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Cateracts 10 years after laser surgery. corneal scarring. difficult to remove cateracts. what to do?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Combined surgeries : It depends on the severity of corneal scarring . If severe enough a combined cornea transplant with cataract surgery can be done. If the cornea is still viable consider having a retinal surgeon work with a cataract surgeon to safely remove the cataract

Answered 4/18/2014

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Dr. Sandra Lora Cremers answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Cataract, K scar: New tools help remove cataracts in patients with significant corneal (K) scarring. Trypan blue and other dyes can stain capsule of cataract to make removal safer. More information: eyedoc2020 blogspot com

Answered 10/2/2014

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