Glaucoma & cataracts. Depressed. Hate the meds.

I have cataracts and glaucoma. I have made an appt to be evaluated for cataracts and surgery in November. I am afraid too . I have a seizure risk but my eyesight is important. I researched symptoms of cataracts and at what point it might be needed to consider surgery.

I too have a risk of seizures and made certain that my eye surgeon had focused on that risk. He assured me that my head would not move during the cataract surgery. And it didn’t. I was awake and it was done (laser-assisted for 15 minutes) under just local anesthesia. And what a difference in my vision, particularly the colors that I could see again. Best wishes to you going forward.

Thank you. It is very empowering to hear about success story. I live in NM. The sun is very strong here and my visual perception of it is one reason I want to be evaluated. Like you I think my color perception is off.

I had one eye done 6 days ago All meds before & after cause a day long burning pain Even simple plain old eye drops feels like my eye is on fire Also still have a feeling of a large size pea in that eye Normal or will this be there forever?????????? Now driving at nite is just about impossible as can not see Cancelled second eye as felt I need some vision Thoughts ideaS
Check up for 1st eye on Wed can say I am not happy with results. Surgery is simple but plan was to see better which did not happen

My son drove me home from the cataract surgery that day. On the interstate, I said, “Look at that red car.” “Look at that green car.” “Look at that blue car.” Finally he said, “Yes, mom.”😊

will due I know he will say give it a month All drops except the ointment cause my eye to have intense burn all day Don't think this is normal??? They gave me no restrictions and could not follow they as I am running a horse boarding place by myself since my husband was killed in Sept Itsd me myself and I Night driving is just about out of the question Thank goodness I knew the roads by heart otherwise wold have hit somebody or ran off the road not food I know he will say give it 30 days pat me on the back and say goodbye

will due I know he will say give it a month All drops except the ointment cause my eye to have intense burn all day Don't think this is normal??? They gave me no restrictions and could not follow they as I am running a horse boarding place by myself since my husband was killed in Sept Itsd me myself and I Night driving is just about out of the question Thank goodness I knew the roads by heart otherwise wold have hit somebody or ran off the road not food I know he will say give it 30 days pat me on the back and say goodbye

Possibly you are extraordinarily sensitive to the eyedrops. This happened to me, not with the cataract surgery which worked very well, but with another eye condition. The more the eye hurt, the more I put the drops in, and then the eye hurt even more. (As I remember, the problematic drops were antiseptic drops.) Finally I got the doctor’s attention and he told me to quit the drops, but monitor how my eye behaved closely. It worked.

Hoping this can be resolved quickly for you.