Hi @ladybugmg that must be a tough decision to make.

I'd like to tag @jakedduck1 @cherriann @peach414144 and @hikergirl Have had cataract surgery and may be able to offer you support.

Back to you @ladybugmg what are some of the risks you have found? What direction are you leaning at this point?

@ladybugmg
Hi,
I have had cataract surgery but didn’t have PCO although I was aware of the possibility. I had a friend who it happened to but they had the laser procedure which was quick and totally successful. The only laser surgery I had was a laser making the incision for my cataract procedure and I had a tear ducts closed by laser.
I have understood the PCO procedure was simple quick and virtually complication free. Do you know otherwise? Also, do you have Diabetes?
Jake

Hello. I had cataract surgery and corneal transplants in 2013. Developed secondary cataracts (had never heard of them) in 2017. YAG laser procedure was easy breezy. I was in and out. My left eye now has occasional white floaters that I blink away. Annoying but not harmful. Good luck to you!

Hi, @ladybugmg - wanted to let you know that I've moved your recent post on scarring after cataract surgery here where you'd previously started a conversation on this topic, just so those who've interacted with you before could talk with you more about it as you peruse your options. Glad that @jakedduck1 and @rwinney had some perspective for you as you think it through.

This Mayo Clinic page on cataracts https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cataract-surgery/about/pac-20384765 describes the yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG) laser like this:

"PCO is treated with a painless, five-minute outpatient procedure called YAG laser capsulotomy. In YAG laser capsulotomy, a laser beam is used to make a small opening in the clouded capsule to provide a clear path through which the light can pass.

After the procedure, you usually stay in the doctor's office for about an hour to make sure your eye pressure doesn't rise. Other complications are rare but can include increased eye pressure and retinal detachment."

Hoping that @rosemarya @jaguar737 @isaosunagatty @dsh33782 @lioness will have some additional thoughts for you on the option of the YAG laser and any potential risks, and also provide some support for you at this time.

Which risks have you the most concerned at this point, ladybugmg? Are you currently leaning toward or against having the laser treatment?

Hi, @ladybugmg - wondering how things are going with the PCO and whether you decided to go ahead with the YAG laser capsulotomy?