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Complications following Cataract surgery and EMR removal.

Posted by margieb58 @margieb58, May 11 2:48pm

If it could go wrong, it did and in the most unexpected ways.
Cataract surgery left eye cancelled because of complications still ongoing two years after right eye was done.
1. IOL is 2.25 diopters nearsighted Presurgical vision 20/50. Post surgical vision 20/150
2. After cataract and ERM surgery I've had persistent CME that was well controlled by 2 drops durazol/day. Vision with corrective lenses is 20/40. Cannot successfully D/C steroids or CME returns.
3 One year later, I developed steroid responsive glaucoma
4. Was put on timolol, combigan and rhopressa
5. eye drops to control glaucoma not effective IOP went to 60
6. Tried steroid injections around eye. Pressure stable for 4+ weeks then shot up to 50. while on combigan and rhopressa
7. Given few options. Forced to D/C steroids to keep pressure down. Not candidate for laser surgery, not candidate for stent, possibly candidate for tubes, but the glaucoma meds only make my eyes irritated and don't help with the pressure. Not a candidate for cataract surgery for the other eye (they fear it will do the same thing)

HOW DO I KEEP FROM GOING BLIND??????

Doctors seem to be unable to help.

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frouke | @frouke | May 11 6:18pm

This is very disturbing to read, how horrible for you to go through this. I’m supposed to have cataract surgery on my left eye like two years ago and I’m still not ready to try it, can’t do laser due to previous surgery for retinas, I’m just too scared. I’ve survived two lung cancer surgeries but I’m terrified to lose my eye sight, I came close twice.

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annebw | @annebw | May 14 12:14am

Sounds like what happened to me. Multiple eye surgeries, glaucoma, stent, then went totally blind in my right eye. I am not letting them touch my remaining eye.

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margieb58 | @margieb58 | Oct 7 1:21pm

Surprise!!! Maybe miracles can be slow moving. I can read two more lines on the eye chart! I read most of the 20/40 line!!! I was 20/80 in July of this year. This is almost as good as when I was on steroid drops. I have no idea how this happened other than people prayed. My vision deteriorated after cataract surgery in June 2024. I had the ERM removed in August of 2024 to help clear up my vision. After that, I developed CME and then went steroid responsive with really scary pressure numbers as high as 60. Vision became blurry after I D/C'd the steroids.

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