Capsulotomy

Question: what is the approximate cost of Posterior capsulotomy without insurance?

Answer: In my office the fee for posterior capsulotomy using a Yag laser is $250. This fee may vary from office to office and from one area of the country to the other.

Question: How is grade 3 shoulder arthritis and frozen shoulder treated? I've had a total of six shoulder surgeries,frozen shoulder, capsular release, capsulotomy, rotator cuff reapir etc! Been under treatment for a long time for the different scenarios! The arthritis i found out about after one of my surgeries! Dealing with pain on a daily basis! Feeling kind of frustrated! Dr. gave a cortisone shot into the joint yesterday and told me to call him in a month to let him know it worked or not! If it doesn't work he's going to refer me to another specialist so he can try something different!

Answer: It is treated with many approaches and it sounds like you have had many of them such as surgery and medication. Have you been referred to a Physical Therapist. Therapy is essential to regaining strength, motion and mobility especially after all of the surgeries that you have been through. The more surgeries you have means the more scar tissue that is present which can limit motion. The cortisone injection may help you pain but will not necessarily make you regain all of the motion and mobility that you have lost. If you do not notice any benefit within a week or two then I would go back to the doctor and ask for a referral to a Physical Therapist. The doctor that is treating you - is it an orthopedic surgeon? Best of luck!

Question: nd-YAG capsulotomy TOMORROW HELP!!!? AND BE SPECIFIC? i've asked questions about this several times and no one has given me specific answers. i've gotten answers like "don't worry they have ways to deal with your concerns" or "don't worry you'll stay still" but the thing is you guys don't know the type of person i am. i need facts not opinions (not to hurt anyone's feelings that answered my other questions) it seems like there is a lot of pressure on me during this procedure to keep still, not blink, and not move my eye. well its difficult for me cuz i'm a very nerVous and shaky person. i'm afraid that i won't keep my head perfectly still or that i will have to blink when the light flashes cuz i'msensitivee to light, or that i'll jump when i hear the popping noise of the laser, or that i won't be able to focus on a certain spot for more than a second or two and my eye will automatically move. what do they do SPECIFICALLY to make sure that i don't mess up this procedure and hurt my vision? well i had it done today and came face to face with ALL of my fears. no one helped to ensure i stayed still. instead they just said "stay perfectly sstill" which didn't help my nerves. i did end up jumping the first time i heard the pop which is definitely WAY louder than a key stroke. its more like someone is snapping a rubberband IN YOUR EYE and while it didn't hurt i could feel the energy of the pop in my eye. and the light was extremely bright. if he moved it in a certain direction i'd automatically close my eyes and he'd have to move it back. it did only take about 2 minutes though. oh and after the procedure i could taste and smell smoke, then my head hurt, then i got a nose bleed so all in all i it wasn't a very good experience. and i'm glad i won't have to go through that again.

Answer: Since the ophthalmologist is in control of the laser if you move he can stop. A cataract is the clouding of the lens in your eye, if you think of your eye like an m&m they basicallly go in and clean out all the chocolate and leave the candy coating(which is clear like saran wrap) capsule in place to hold the implant in your eye. A secondary cataract is the clouding of that capsule. When you oph does the laser they will dilate your eye and use a special laser to zap or pop the capsule. They numb your eye and they use a mirror that is similiar to a contact to focus on the capsule better. It usuallly is a simple procedure that will take about 2 minutes. The pop isn't that loud at all, the light is barely distinguishable. All you have to do is be fairly still and look straight ahead the dr will prompt you and they usually have an assistant to help hold your head. You really can't mess it up.

Question: Should I take the eye floater surgery? Here are some of the other comments, I found Comment number 1. Surgery to remove one floater would probably liberate several more. There is some stuff they can inject into your eye called vetreosolve that would dissolve them. That is really not the intended purpose of this drug. So at least in the USA, you would probably have a hard time finding a doctor that would do it. Lasers are used to open an opacity called the posterior capsule. This is a membrane left behind the implant in cataract surgery. The procedure is called a YAG capsulotomy. I have asked Doctors who perform this procedure if the same laser couldn't be used to blast through floaters. I was told that the capsule was stretched tight and the floaters were limp. She compared it to chopping a tight rope with an ax or trying to chop a limp bit of rope. Comment 2. There is a surgery to get rid of floaters. It's called a vitrectomy, and it is a very extreme procedure for a benign problem. Basically, if the floaters are affecting your life so you can't do the things you like to do, perhaps the risk of surgery is worth it. However, for just a nuisance floater, you're risking infection and possible blindness to get rid of a problem that isn't that severe. So that's a long way of saying, yes but it's not really for everyone. I suppose I should mention that vitrectomy is a procedure where the vitreous fluid (the jelly that fills the cavity of our eyes) is removed and a clear solution is put in its place. So you're talking about sharp instruments in the eye which brings a risk of some things you'd rather not experience. I think, what their trying to say is, If the floaters are no severe, don't take surgery. Can you guys enhance more information? And should I take the surgery?

Answer: You talk like your floaters problem is a problem for everyone. No it isn't. It's debris that exists inside your eye. Everyone has a little of this inside their eyeball. So in the end you are the only person that can make a decision on this. I don't think making other people concerned about you is going to help you make a decision on the matter. By the way if these floaters sometimes appear and then disappear its an indication that you are overheating your vitrious humour from over working the ciliary muscle. Try and slow down your mind. Don't rush your reading of books and stop being so analytical. There is nothing wrong in being chilled out. Being chilled out has the added bonus of making you more relaxed, free from distraction and a clear mind to help put things into perspective.

Question: About cataract surgery? I had cataract surgery on both my eyes well over 15 years ago. Suddenly, now, I'm having cloudy vision in my right eye. Haze, I can't read with it. I have also recently been diagnosed with high blood pressure. Not sure if this is Posterior Capsulotomy territory or just my eye blood vessels acting up.

Answer: Sure, it could be posterior capsule opacification, but it could also be a change in prescription or retinal problems from high blood pressure or a number of other things. Impossible to say without seeing you. If your distance vision is clear but reading isn't, it's probably refractive error; anything else should make vision poor at all distances.