You may also experience other side effects after you awaken from anesthesia such as pain.
Cataract surgery side effects mayo clinic.
While the risks are low there is an increased chance of complications if you have another preexisting eye disease or medical condition.
I have dry eyes after cataract surgery.
At first stronger lighting and eyeglasses can help you deal with cataracts.
A main concern is if complications or side effects will arise after the procedure is through.
Risks and benefits of cataract.
Here are some common side effects that can occur after cataract eye surgery.
These usually clear up after a few weeks or months and very few people consider them to be a long term problem.
Eye infection or swelling.
At 10 years after surgery the cumulative risk was 0 1 percent.
Side effects are rare from cataract surgery but some things that could happen are.
Complications that result in a loss of vision are very rare.
But if impaired vision interferes with your usual activities you might need cataract surgery.
The medical term for this common complication is known as posterior capsule opacification pco.
Cataract surgery digital journal of ophthalmology.
The risks and benefits of cataract surgery.
People who ve had cataract surgery may develop a secondary cataract.
Eye infection or swelling bleeding retinal detachment the breaking away of a layer of tissue at the.
This happens when the back of the lens capsule the part of the lens that wasn t.
What you can expect.
Your anesthesia care team will ask you about your pain and other side effects.
Cataract surgery successfully restores vision in the majority of people who have the procedure.
Also a recent mayo clinic study of more than 14 000 cataract surgeries performed between january 1980 and may 2009 found that the risk of late iol dislocation after cataract surgery was very low.
And at 25 years it was 1 7 percent.
Side effects are rare from cataract surgery but some things that could happen include.
Fortunately cataract surgery is generally a safe effective procedure.
If you plan to have cataract or glaucoma surgery tell your eye doctor ophthalmologist that you are taking this medicine or that you used this medicine in the past 9 months.
Side effects depend on your individual condition and the type of surgery.
At 20 years it was 0 7 percent.
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