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cataract after pneumatic retinopexy

Six weeks ago I had a vitrectomy and pneumatic retinopexy following a complete retinal detachment caused by a blood vessel tear and vitreous hemorrhage from a PVD.( The hemorrhage never resolved after a 2 week wait.) I now have a fill blown cataract that developed over the last six weeks. The retinal surgeon says to wait until I am three months post-op from the vitrectomy before having the cataract removed. I am very scared about more surgery and the risk of a retinal detachment from the upcoming cataract surgery. Do you think three months is enough time to wait between surgeries? What do you think is the likelihood of another retinal detachment as the result of the cataract surgery? Thank you so much for your time and for your valued opinion.
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284078 tn?1282616698
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I have performed at least 100 cataract surgeries after previous retinal detachment surgery and have never had a patient get another detachment.  Now that doesn't mean your risk is zero - there is still probably about a 2 or 3% chance but as a general rule, I have found that these cases, while known to have a little more risk, tend to do just fine in high percentage of the time.  If you have a very skilled cataract surgeon - it should not be a big hurdle for you - and you should find it to be much easier than the vitrectomy surgery.

MJK MD
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Thank you so much!
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