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elleng

(135,876 posts)
Sat Sep 20, 2014, 05:07 PM Sep 2014

Anyone have 'macular pucker,' EDITED

Last edited Thu Sep 25, 2014, 09:09 PM - Edit history (1)

while dealing with cataract (or anything else?)

http://www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/diseases/macular-pucker.cfm

I've just learned I have one, will see 2d doc next week, and wondering about the consequences.

Thanks

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edit:

Saw retina doc today, and she said its not necessary to remove the pucker either before or after cataract surgery; she'll monitor it over time, but apparently its not serious enough to mean my vision won't be adequate without surgery for it. I can do it in the future, if I decide my vision's not adequate.

And there's NO relation between pucker and degeneration (which Dad had.)

So now I 'just' have to decide when to have cataract removed.

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Anyone have 'macular pucker,' EDITED (Original Post) elleng Sep 2014 OP
I had cataract surgery and my surgeon told me RebelOne Sep 2014 #1
Thanks. Hope the vitamins help. elleng Sep 2014 #2
My sister-in-law mentioned "Pucker" following her cataract surgery. No Vested Interest Sep 2014 #3
According to my cataract doc, elleng Sep 2014 #4
Two eye surgeries - Bummer. No Vested Interest Sep 2014 #5
That's the question for the retina doc, elleng Sep 2014 #7
I'm so sorry to hear you have to deal with macular pucker besides the cataracts elleng. Crewleader Sep 2014 #6
Thanks, Crew, elleng Sep 2014 #8
You bet elleng Crewleader Sep 2014 #9
Thanks. elleng Sep 2014 #10
That's good to hear.... Crewleader Sep 2014 #11
Yes, I agree, Crew. elleng Sep 2014 #12

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)
1. I had cataract surgery and my surgeon told me
Sun Sep 21, 2014, 03:15 PM
Sep 2014

I had macular degeneration in my left eye. He said there is no cure and gave me a list of vitamins that will slow it down.

No Vested Interest

(5,193 posts)
3. My sister-in-law mentioned "Pucker" following her cataract surgery.
Sun Sep 21, 2014, 03:34 PM
Sep 2014

I got the impression it was some kind of small wrinkle in a part of the eye (macula?) which could be adjusted on a subsequent visit to her optholmalogist.

Hope it's a simple adjustment for you, elleng.

elleng

(135,876 posts)
4. According to my cataract doc,
Sun Sep 21, 2014, 05:01 PM
Sep 2014

and after checking on-line and making appointment with a RETINA doc, it is a 'wrinkle' at/in/on the macular, part of the retina, and can be corrected with surgery. Cataract doc suggested I see retina doc before planning to have cataract removed, as wrinkle might be better removed before cataract is removed, so 2 eye surgeries, about which I'm not enthusiastic. Will see that retina doc says.

No Vested Interest

(5,193 posts)
5. Two eye surgeries - Bummer.
Sun Sep 21, 2014, 07:35 PM
Sep 2014

I didn't realize that 'Pucker" could occur on its own.
I assumed that it was an (unforeseen) result of her cataract surgery.

One has to wonder - if you had it all along and it didn't make any difference in your vision - is its removal really necessary, i.e., what would/could happen if you did nothing?

elleng

(135,876 posts)
7. That's the question for the retina doc,
Sun Sep 21, 2014, 09:02 PM
Sep 2014

and maybe in combination with cataract doc, will my vision improve with just cataract surgery, or not.

The pucker is in a different place than the cataract.

A macular pucker (also called an epiretinal membrane) is a layer of scar tissue that grows on the surface of the retina, particularly the macula, which is the part of your eye responsible for detailed, central vision.

http://www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/diseases/macular-pucker.cfm

A cataract is a clouding of the normally clear lens of your eye. For people who have cataracts, seeing through cloudy lenses is a bit like looking through a frosty or fogged-up window.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cataracts/basics/definition/con-20015113

elleng

(135,876 posts)
8. Thanks, Crew,
Sun Sep 21, 2014, 09:03 PM
Sep 2014

but if doing it assures and improves vision for photography, I'll live with it. I will, of course, expect to hold your hand before, during and after the surgery(ies!)

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