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Cataracts
Cataracts in the Elderly
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88 year old dad wants a mobility scooter. How can we discourage him?
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BlueEyedGirl94
Answered Oct 2020
What type of doctor should my Mom see for going blind in one eye? Possible TIA...
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cwillie
Answered Nov 2020
My husband with Alzheimer’s may need cataract surgery or new glasses. He can’t always name letters and gets confused. How do I handle that?
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MAYDAY
Answered Feb 2021
Has anyone taken their parent to a hospital from long-term care to have cataract surgery? My mother will likely need to be restrained. Thoughts?
33 Answers
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DrBenshir
Answered Aug 2021
Disagreement over cataract surgery. Any suggestions?
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FivePeppers
Replied May 6, 2023
I am scheduled for cataract surgery on one eye. My doctor will not do the surgery unless I have someone drive me to the hospital and provide care for one night. Any suggestions?
24 Answers
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Teri4077
Answered Mar 2018
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Grandma with cataracts still driving. What should we have done?
23 Answers
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Riley2166
Replied Feb 2019
Since last summer, my husband with Alzheimer’s has been complaining about lights being too bright. Any thoughts?
17 Answers
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FivePeppers
Replied Jul 2022
Can cataract surgery make your eye worse?
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cwillie
Answered Oct 2019
Anyone have experience with cataract surgery and an allergy to antibiotics?
13 Answers
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BarbBrooklyn
Answered Jun 2021
Post-cataract vision worse in 90-yo mom. Doesn't seem to be macular degeneration symptoms. Anyone else have this problem?
12 Answers
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Geaton777
Answered Dec 2019
What to do for MIL who refuses to follow doctors orders?
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97yroldmom
Answered Apr 2018
Eye doctor wants to do cataract surgery on husband with dementia. Advice?
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KNance72
Answered Nov 2021
How do seniors, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, get drs' surgical clearances without a new, pristine body? Or going broke checking every tiny blip?
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NYDaughterInLaw
Answered Feb 2021
Mom still can't see two days after cataract surgery?
9 Answers
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Ricky6
Answered Nov 2021
Mother just told me that the newsprint looked rather blurry when she tried to read the paper today. What would be wrong?
9 Answers
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freqflyer
Answered Nov 2021
Complaint about pill packaging. Has anyone else faced this barrier to taking the medication they are prescribed?
9 Answers
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rovana
Replied Jan 2021
Every time I help my mother (84) I leave feeling distressed because of her resistance to any proper care, regardless of all my efforts.
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NeedHelpWithMom
Answered Jan 2019
Nobody to help caregiver and Alzheimer’s patient and caregiver needs cataract surgery. Anyone have a same or similar problem?
9 Answers
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Ricky6
Replied Jun 2021
What can my 95 year old mother with advanced Macular Degeneration and cataracts expect (sight wise) after cataract surgery?
7 Answers
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worriedinCali
Replied Sep 2019
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