cataract should only be delayed as far as the
symptoms are not evident, if you are not having blurry vision, more sensitive to light, frequently changing
of prescription eye glasses, need for brighter light when reading, beclouding
of colors etc, as long as the above symptoms are not evident you can postpone
the surgery provided you have other
health challenges or eye ailment can further devastate your condition, if
otherwise why not go for the surgery.
Some of the common reasons for delaying cataract surgery
are listed below:
·
Mild cataract; If the early stage of
cataract, the symptoms are so minimal that jut a mere hne of glass an eliminate
the effect of the cataract on your eye, you can delay the surgery as far the symptoms is not so evident. Whereas in some
cataract cases even a mild cataract cannot be correct by a glass.
·
Eye problem: when you have other eye problems
that undergoing cataract surgery alone cannot
improved your vision, then you may wait
and treat this issues before declining on whether to go for cataract or
not, eye problem like mocular degeneration, detached retina and if this two coexist with cataract, going
for cataract surgery alone will not
improve your sight, therefore you can delay the surgery.
·
Financial constraint: if you are
financially constraint, though cataract is not very much expensive, you may delay the surgery
until when you are ready.
If any of the above are rule out, then
there is no any reason why the surgery should be delayed in fact it is
advisable to go for the surgery as soon as possible, you are to minimize the
effect of the delayed surgery which are blurred and impaired vision, unclear
vision and total loss of vision.
