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Cataract Surgery during active PmR?

Posted by pawprintpeg @pawprintpeg, Jul 9 7:17am

Should I have concerns about having cataract surgery while PMR is now untreated and I’m suffering with painful inflammation after tapering off prednisone. I assume my cortisol is trying to make a recovery so I’m still out of hormonal balance, and I wonder if my eyeballs get inflamed as well? Have you had cataract surgery. Please let me know how it goes. I want to buy the super lenses but I’m afraid of something being adversely affected by this dang PMR. 👁️ 💕

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jfwfeis | @jfwfeis | Jul 21 8:12am
In reply to @sandiw77 "Hi @jfwfeis, I wanted to share what my ophthalmologist told me. He indicated that Prednisone had..." + (show)
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Hi @jfwfeis,
I wanted to share what my ophthalmologist told me. He indicated that Prednisone had caused my eyes to slightly bulge and that my eyes were dry due to the fact that I was not closing my eye completely when I blink or even when I sleep and that was causing my eyes to dry. That made so much sense to me because I also thought that my eyes were slightly swollen. Wondering if that could have occurred with you also? I’m still on 8 mg of Prednisone and am hoping to be completely free by Christmas! Blessings!❤️

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Thx: I'm seeing my opthalmologist in 2 weeks. I'll let you know if I have the same issue.

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