Experiences with

Cataracts

Any one been diagnosed with prednisone induced cataracts? Went to the eye dr. 4 months ago and they saw the start of cataracts but said they would keep a watch but they definitely weren't ready for surgery.

Hi, does anyone know if having ET +JAK2 can contribute to getting cataracts? Had sight test at weekend & was informed sight has changed a lot & that I now have cataracts & put on yearly check ups.

Hi all, Im needing another cataract operation as the lens they put in 17 years ago has dislocated and dropped. Now I’m on Acalabrutinib will I have to stop taking it before the op and then after for a week or so, any experience would be appreciated, thanks Will

My recent eye exam showed up cataracts and slight changes in eye pressure that he says is caused by the steroids. Is he correct?

Morning, all, a quick question: I've got to have cataract surgery and I wondered how those of you with lupus - and particularly Sjorgren's - have dealt with this. Did you have any problems, especially with dry eyes? is there anything I should definitely do/not do? All experiences gratefully listened

Been see consultant said need cataracts removed already had iridotomy has pressures still too high. Anyone else had it done and did it lower pressures

I have just found out that the prednisone related cataracts have increased to the point where I need to get both eyes operated on as soon as possible as the right eye is to the point where the ophthalmologist says if they don’t do the op soon, they wouldn’t be able to fix it.

🧐Due to large doses of prednisolone my cataracts have grown. I can't lay flat on my back and breath ,,,,,. tried it once with almost disastrous consequences .... I need to sit upright in a chair., I know this happens , but where, and which NHS hospital. ???

I have also devised a simple test to see whether your are affecting your sight and will put that in another post. Don't take "your cataracts aren't ready for removal" as gospel.

Please read my earlier "Get Your Cataracts Treated" post first and, if it sounds as if you may be having a similar experience, you can use a simple test to see how your eyes compare with other people who don't have cataracts. The test determines how well you can read very faint type.

my consultant has now said I have the start of cataracts bin both eyes 🥲my NTG is progressing despite being in maximum eye drops for3 months Visual field tests have shown progression So I’m due to have i stent and cataract surgery in next few weeks I’m trying to stay positive but also worried

As well as confirming that I have cataracts in both eyes, the consultant strongly advised that intervention was necessary in the next few weeks. My understanding is that my trab is working too well, and that the pressure is too low, which is why my retina is undulating.

cannot get to write any posts on my tablet r because some hacker has put cncognito on my rpouter are lying on back for cataract op nd i cannot remove it so trying another computer. to answer one reader on HU site re lying on back for cataract op . I have bronch iectasis too and cough when lying

I also have cataracts which my optician says are not advanced enough to be referred for removal. The doctor at the eye hospital agrees with me that the cataracts are probably the main cause of my sight problems and recommended this surgery because they would remove the cataracts at the same time.

However, I was told there was a little cloudiness on the scans indicating the start of cataracts but that these could take years to develop. This has never been mentioned at my hospital visits. I am 74. Is this a common problem with age?

I have my R eye, my driving eye with wet AMD and the other L eye ( short sighted) with dry AMD I saw a new optician recently who suggested photobiomodulation on my good dry eye and cataract surgery for cortical cataracts with a lens helping my long distance ( but as a PP).

Hi does anyone know if having Glaucoma gives prioritisation on the NHS waiting list for cataract replacement and does anyone know if cataracts can affect the field of vision and distance tests.

I have developed cataracts and dry eyes and my eye pressure hasn't changed that much either.

It appears I now have cataracts and that is what has affected my vision. I know most of us end up with cataracts which can be removed. I'm near the driving limit. I have read that long term use of steroids can cause cataracts.

Two years ago, I was told by a new optometrist that I had cataracts in both eyes and the lenses in my glasses were changed to darker varifocals (£500!) but they were useless and since then I have only been able to wear sunglasses.