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Cataract Surgery/Macular Pucker
I was preparing for cataract surgery, doctors discovered Macular Pucker. Hestitation by doctor to perform cataract surgery. Why? What further risks?
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Hi - I have developed cataracts in both eyes, one worse than the other. Due to extreme myopia (-14) I have some macular holes which have left scars. What are the risks in cataract surgery given my existing condition. Is the cataract surgery too risky ? My retinal specialist was pretty uncommunicative on the subject. The upside is not having to wear contact lenses, thereby reducing one problem with my eyes. I am only 37. Thanks.
it depends on the extent of your problem and the surgeon of course, but i would think cataract extraction wouldnt bee too complicated in a case like yours
people who have cataract surgery are at risk for macular problems anyway (CME = cystoid macular edema). i guess knowing you already have a kind of fragile macula may have made him a littl gunshy. i would be as well.
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