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| Sheila G. 2005-09-24, 2:40 pm |
| Hi All,
I've been lurking on Google for a months or so on Lasik. It is with a
tentative toe that I test the waters here 
This is my question: My husband has Lasik surgery scheduled for Oct.
27th. His mother has cataracts. In the future if he developes them
could he have them treated?
Thanks for the advice-
Sheila
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| May I respectfully suggest that you ask your Dr. rather than look for
an answer from this lot of zelots.
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| serebel 2005-09-24, 2:40 pm |
| Yes, absolutely. he would need all his pre-lasik measurements to
present to the cataract surgeon. You didn't mention your husband's age.
If his mom has cataracts now I will suppose that he is 40ish? If going
forward when it will be his time for cataract surgery, the techniques
will probably be spectacular for cataract surgery after RS. Don't
forget, there will be a lot of post RS people who will eventually need
"cat" surgery in the future. If you live long enough, most people will
require cataract surgery whether they had RS or not.
I'm sure Glenn will give you more detailed info once he sees this
thread.
Best of luck to your husband and his mom.
SErebel
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| serebel 2005-09-24, 2:40 pm |
| Please excuse Dano's little rant here, although consultation with a
good doc is always good advise.
SErebel
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| Sheila G. 2005-09-24, 2:40 pm |
| We have a good doc and will ask about it at the pre-op meeting. From
what I can find out it doesn't sound like too much of a issue. If I
hear different, I will post it.
My husband is 37 and has worn glasses since 2nd grade. If anyone is
interested I can post the outcome.
Sheila
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| serebel 2005-09-24, 2:40 pm |
| Please keep us informed. Hopefully, he won't need cataract surgery for
the next six or seven hundred years.
Best of luck.
SErebel
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| Glenn - USAEyes.org 2005-09-24, 2:40 pm |
| A cataract means that the natural crystalline lens of the eye has
become cloudy. Cataracts are a normal part of the aging process, or
can be caused by trauma.
Cataract surgery involves removing the cloudy crystalline lens of the
eye and replacing it with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL). The
artificial lens is normally of a refractive power to provide good
uncorrected vision.
Your doctor should examine your husband's crystalline lens to
determine if there is any cataract formation. If there is, you may
want to consider Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE,
http://www.usaeyes.org/faq/subjects/rle.htm) now, instead of LASIK now
and cataract surgery later. He is a little young for RLE, but if he is
prematurely presbyopic (needs reading glasses) or has a significant
cataract formation, RLE may make sense.
The calculations to determine what power of IOL is necessary are
easiest before LASIK, but possible after LASIK. If you husband is
going to have LASIK, ask his doctor to make all necessary calculations
for cataract surgery and keep them in his medical chart. When it comes
time for cataract surgery, these calculations can be referenced along
with new calculations.
Glenn Hagele
Executive Director
USAEyes.org
"Consider and Choose With Confidence"
Email to glenn dot hagele at usaeyes dot org
http://www.USAEyes.org
http://www.ComplicatedEyes.org
I am not a doctor.
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| Ragnar 2005-09-24, 2:40 pm |
| Cataracts are to be expected if one gets old enough.
They are still treatable.
On 12 Sep 2005 18:18:11 -0700, "Sheila G." <jsgmt@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I've been lurking on Google for a months or so on Lasik. It is with a
>tentative toe that I test the waters here
>
>This is my question: My husband has Lasik surgery scheduled for Oct.
>27th. His mother has cataracts. In the future if he developes them
>could he have them treated?
>
>Thanks for the advice-
>
>
>Sheila
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| Ragnar 2005-09-24, 2:40 pm |
| Whenever mentioning IOL's vs LASIK, it should be noted that IOL's
eliminate all accomodative power of the natural lens, so one is stuck
with not being able to focus both near and far or with monovision.
The new IOLs which give some accomodation are extremely expensive, not
covered by insurance, not all that effective, and can not be done
after standard IOL's have been done.
On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 03:56:34 GMT, Glenn - USAEyes.org
<glenn.hageleSTOPSPAM@USAEyes.org> wrote:
>A cataract means that the natural crystalline lens of the eye has
>become cloudy. Cataracts are a normal part of the aging process, or
>can be caused by trauma.
>
>Cataract surgery involves removing the cloudy crystalline lens of the
>eye and replacing it with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL). The
>artificial lens is normally of a refractive power to provide good
>uncorrected vision.
>
>Your doctor should examine your husband's crystalline lens to
>determine if there is any cataract formation. If there is, you may
>want to consider Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE,
>http://www.usaeyes.org/faq/subjects/rle.htm) now, instead of LASIK now
>and cataract surgery later. He is a little young for RLE, but if he is
>prematurely presbyopic (needs reading glasses) or has a significant
>cataract formation, RLE may make sense.
>
>The calculations to determine what power of IOL is necessary are
>easiest before LASIK, but possible after LASIK. If you husband is
>going to have LASIK, ask his doctor to make all necessary calculations
>for cataract surgery and keep them in his medical chart. When it comes
>time for cataract surgery, these calculations can be referenced along
>with new calculations.
>
>Glenn Hagele
>Executive Director
>USAEyes.org
>
>"Consider and Choose With Confidence"
>
>Email to glenn dot hagele at usaeyes dot org
>
>http://www.USAEyes.org
>http://www.ComplicatedEyes.org
>
>I am not a doctor.
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| Glenn - USAEyes.org 2005-09-24, 2:40 pm |
| All good points, Ragnar. I was getting rather longwinded as it was,
so I thought it best to just include the link to the full article on
our website. Hopefully anyone seriously considering RLE will first
read http://www.usaeyes.org/faq/subjects/rle.htm
Glenn Hagele
Executive Director
USAEyes.org
"Consider and Choose With Confidence"
Email to glenn dot hagele at usaeyes dot org
http://www.USAEyes.org
http://www.ComplicatedEyes.org
I am not a doctor.
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| No rant intened. I am new here lurking/looking for current and
relevent information about lasik only to find a vast amount on
misinformation posted by nutjobs who insist that techniques and bad
docs from 10 yrs ago is somehow important to todays discussion. For
those of you who can actually help with questions, I and many other
lurkers thank you. For the loons who have not jumped on this thread
yet (I am sure they will) telling this lady that her husband will go
blind or something - please save it for alt.loons.lasik - I'm sure we
can petition for your own NG.
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| serebel 2005-09-24, 2:41 pm |
| Welcome to the machine Dano. I like your idea for the loon site. Wow,
Hanson can post with all his aliases/personalities and the rest can all
nod in approval.
SErebel
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| Sheila G. 2005-09-24, 2:41 pm |
| LOL Dana, I knew you were not ranting. I too am surprised not to find
a nasty on my thread yet. YET is probably the keyword.
Thanks to everyone for the information but I have to admit I do not
understand all the technical terms/language. I did make a call the
next morning about my concern and was given the same info as here. In
a simplier form though I'm sure I will have more questions as John's
surgery gets nearer.
That said. I'd love to hear a personal experience from ONE real
person.
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| serebel 2005-09-24, 2:41 pm |
| I don't think anyone here has had cataract surgery post lasik/prk. One
should plan for the future alright, but people don't usually think in
terms of cataracts when they're not even forty yet.
I can tell you that my lasik was made successful thanks to God, my
surgeon, and the other successes of my doc. I can say that going thru
life tied to corrective lenses sucked for me. I took the opportunity to
improve my situation and am very glad I did it.
Keep the questions coming and we'll do our best to answer each one.
Don't be discouraged by the occasional "nasty", it's just a part of
life on this BB.
SErebel
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| Glenn - USAEyes.org 2005-09-24, 2:41 pm |
| We have a (IMO) great glossary on our website. We take all the
technical terms and translate them into everyday language.
Go to http://www.USAEyes.org and then click on Communications |
Glossary | the needed alphabet.
Glenn Hagele
Executive Director
USAEyes.org
"Consider and Choose With Confidence"
Email to glenn dot hagele at usaeyes dot org
http://www.USAEyes.org
http://www.ComplicatedEyes.org
I am not a doctor.
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| Sheila G. 2005-09-24, 2:41 pm |
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Thanks for sharing your experience SErebel, appreciate it.
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| CatmanX 2005-09-24, 2:41 pm |
| One important aspect for hubby to consider is the future. I have had
patients that have been disgruntled due to having to have glasses for
reading 2 years after Lasik, ones who don't care as they are free of
glasses and some who have needed cataract surgert not long after Lasik.
Having a clear understanding of what may happen down the track and
being realistic about the outcome of surgery and future options is very
important. Ultimately, you need to do what feels right for you and your
circumstances, i.e. financially, lifestyle etc. For some glasses are
just a part of life and others a major impediment to it.
Most importantly, get a doctor who you feel comfortable with. You need
to be able to see them if problems arise, I do not recommend going out
of town for your surgery. If this means going to several clinics for
pre-evaluation before you find the right guy, so be it. You can also
ask you OD for the best refractive surgeons in town (like who would he
let operate on his wife?).
All the best.
grant
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