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Cateract and Tamsulosin

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Brilliard
Brilliard

I have a mild cateract in one eye.The consultant had said he can carry out surgery to improve vision in this eye but the surgery is more complicated and carries an increased risk because I take Tamsulosin to treat an enlarged prostrate.He has left the decision to me.Does anyone have an experience of this. I am 75 and in decent health at present.

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  • derek76
    derek76 Brilliard

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    I was lucky to have stopped Tamsulosin before mine got to the difficult stage.

    Most surgeons have dealt with it many times and it should not be a problem. There is a lot of information if you Google cataract 'surgery after tamsulosin'

    • Brilliard
      Brilliard derek76

      Posted

      Thanks Derek,I guess I am the only person to decide,I have read most of the stuff and the surgeons expertise is usually excellent I would think having expeienced the proceedure before.What bothers me slightly is the consultant telling me there is no guarantee of improved vision in the effected eye.
    • derek76
      derek76 Brilliard

      Posted

      How long were you taking Tamsulosin? I was taking it for slightly less than a year and usually missed out two days and took a Cialis instead.

      When I had heart surgery my prostate was so big, I also had prostatitis at the time that they could not get a normal catheter in and had to use a supra pubic one.  

    • derek76
      derek76 Brilliard

      Posted

      That must surely be far to soon for it to have caused floppy iris syndrome.
  • peter37676
    peter37676 Brilliard

    Posted

    I have been taking tamsulosin for the last two years and recently have had cataracts in both eyes done, the surgeon said the iris was "flopping about" but he didnt seem to find that problematic and all was well
  • shirley18576
    shirley18576 Brilliard

    Posted

    Sorry...I have not heard of anyone with that. Hopefuly someone else will have. Good luck.
  • henry54998
    henry54998 Brilliard

    Posted

    I haven't looked in here for sometime! I am like you on Tamsulosin, and in addition Finasteride. Apparently the frug(s) can cause something called floopy eye syndrome. There is an article "Why BPH treatment can complicate cataract surgery" in the EyeWorld site, that explains.

    I had both eyes done successfully. If your surgeon is experienced, you should be OK

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