, reading, working, hobbies like golf, etc., you should talk to your eye doctor about whether it makes sense to proceed with surgery. If you are struggling, it may be time. Best of luck!
On subject of side effects, my Medicare Advantage plan pays for a yearly follow up after surgery. I make sure I go. Just ask your Primary for the Referral and make a appointment.🤓
I know someone who had cataract surgery four days ago. They have extremely blurry vision still. Not just slightly blurry but very blurry. They could see much better before the surgery. Should they be worried?
Dr. Lee I have what they called advanced cataract in my right eye and partial cataract in my left eye. I have been okayed for surgery in 2 weeks on my right eye after having been cleared by a doctor using ultrasound to see past the bad lens. They also said it may take more than 1 surgery to clear it. Do I go home and wait for a repeat with nothing in my eye and how long will it take to do another attempt???😮🙏
I had my retina bleed due an eye accident in 2019,which later caused a bleeding on my retina. The retina specialist had treated my eye with avastin injections 6 times, for a year. Now the red & black matter disappeared. My left eye is still blurry like half blind.Only a yellow light shows on my left eye, only waving my hand in front of it could be visible otherwise faces or person's body couldn't be visible. I alao have cataracts on 2 eyes. I do not know how to solve my eye problem. You can reach me thru this site for recommendations
Why don't they put their patient to sleep would it be better for them that would make it easier for everyone involved and why not do both eyes at one time instead of one at a time
Cataract surgery can be an amazing and life-changing procedure with many many benefits!
In this video, I share what I tell my patients who come for a cataract consultation. I hope this is helpful, informative, and/or interesting ❤
My wife's mother in her 70s had the cataract surgery, then started to get a build up of scar tissue and ignored it, rear ended a truck with her SUV at about 40 mph and her SUV was totaled, luckily she only had bruises, and likely would have been killed in a 1970s vehicle with no air bag. People can be very stubborn about driving problems, especially if they happen slowly and are easy to deny, taking some of their freedom to travel.
I'm so sorry to hear about your mother-in-law! I agree that some people can be stubborn about eyesight and health problems in general. I hope she was able to get her visual issues resolved!
Hi doctor, recently i found your channel as I was gearing up for my pterygium surgery. As an airline pilot, I was really anxious about potential side effects post-op and how the FAA flight surgeon was going to handle things and how it could negatively impact my career. Your pterygium video put me at ease. Everything went well with my surgery in Los Angeles, and now I have 20/20 uncorrected vision! I'm back in the cockpit flying and thank you so much for making these informative, easy to understand videos. God bless 🙏
That's amazing to hear! Thank you for sharing ❤
Good Morning, Doc, thanks as always for your very informative information, I appreciate, have a great weekend, blessings to you and your family ❣️💞♥️
Thank you for watching and have a great weekend ❤
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Great video! I give a cliffnotes version of happens during cataract surgery to my patients. I don’t really give the spiel about side effects or intraoperative complications because I worry that may scare the patients from having the surgery.
Thank you for your feedback. I agree that giving too much information can scare patients away, especially for a surgery that is extremely successful.
On the other hand, I also don't want patients to feel uninformed about some of the side effects that they may experience, since visual effects like dysphotopsias and new floaters can scare them if they don't know about them. My spiel has gotten progressively longer over the years as patients complain they were never informed about certain things. It's a fine balance that I'm constantly working on 😅
@@MicheleLeeMD Oh I can definitely understand and relate to that! I always try to educate patients with as much information that they need, not necessarily should know.
Hi I recently had Cataract surgery and you helped educate me a be much better informed. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Can you talk more about how to minimize Dysphotopsias? I have them in both eyes (slight dark areas in right eye and light streaks in both eyes). When I've asked several Ophthalmologists about it and they have all said that there is nothing that can be done about it. I would be interested in your recommendations
Hi there, most of the time dysphotopsias become less bothersome so we usually wait a bit before addressing them. If these are hindering your quality of life, sometimes we can try constricting eye drops since most of the time, these dysphotopsias happen in dimmer lighting conditions where your pupil is more dilated. If this is very debilitating, we can consider exchanging the lens, which we really don't like to do because there are a lot of risks associated with doing this. Hope that answers your question!
Thank you Dr. Lee! You addressed all of my concerns. I had my left eye done almost two weeks ago. I am 64. I did have alittle light I was seeing on the side of my eye at night in my bedroom at night on the side of my eye. You explained what that was. Also, I do have a little veil that goes side to side in the daylight. My doctor said it is a floater. Can you tell me how long people usually wait to have floaters removed after surgery. Thank you.
Sometimes these floaters after surgery are temporary, so I advise you wait at least a few months before getting a consultation about removing floaters. Thanks for your question!
@@MicheleLeeMD Thank you Dr. Lee. I appreciate you answering me back. Have a beautiful weekend! 🥰💕
So if a mono-focal lens cost $1200.00 , and Medicare will pay for it, and a premium lens cost $3600.oo, will Medicare pay $1200.00 toward the premium lens, leaving the patient to make up the remaining cost, or will Medicare not pay anything toward the premium lens? I ask this question, because I have heard answer both ways. Some people told me Medicare paid a portion of the premium lens, while others say Medicare paid nothing toward the premium lens.
So is this where the term "eye candy" came from? hahah Great explanation Doc. So 20/40 is where they draw the line on driving in Arizona?
If you cannot see 20/40 with both eyes, you have to have an eye doctor fill out a form. The DMV then decides whether you are safe to drive or not. Hope that answers your question!
@@MicheleLeeMD it does thank you.
Great video Dr. I started developing cataracts 3 years ago, is it too soon to have surgery?
Thanks for watching! The decision to do cataract surgery is very much a personal one. If you are struggling to do activites you would like to or need to do, such as driving, reading, working, hobbies like golf, etc., you should talk to your eye doctor about whether it makes sense to proceed with surgery. If you are struggling, it may be time. Best of luck!
@@MicheleLeeMD I do notice my eyesight getting worse. Great advice thank you Dr.
On subject of side effects, my Medicare Advantage plan pays for a yearly follow up after surgery. I make sure I go. Just ask your Primary for the Referral and make a appointment.🤓
That's a great point. Thanks for sharing!
I know someone who had cataract surgery four days ago. They have extremely blurry vision still. Not just slightly blurry but very blurry. They could see much better before the surgery. Should they be worried?
I wish you were in my city. I would go to you in a hot minute..👏👍🙂
Hey Doc question: Can you talk about prednisolone AC 1% eye drops and do they actually heal a problem or just exacerbate an issue with the eye.
Dr. Lee I have what they called advanced cataract in my right eye and partial cataract in my left eye. I have been okayed for surgery in 2 weeks on my right eye after having been cleared by a doctor using ultrasound to see past the bad lens. They also said it may take more than 1 surgery to clear it. Do I go home and wait for a repeat with nothing in my eye and how long will it take to do another attempt???😮🙏
I had my retina bleed due an eye accident in 2019,which later caused a bleeding on my retina. The retina specialist had treated my eye with avastin injections 6 times, for a year. Now the red & black matter disappeared. My left eye is still blurry like half blind.Only a yellow light shows on my left eye, only waving my hand in front of it could be visible otherwise faces or person's body couldn't be visible. I alao have cataracts on 2 eyes. I do not know how to solve my eye problem. You can reach me thru this site for recommendations
Why don't they put their patient to sleep would it be better for them that would make it easier for everyone involved and why not do both eyes at one time instead of one at a time
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