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I'm have had a corneal transplant & cataracts in my left eye at different times. Now my eye specialists wants to do both the corneal transplant & the cataract at the same time. I want to have it done but my husband is against it. If my husband makes me not have it done will I lose my eye sight completely in my right eye
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norma54754 darlene39956
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Is it doing both in one operation or doing them at all?
Dealing with two seperate problems in one operation is sometimes done and there are differrent opinions on that but you could ask for them to be done seperately if you prefer.
Just the cataract alone will increasingly get worse as the lense becomes cloudier and cloudier until vision becomes impossible.
I have a damaged left eye so I was very anxious about operating on it but I had a specialist consultant surgeon do cataract surgery and all went well.
I have had cataracts removed with implants in both eyes and the difference in before and after is amazing.
darlene39956 norma54754
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He thinks I shouldn't have it done because he says if you line up 10 or 20 people, one of them will end up losing their eye sight because they might get an cold or infection. He even ask a couple of friends of his who are doctors. My reply was are they ophthalmologist. The eye specialist that I see says my right eye is worse and wants to go ahead and do both I agree with him.
norma54754 darlene39956
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I'm sorry but I think your husband is taking a very negative attitude.
Should be your choice, after all it is your sight that you are wanting to save.
Good Luck.
softwaredev darlene39956
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However *any* treatment has some risks, so people do often delay the procedure until their vision is bad enough that it is causing them inconvenience in their life. Many cataracts develop slowly and can take several years to get to that point. Each year they develop better lenses and improvements in surgical techniques and equipment happen so there is some benefit to delaying cataract surgery until it is really necessary, however it *will* eventually be necessary or you will be blind in that eye.
So the question is, does he merely suggest delaying the operation? You don't mention why you need the cornea transplant, whether it is a condition that needs to be urgently treated or if it is like cataract surgery where it can be delayed until your vision is bad enough to warrant risking the surgery. (I don't know anything about corneal transplants, I've only had to deal with cataract surgery).
darlene39956 softwaredev
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I'm 57 years old. It hereditary I knew when I was 30 years old that I had cornea dystrophy. It just when I turned 53 that I started having more problems. When I turned 55 I made an appointment to see an ophthalmologist and he referred me to another eye surgeon. I had scar tissue on my left eye plus my cornea dystrophy, cataracts, and pre glaucoma. The eye surgeon had to remove the scar tissue first, then I had a corneal transplant and finally he did the cataract on my left eye. My is afraid that I might lose my eye sight in my other eye
softwaredev darlene39956
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I don't know anything about corneal dystrophy, however a quick check suggests it may be like cataract surgery where it can be delayed until you think your vision is bad enough in that eye that you really need it (and non-surgical greatments attempted first). However it sounds like there are various kinds of corneal dystrophy, and I only took a quick check, you should onfirm with a doctor that the only downside of waiting for surgery is that your vision will be getting worse, that there is no harm in delaying it.
If so, it sounds like the issue you need to decide is when your vision is bad enough to make it risk the of the surgeries. *Only* you can decide when your vision is bad enough to make it worth getting the surgery. No one else knows what it is like to live with your vision. (the one exception is if you need to drive and in that case the rules where you live regarding how good your vision is may also dictate whether you need to get surgery). If your vision is bad enough to cause you to want surgery, you could also consider doing only whichever surgery your doctor thinks would be the most benefit and delaying the other until you need it.