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soryang

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9. Why wouldn't the doctor explains the pros and cons?

Reply to mitch96 (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2019, 04:26 PM

Apr 2019

I found out after the fact that I would have probably had a better outcome with better lenses. The best surprise is no surprise. Ask a specialist.

After the surgery when I told the surgeon I wasn't having a good outcome, he told me it was my imagination. Then I pulled out an article from the journal of opthamology with a 73 page article written by a board certified doctor with a phd in physics as well, which described exactly what was wrong with the eyes of certain patients post surgically in cases like mine and the physician never spoke to me again.

So the moral of the story is that the risks and benefits of alternative options need to be discussed with the professional provider beforehand.

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Medicare and cataracts... [View all] mitch96 Apr 2019 OP

When I had cataract surgery 3 years ago they offered me the same thing. redstatebluegirl Apr 2019 #1

No, I got the cheapo lenses and they work well, elleng Apr 2019 #2

"I can see clearly now!" mitch96 Apr 2019 #3

I had the super duper lenses last year snowybirdie Apr 2019 #4

"We both need artificial years regularly" mitch96 Apr 2019 #5

I've had both eyes done leftieNanner Apr 2019 #6

Subject: Girlfriend's cataract surgery keithbvadu2 Apr 2019 #7

Thanks for the detailed description! csziggy Apr 2019 #24

I had cataracts for quite a few years but they were no big deal. Then, within a six month period, keithbvadu2 Apr 2019 #25

I guess I will just keep talking to my optometrist csziggy Apr 2019 #26

Cataract surgery several years later. keithbvadu2 Apr 2019 #8

Why wouldn't the doctor explains the pros and cons? soryang Apr 2019 #9

"and the physician never spoke to me again. " mitch96 Apr 2019 #19

they're jerks soryang Apr 2019 #20

I opted for the upgrade zeusdogmom Apr 2019 #10

I'm not sure but I don't think anything corrects astigmatisms. LakeArenal Apr 2019 #11

Aren't floaters part of the cateract? 3Hotdogs Apr 2019 #12

No Kitchari Apr 2019 #13

Let me rephrase. Does cat. surgery eliminate floaters along with the cateract? 3Hotdogs Apr 2019 #15

No and for some people, floaters develop as a reaction to cataract surgery wishstar Apr 2019 #16

I had cataract surgery on both eyes in 2008. A year later, I had a sinkingfeeling Apr 2019 #21

Good luck mountain grammy Apr 2019 #14

I just got the standard lenses that insurance paid for most of cost and am very happy wishstar Apr 2019 #17

I wasn't a good candidate for the auto focus lens, and got the single lens vision ones. Tess49 Apr 2019 #18

I elected not to get upgraded or bifocal lenses. I read that many folks sinkingfeeling Apr 2019 #22

I went for the upgraded lenses and am extremely happy with the results. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #23

wow what do they do? x ray vision? all i know is when i had one eye done..I could... samnsara Apr 2019 #27