Hello.
My mother is 79 years old. She is about to have cataract surgery on her right eye. In addition to this cataract, she also has glaucoma and pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXF).
I have read that glaucoma and PXF can cause complications in cataract surgery.
I spoke to my mother's ophthalmologist's surgical coordinator about possible complications. The coordinator said that there is a small chance that my mom's new intraocular lens (IOL) will have postoperative instability. If that instability occurs, the instability can be fixed with stable sutures.
Also, the ophthalmologist will have the following tools at his disposal:
Malyugin ring - a small spring-like device used during cataract surgery to help dilate the pupil
Vision Blue - ophthalmic solution used in ophthalmic surgery
capsular hook
Furthermore, this ophthalmologist is a glaucoma specialist. We are told that he routinely performs successful cataract surgeries on patients who have glaucoma and PXF.
So, does my mother have anything to worry about?
Thanks for any info.