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Had Cataract Surgery. Film At The Back Side Of Lens Moved To Front Causing Cloudiness In Both Eyes. Suggestions?

My cousin had cataract surgery in Sept 2012 and in Feb 2013 she got cloudiness in both eyes. She called her eye doctors office; didn t speak to Dr. but someone told her that probably the film that covers the back side of the lens has moved around to cover the front of her lens, thus creating the cloudiness. In both eyes? Can this really happen?
Mon, 4 Mar 2013
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It is not possible for a film behind the intraocular lens implanted in the eye after cataract surgery to move in front of the lens. If her vision was fine immediately after surgery in Sept2012 and has now begun to get cloudy in Feb 2013, the commonest cause of this is what is called a Posterior Capsular Opacification or PCO. Here, a collection of 'debris' is noted on the posterior surface of the intraocular lens that develops after some time. This has to be removed by a laser assisted outpatient procedure called YAG laser capsulotomy . If the retina and the rest of the eye is fine, which is usually the case if vision was normal after surgery, the patient gains clear vision once more and this procedure does not have to be repeated in her lifetime.
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Had Cataract Surgery. Film At The Back Side Of Lens Moved To Front Causing Cloudiness In Both Eyes. Suggestions?

It is not possible for a film behind the intraocular lens implanted in the eye after cataract surgery to move in front of the lens. If her vision was fine immediately after surgery in Sept2012 and has now begun to get cloudy in Feb 2013, the commonest cause of this is what is called a Posterior Capsular Opacification or PCO. Here, a collection of debris is noted on the posterior surface of the intraocular lens that develops after some time. This has to be removed by a laser assisted outpatient procedure called YAG laser capsulotomy . If the retina and the rest of the eye is fine, which is usually the case if vision was normal after surgery, the patient gains clear vision once more and this procedure does not have to be repeated in her lifetime.