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a lens implant that will allow me to thread a needle
Eye Conditions | Last Active: Mar 21 9:45am | Replies (22)Comment receiving replies
Sort of - but, here are the stats ... over 3,500,000 cataract surgeries, and over 850,000 LASIK/PRK surgeries, in the US each year.
Average age for cataract surgery is about 70, while most LASIK/PRK is gone prior to around 50. So, the age differences would naturally lead to more issues with cataract surgery, but even the rate is around 2%.
So, while cataract surgeries are complicated and could always result in surgical issues, they are so incredibly common that is is relatively rare for there to be major issues.
I believe there will be more and more folks, especially those who don't like wearing glasses, and those who want better vision, who choose to spend a bit more in their 50s for a premium IOL implantation - and skip the LASIK/PRK completely. This is kind of a one and done thing in most cases - there will never be a cataract to remove. Posterior Capsule Opacification (PCO) will continue to be an issue with everyone - this is handled with a simple Nd:YAG laser procedure - most people get this after cataract surgeries - again, and one and done.
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how many have 20/800 with macular puckers?.......There are many people who never wore glasses prior to cataract surgery for distance or close.
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But most people don't deal with issues until they have too. I remember when laser to improve vision first came out, a friend had it. Years later he had vision issues from it and I believe he had to have another procedure. Speaking as a person with glaucoma and macular degeneration, vision problems are up there as being the scariest.