Cataract surgery and amblyopia

[coprogirl]

I have untreated amblyopia, probably anisometropic, in my left eye. My cataracts are at the point where I need surgery to continue working. There is practically no literature on cataract surgery and amblyopia. Should I get my dominant eye operated on first or my amblyopic eye? I think I can have a decent correction in the bad eye, so I may be able to function fairly well with it alone, whereas if I have my "good" eye done first, I will be really incapacitated for some time before I can see.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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[coprogirl]

LOL. But I've been a nurse for 35 years, and I've worked with many wonderful doctors over the years. My surgery is scheduled.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Thanks and good luck. Don't say you never got anything from a doctor but a bill.
JHaganMD

[coprogirl]

Thank you so much for your prompt response! I have an appointment with the eye surgeon tomorrow, and I feel better able to discuss things with him. You are providing a wonderful service.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

My plan is to always operate on the amblyopic eye. Its less threatening for patient, both the surgeon and the patient sees how the eye reacts to surgery which may help when the "good eye" is operated on.

Your amblyopic eye may see well enough to get by when theother is operated on. In most cases the vision in the good eye will be back to normal in 1-3 days.

JCH MD