Cataract Surgery in One Eye? Avoid These 3 MISTAKES

[@cellgrrl]

I just have one eye. Lost the other eye as a child. Now I am old and a few days ago saw a specialist in cataract removal. He said that my cataract is a level 3, but to be honest, my symptoms aren't bad enough for him to do the surgery at this time. My vision is 20/15. It just takes me a long time to focus, and colors look a little drab. My biggest problem is photophobia. So he is in no hurry to operate since he feels that even with a 1% chance of complications, he wants me to hold off until it gets worse. Your video is helpful to me, even though most does not apply, it helps in deciding what type of lens I will need. I do know I want to go monofocal, and I thought I wanted reading but it is starting to make sense to go with distance and getting drugstore reading glasses for near. It would be a money saver in the long run.

[@Dreamer20239]

I was nearsighted for almost 55 yrs . At the age of 70 I had cataract surgery one eye at a time. I was terrified because we don’t know what’s going to happen and noticed right away my vision was clear in one eye and after 3 weeks another eye. After a month my eyes were close to 20/20 vision. I was so lucky because being myopic my entire life I became farsighted. Thanks to Dr Sangani of Kaiser Permanente in SSF, Ca. 2021 when I had my surgery.

[@johndimick1767]

Good video. Gets quickly to the point; well-organized info; clearly addresses primary concerns. I learned a lot ahead of my upcoming cataract evaluation.

[@davidreitter4457]

Thank you Dr.Chua. Candidate for surgery in one eye. Lots of looking for the right decision. May just leave up to the surgery doctor, since there's really no real guarantee & no turning back.

[@bigworld6788]

You are awesome!! This was extremely helpful. Wish I lived near you! 🤗

[@coronadaking]

Thank you for sharing, Dr. Michael. I just had my right done 3 months ago. , and I'm still have some blurred vision. I haven't had my eye exam yet. Do you think progressive lens would work for me.?

[@picklebird1261]

Great review. Thanks for the clear summary.

[@suechang7443]

Great timing. My right eye has definitely started to show signs of cataracts. My left is still fairly healthy. I’m also nearsighted (both eyes) and wearing progressive lenses. Though my near vision is really good about 4-5inches without my glasses. I’m definitely leaning toward multi-focal iols.

[@tuanduong5796]

FANTASTIC VIDEO DR MICHEAL

[@phunghuyhoaofficial]

Great information, great video! The explanation is very easy to understand! Thank you for sharing about "Cataract Surgery in One Eye? Avoid These 3 MISTAKES"! This video is exactly what we need.

[@RoseT-dz9hl]

Sir u r so good explainning . N i learn so much about my eye problem. God bless . Thank u..

[@4Lights.5Liights]

Dr Chua, might you expound the choices of lens lean towards the patient's dominant eye to be monofocal, if they experience dizziness. The non-dominant eye can be 'extended focus' to widen the sweet spot.

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

I just brought my elderly mother home today after she got her second eye down (the first was done a week before COVID-19 was announced and the second got deferred until now). I wish I got to watch this video before I took her in yesterday :-/

[@christyshultz6443]

Yeah well i need for both at 50 it's weird. Illegally blind in my left eye and my right has a fast growing cataract. I'm gonna blind really fast .. Tomorrow my right eye will be first because my dr it'll be easier to fix and heal from.

[@traceyjude1]

I cancelled my surgeries. Time not right. These concerns are worth considering whether I am done with my lenses.

[@mballer]

@MichaelRChuaMD Why don't you interact with your comment section?

[@raznologija745]

I have Restor multifocal toric IOL in my right eye and Panoptix multifocal toric IOL in my left eye

[@oscargomez6993]

after getting surgery when i should go for another prescription

[@noizeemama3697]

How does this affect those of us with vertigo? The more I know now, will help me in the future. I turn 60 soon.

[@randrew5937]

I’m not sure if you will see this comment/question since this was another video you made a year ago where you tested the eye compress temperature. I purchased the plug in eye compress you recommended and I noticed it heated up on its surface to over 44.2C on one side and 47.8 C on the other side. You didn’t appear to measure your plug in compress’s surface just your eyelid surface so I’m not sure if the compress I ordered maybe getting too hot for my eyes. Perhaps mine heats up too hot? Is it possible for you to measure the surface of your compress and let me know the temperature? It could be that the device has to measure warmer in order to get the eye that optimal temperature. I’m too leery of measuring my eyes surface temperatures since I already have low vision. Thank you for your videos. I’ve really enjoyed them.

[@ndingwanteghen9244]

Good day from Douala Cameroon, Doc. Can two eyes be operated the same day?

[@moneycam]

My mom had cataract surgery last year on one eye and now she can read up close perfectly fine without glasses, she's also 78, how do you explain that...?

[@oscargomez6993]

today i just got cataract surgery on one eye

[@ReinaldoZayas-o7h]

thank you

[@cynthiarodrigues8978]

I have fixed Alcon panoptik trifocal lens for my left eye,can i use another lens for my second eye? I get blurred vision with trifocal lens 😊

[@June-d3c]

I don'tunderstand. Why would having -4 in one eye and -2.5 in the other give you distance vision?

[@arminjasoomoney7206]

Without operation u can remove then let me know

[@ChrissieSM]

Here in the UK, even if both eyes have thick cataracts, they only operate on one eye, and if you are lucky, a few months later, they will do the second eye.

[@aldarimana1743]

You talk too fast and it's hard to understand. Use layman words if possible. This is a suggestion from Australia 🇦🇺 😂

[@UbuteyAustralia]

I had good vision in my left eye but had a cataract on eye so the doctor removed the cataract and from day after surgery i only see through a blurred vision so then he did laser on the eye twice but i still have no vision. And he wont replace the lenses as he said it wont domany good😡

[@christyshultz6443]

Go a different doctor then.