What has retinal tear got to do with post cataract surgery and laser clearance o!

What has retinal tear got to do with post cataract surgery and laser clearance of membrane?

Is there anyway I can take care of my eyes from such? What are some of the complications I have to be wary too?

6 days ago
thanks Jennifer I am touched!

But one thing i like to ask you though in such as a case for laser clearance of membrane (if i used the term correctly), is it technically called 'surgery' with perhaps surgical tables involved?

This is because my insurance said will not pay unless its a surgical procedure and the doctor said its not. i am confused.

Unfortunately, there isn't a way to prevent retinal tears. Some of us are more prone to retinal tears and detachments...those of us who have had intraocular surgeries (like cataract), are high myopes, or have had an ocular injury (blunt trauma, penetrating injury). The best you can do is to monitor your eye health with regular eye exams, eat well balanced diet (antioxidants have shown to help with the HEALTH of the eye), and monitor blood pressure and blood sugars (for diabetics) as well as any vision changes you may have so you can get treatment quickly to prevent permanent damage.

Complications of retinal tears is that they may recur, usually in another part of the eye close to the first tear when treated adequately...if left untreated, they can lead to retinal detachment, which would need a more extensive surgery to correct. Retinal tears generally can be 'fixed' with laser demarcation...using a laser around the tear to reattach it.

Laser of membrane...the most common membranes we see in our clinic are epiretinal membranes and choroidal neovascular membranes, both of which are treatable.

The articles I linked below describe Retinal tears, detachments (the first describes the risks of RD/RT with cataract surgery), and intraocular membranes a lot better than I can.

Complications can be mild to severe. There could be some blurring of vision to total loss of vision depending on the severity, location, and time of treatment for retinal tears (the possibility of leading to detachment the longer you wait for treatment grows), other ocular health factors including prior retinal detachments, blood pressure problems, diabetes, cataract surgery, prior intraocular surgeries.

Like I said...the links below explain a lot better than I can.

I hope this helps.