cataract surgery

[bingo1234]

My dad had cataract surgery a few months ago. 1 eye was done and then the other about 5 weeks later. He now has alot of trouble with peripheral vision in the 1 eye. It is hazy. When he covers that eye, ha can see better. We went to the eye dr. and he said he has a broken blood vessel in the retina that has done damage. It has never been red in that eye. I asked how that could have happened and he said high blood pressure (which he does not have) or could come from coughing. He has had a cough for years and never had any problems with this before. My dad thinks he got a bad surgery and the dr. is just covering up. Has anyone had anything like this? And is so can you have another surgery to correct this? My dad is 84 years old. Please help.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
This loss of vision in the peripheral visual field can be due to optic nerve damage caused by glaucoma, high internal eye pressure, retinal detachment, occlusion of blood supply as in eye stroke, optic neuritis, and optic nerve edema.
It is difficult to say whether the loss of vision in the periphery is due to surgery. Please take a second opinion from another eye specialist.
Take care!

[Creampuffy]

The blood may not have been visable to you but still be there. It is possible it was caused by the surgery or also possible that while healing, a coughing spell.....which can put alot of pressure on the eyeball,  could have ruptured a blood vessel. As for another surgery to correct it, only an eye specialist can answer that for you.