scaring retina

[moh64]

could u explain to me what scaring retina is please, actually i have large cataract on the left eye with high myopie and my doctor told me i cant make any surgery because of scaring retina on that left eye thanks

[corks100]

if the scar is removed from the macula, can that still improve your vision?

what can be done to improve one's vision if part of the scar touches slightly on the macula?

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

First get a second opinion from another eye MD.  You know what a scar is. Scarring of the retina is just what it sounds like. The scar can come from injury, bleeding, infection, birth malformation, high myopia. If the scar is in the reading part of the eye (macula) then cataract surgery may not improve your vision.

JCH MD