BLIND IN RIGHT EYE following Cataract Surgery?!
Question: BLIND IN RIGHT EYE following Cataract Surgery?
Prior to surgery they didn’t take my consent or explained me the risks of Cataract surgery. My Path –lab blood tests records for the past 2 years indicated an average glucose level of 4.42 and my GP was very impressed. On my operation day my glucose level was 5.5 and BP was above normal (145/178 approx.). Usually it was between 120- 130 upon 65 -75.
I had day surgery on 1st Sept, 2009 and was sent home the same day specific methos of using eye drops.
During my post operation clinic the Surgeon told me that my surgery was successful but he told me that some kind of steroid injection in my eye to settle inflammation; which would cause some irritating effect but he didn’t tell me exactly what it was. I believe I was also given anaesthetic- but I am not sure whether it was an injection or something else. However, the doctor also told me that I would experience some disturbances in my vision for a few days or may be a week or so before everything would be normal again and advised me to continue putting eye drops every 4 hours. By evening on that day as the effect of anesthetic was gradually diminishing, I began feeling severe pain back of my eye. First time when I opened my eyed to put drops I saw a bug (image) floating in my eye which shocked me, BUT I thought since the doctor had already told me that I would feel some vision disturbances for some time; I took it easy. So since then I continued seeing a floater (Bug) in my eye but there was no sign of getting normal vision as anticipated. I got very worried about the internal pain in my eye and the gradual loss of vision.
So in frustration, I went to my GP who referred me to an Optometrist to examine my eye. On 15/09/2010 I saw an Optometrist and she told me that I had PVD which required urgent attention for further test and treatment. She gave me a letter and told me to go back to hospital Eye EMERGENCY OPD as soon as possible.
Next day (16/09/2009) I went to emergency OPD and the Eye specialist examined my eye very briefly and told me that my conditions were due to the Steroid injection and there was nothing to worry about. He told me to come back on 04/10/2010. I returned home without anything done to my pain in my eye. After two weeks (04/10/2010), I again went back to Specialist for normal review. He saw my pressure was high in my right eye and prescribed me new drops. When I asked him what happened in my eye, he told me to ask him the question again after one month (4/11/2010). I was really devastated by his response. Me and my wife who is a Rheumatoid arthritis patient, both cried.
However, Two weeks later suddenly I started seeing more floaters in eye, flashes, glares, shades etc which really rocked me. I lost almost 99% vision. I didn’t know what was going on because the doctor never told me that such thing would happen. By the time I saw the specialist I was almost blind. I saw an eye specialist on 28/10/2010; who told me I had couple serious problem at back of my eye and in his report he wrote- my vision was down to PL in r/eye and since I was a Diabetic, I had Diabetic Retinopathy- he said “in the Triamocinalone crystals in vitreous with further Vitreous Opacification. Also ..Membrane with some pigmentary change and suspected to have CMO / CME. He told me to go back to hospital again.
So two days later (2/11/2010), I saw second specialist, he said.... acuity was poor les than hand movement.....featureless looking fundus on the right with scattered peripheral haemorrhages... ..some type ischemic event has occurred peri operatively.....advised to go back to hospital
On 4/11/2010, I was seen by the Surgeion who did my surgery at the hospital. He described my condition as "mysterious". They asked me to get Flourecene Angiography and AVASTIN test done but I declined since they posed serious side-effects such as fatalty; associated with cardiovascular problems; resparatory problems etc. The doctor told me to get blood tests so I did on the same day and
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Not sure what your question is but I lost an eye at the age of three. You can get by pretty well with only one.
ANY surgery carries risks to it, regardless of what kind of surgery.
My daughter had cataract surgery at the age of 7days old and again on her other eye at the age of 3 weeks, she had a complication last year but shes now aged 13years. Complications do arise with cataract surgery especially if you are diabetic. My father in law is diabetic and totally blind due to complications with his eyes. I also have a friend who had cataract surgery and had a bad reaction to the eye drops, this caused the pressure in her eyes to soar and she was lucky that it didnt detach the retina, maybe thats whats happened to you.
I dont really understand what your question is here but if your asking it is right then I'm sorry to say that yes it is. For you to say they did surgery without your consent is rubbish as you would've signed a form to agree to it. The minute you sign that you agree to the sugery and any complications that go with it. Being diabetic the complications are endless and I'm sure you should realise that too.
You've still got the use of one eye so make the most of that. My father in law lived with sight in one eye before this other one eventually went as well. My husbands entire family live with that threat everyday of their lives, my husband, his father, his sister, and yes our daughter too could loose their eyesight today, tomorrow or next week. There are many things you can still do, check out the RNIB who will only be too happy to help you
Lived with the family for nearly 30years