Question: My 68 year old wife
has undergone her second cataract surgery in the same eye. She has had a
premium lens implant exchanged for a lens implant for distance vision only but the
second surgery has not relieved the holes and cloudiness in her vision.
She is nervous and fears she is losing her sight. We have decided not to
progress with surgery in her other eye until she shows some improvement in the
operated eye. She is going through extreme stress and trauma. Please help us.
Answer: It is impossible to say what exactly is
causing the symptoms of “holes and cloudiness” after the cataract surgery and
lens implant procedure. However, these are NOT normal post operative symptoms
and should be investigated. You do not say and may not know whether the first
cataract surgery and lens implant procedure was unremarkable or if there were
any complications such as a torn lens capsule or any retinal swelling. Thus, if
you cannot get a clear and easy to understand explanation from your cataract
surgeon you should seek a second opinion or even a third opinion with another
cataract surgeon as well as perhaps a retinal specialist. Once the cause is
ascertained you can them consider whether to and when to proceed with the
second eye surgery.
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