eye doctor P.S.

[redbird]

Dr. Lazzara told me something today, as an "if this happens, we can deal with it easily, but you need to know about it."

He said there is about a 1/3 chance of a thin film growing on one of the replacement lenses. If this happens, I should call his office, and they will clean it off with a laser: he said this is quick and easy. I'm at more risk for this than some patients, because I had my cataract surgery relatively young and thus have a more robust immune system. Dr. Lazzara said he saw some signs of this in one eye; I assume that's one of the things he'll be looking at in August.

Comments

[jhetley]

That happened to me with one eye. Easy laser procedure, no medication or sedation.

[minoanmiss]

Good for him for giving you this info!

[redbird]

This is one where on the one hand I think I should have been told ahead of time, and on the other knowing wouldn't have affected my decision to have the surgery, or details like whether to get the toric lens or exactly when to schedule it. I'm fairly sure this isn't in the bits of the brochure that I skipped because I didn't want to think about details of the procedure, though.

[erik]

I am one of the 1/3. I had the laser capsuleotomy the first week of January. It was no big deal. "Stare into this laser..." *zap* *zap* *zap* done.