Yes, problems can happen after cataract surgery, like the negative dysphotopsia, I experience at times, but committing suicide, now that's going wayyyyyyy out there. Definitely more to this than can be blamed on cataract surgery. Perhaps she didn't take care of her eye/eyes well enough at home. A girlfriend of my wife, had hip replacement surgery done, was told by her surgeon what she can and can't do, BUT she didn't listen and done something she wasn't suppose to do...……..wound up back in surgery.
"Hers is the second laser-eye-related surgery in a month. In November, Canadian Paul Fitzpatrick, 56, took his own life after blaming the procedure for giving him 20 years of intolerable pain in his eyes." I did not know that laser surgery could cause intolerable pain in your eyes....
Living with eye pain must be unbearable because I know how miserable I can be when my eyes are just dry.
I just read the story of that young woman, what absolute misery she must have been in to take her own life and leave her small children . I Hope I never need surgery on my eyes...it's all so risky.... I could never even get on with Contacts, so I'll just stick with my specs!!
Just before cataract surgery I joined a website that had a real eye surgeon, experienced in cataract surgery, answering questions---for free! Anyway, I remember there were a few folks on there who threatened suicide just because of floaters. I suppose if you concentrate on them 24/7 it might drive you nuts. I've often wished I could experience other people's physical symptoms (just briefly), so I could understand better.
Have never heard of that. Actually, even though it can cost the patient some "out-of-pocket" for both the laser surgery and the designated lens, it is said that laser surgery has a much better outcome than using a "scalpel" type instrument for getting the cataract out of the eye. I have found out that different people react differently to laser cataract surgery, but it is still a very highly recommended cataract removal surgery.
Well, cataract surgery is much, much better than going blind. And, if a person waits to long to have cataract surgery done, it can't be done.
I don't have any "floaters" at all, just the bars sometimes, and, as I'm told, those will go away in time. As I write this, I don't see either of the black vertical bars/curves at all.
Wow! Think I'll keep my glasses.... http://lasikcomplications.com/suici...jhko09VP-pKnuATbaT69q3n7Xo0KKqesVyuvssjeZG55E My sister in Colorado did have it done about 10 years with no problems.
But, if you do end up with cataracts, and they progress, like mine did, the surgery will be highly advised by your OD and then a surgeon your OD refers you to. I wore prescription glasses, but my vision, even with the glasses on, got worse and worse.