Go by what your retina surgeon says. Frankly they're better at evaluating the retina after RD than we non-retina surgeons.
JCH MD
Definitely go with the retinal surgeon.
If you do need another surgery for oil insertions, the retinal surgeon can either team up with your cataract surgeon, so you can get cataract removed and IOL implanted along with fixing the retina, or the retinal surgeon can perform a pars plana lensectomy and do the necessary retinal repair. The latter option will leave you aphakic (since retinal surgeons don't deal w/ IOLs), but after the retina has sufficiently healed you can go and get an IOL implanted.
I agree with Dr Hagan and Berrywoo...I also developed a cataract after RD surgery, and also had fluid behind the retina after the first surgery and had to have silicone oil in the eye. The oil was removed after a few months, and my retinal surgeon took care of the cataract at that time as well. (they fitted me for a lens before the oil came out). I think my retinal surgeon deals with everything! He is wonderful! I don't know where you are located, but if you can go to Bascom Palmer in Miami, you will be very well taken care of!
my granny had retina detachment before 12yrs ago and then she had catract in the same eye .can something be done?