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Is Cataract Surgery Safe For A Person With High BP And Diabetes?

Posted on Tue, 30 Jun 2015

Question: I want to know how to provide better treatment for my father .He is 68 year old having managed diabetic and BP along with Cataract (motia bind) since last one year. He is not willing to get operate and please provide me how to convince him for this. He is retired professor and having traditional thought.

Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
He is probably worried because of his traditional thoughts.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care Magic

I am Dr. Dadapeer K, an ophthalmologist and I will be answering your question.

I reviewed your history and I can understand your concern.
Cataract surgery has undergone very rapid advancement and it can
1. Now it can be done as an out patient procedure
2. Can be done without pain
3. No injection is required
4. Vision improves almost from the day of surgery.
5. Surgery is the definitive treatment and it is the only treatment.

Hence you can convince him by telling all this and probably these thoughts will help him to go away with traditional thoughts.

Hope this information is helpful to you. Do write back to me for further questions.

Thank you
With regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dadapeer K (42 hours later)

Dear Sir,

I thank you to quick reply . I am away from My father who is nowdays at XXXXXXX planning to get in Mid October 2015.

Please let me know any this Old-age(68 year old) complexities related with this Cataract (motia bind) to overcome his worrisome.
Please let me know best hospital with best hospitality that Safety,Healthy Environment Rule and Regulations.

Regards.
XXXX

Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Cataract surgery can be safely done in this age.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for the follow up question.

I can understand your concern regarding your father and I appreciate the same.
No need to be worried as usually people who come for cataract surgery are aged and will be in the age group of more than 60 years.

The cataract surgery has undergone lot of developments in the recent years and it has become very simple day care surgery with almost minimal complications. Cataract surgery can be done safely in this age and no need to be worried about it.

In your city you can consult eye hospital with facility of phacoemulsification. Since I am not from that area I don't have much information regarding the eye hospital in your place, XXXXXXX

Hope this information is helpful to you.

Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar