Glaucoma Disease

glaucoma & Cataract operation

Question:

Dear Dr Cohn I am grateful to Pattibel for repeating your message to me.  I missed the original for some reason perhaps there was a blip at my ISP over the holiday. Thank you for your views which confirm my own.  I obtained my second opinion from my Godson Hamish Towler who has a large practice in London and who had previously operated on my wife for bi-lateral cataracts caused by adverse reaction to drugs she was prescribed – 20/20 vision to near blindness in four months!  He did not mention any capsule damage after the examination. The surgeon who carried out my operation was a contemporary of his at Moorfields and he spoke highly of him. I will go back to Hamish for re-assurance. Like many others |I am extremely grateful for your advice. Sincerely, Pete Pendleton <eyegu…@aol.com> wrote in message

news:1104884675.047132.189660@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> It seems that you reposted this message, Pete.  I have already > commented at length a few posts back.  Take care, > Rick Cohn, MD

Response:

I have controlled glaucoma in both eyes ( left and right pressures below 20 ).  I  also developed a cataract in the left eye which was operated on in October.  Unfortunately the operation has not gone well and I get edge flashes across and arc from 11.00 to 2.00 as from the edge of a mirror. Additionally when moving vigorously I lose focus.  The optician has been unable to fill a spectacle prescription which will work. The surgeon now want to perform a second cataract operation on my right eye before going back to rectify the left.  He says and a second opinion I have sought agrees that the wrong lens was used and it was misplaced in the eye – he says that myopic eyes are larger than normal eyes?  I have a feeling that I am being flannelled. Understandably I do not want to risk losing sight in both eyes should the operation on the right eye also go wrong and I would prefer the left to work as best it can before tackling the right. I would welcome Dr Cohn’s opinion – I am in the UK. Pete Pendleton

Response:

Hi Dr Cohn I suspect that there are either two Pete’s posting _ although I did repost as I had not – I thought – had any reply or I have somehow screwed up ( not unknown!).  Could you let me have another copy of your reply please.  Many Thanks PeterP <eyegu…@aol.com> wrote in message

news:1104884675.047132.189660@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> It seems that you reposted this message, Pete.  I have already > commented at length a few posts back.  Take care, > Rick Cohn, MD

Response:

It seems that you reposted this message, Pete.  I have already commented at length a few posts back.  Take care, Rick Cohn, MD

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