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My elderly mom has to have a cataract removed from one eye. She just moved in with us a little while ago from the east coast and has no doctor network to tap into. She is also a heart patient, has a bad back, etc so I would like to find her an extremely good and thoughtful opthamologist. I would also love to hear from anyone who has had to have a cataract removed or has a close familiy member who has. What was the experience like? Were they bedridden for a day, a week? How quickly did they recover? Is it an in and out procedure? Any information would be most welcome. Thanks, Anna
The actual surgery takes about 12 minutes, but you will spend 2- 3 hours at the office. It is an out-patient procedure. Your mom should be resting after her surgery, and she will go back in to the office the following day for a check-up. She should be feeling pretty comfortable and starting to see better that next day. She will be on some eyedrops for a few weeks, and within a month, the eye should be stable enough to get new glasses prescribed. Patients are usually doing normal daily activities right away--no heavy lifting or bending over too far. Cataract surgery tends to be highly successful. suzie
I would like to hear people's experience with cataract surgery. If you have any feedback about Dr. Robert Sorensen of Berkeley, I would like to hear it too. Thanks! A nervous cataract patient
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