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And considering the patient's history with the first eye are there any prohylactic medications/injectons, now available etc. to help prevent this condition ?
Thanks in advance for your kind help.View Thread

We dont understand 'why' surgeon didn't operate on the eye that has the above reading of 20/60 & leave the 20/40 eye for the last ? (both read OCT 297 prior to first surgery). Thanks againView Thread

review:
pt. 77 yr old male...20/40 prior to cataract removal;
1st p.o. day couldn't read Snellen. sent to retina specalist.
4 days post-op -steriod injection done after first OCT .
6-wk repeat showed OCT 350 to 295 (Snellen initial 20/400 to current 20/40). No add'l injection suggested, pt. discharged back to opthalmologist
Current three-month post-op is 20/40 & opthalmolists & has been the best to date.. told to wait another 3 months (will be 6mos P.O.) 20/40 maybe be best but if no improvement in 3 mos may suggest return to retina office repeat OCT
Bottom line, if pt ends up with same reading 'after' cataract removal as before (20/40) then 'why' have a cataract removed ? (i hope this isn't a 'silly' question') ..also both eyes prior to and after read the same on the OCT (higher than average) is it possible one can have 'higher' than normal readings (ruling out any other problems? ) many thanks in advance for your kind help.View Thread

other eye currently 20/60=275 OCT .
For that eye Retina specalist mentioned pre-op injection at time of surgery ( drops prior). Thanks so much !View Thread

does the 'thickness' of the macula determine the degree of refraction-success ? i.e. if thickness exists (OCT 297) could that mean a reading of 20/40 on the Snellen chart is the best correction available?
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Would a cataract 'cause' thickening of the macula ?
Sorry for being confusing but so appreciate your reading this !
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operated eye could still be 'healing' (now 3.5 months post-op) ; remaining eye also has 297 OCT (currently same for operated eye). So i'm assuming you feel the unoperated eye could end up in same condition as operated eye. i.e. results may not be able to be corrected below 20/40 due to many reasons for 'high' OCT measurements that even cataract removal won't remedy . Thank you so very much for explaining this !!!!View Thread

Interesting that manufacturers print these 'warnings' so small but the patients are those with eye problems !!! almost an oxymoron !!
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.Improvement has happened !! Forgot to mention age: pt. is 77.
OCT results for edema were down from 350 six wks ago to 294 this week. We were told that 250 is 'normal' ...but strangely enough the non-operated eye also is at 294...forgot to ask if some people have a 'high-normal' ?
So based on the edema remaining i'm assuming a 2nd injection wasn't necessary because was patient was given a Pin Hole (20/50), dischaged to opthalmologist & told to get refracted. Again!! Thanks so much for your time & kindness. Very much appreciated ...View Thread

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