Mum Nearly Went Blind!"

My Mum Nearly Went Blind!"

On my mum's 59th birthday, we went out for a lovely dinner at Robertson Quay. She loved her Greek food and so we went with the family and grandparents to one of her favorite restaurants. My mum doesn't work, she stays home, loves to cook, and makes the best home-cooked food. During her free time, she would knit, read her kindle, garden whilst getting some fresh air, talk to her sisters on the phone - she was always doing something.

Eyesight became worse

Six months after her birthday, it was in the summer of 2018 she started complaining a lot about her vision. I remember her mistaking oyster sauce from soya sauce even after reading the labels (but maybe because both are black and red in color and labeling), but mistaking salt for sugar in the food because she could not read the labels without her glasses, was a problem for her in the kitchen.

Her eyesight was gradually getting worse when she had asked whether I had seen her bok choy which she thought was spinach. I could also tell that she was getting easily irritated when she could not read messages from her phone or struggled more and more to read her kindle. We went to see an eye specialist who diagnosed mum with Cataract just before her 60th birthday. He advised for mum to be given a second opinion at a clinic specializing in  cataract surgery in Singapore.

A cataract is an eye disease, usually developed in elderlies ages 60 - 75 years old. As we get older, it is normal that our eyesight deteriorates. It is not surprising if you notice how we live every day, we are fixed on our phones, laptops, whatever technology - TV or even books.

As our eyes due to our lifestyle are constantly strained, it's just a natural process that occurs. Whether we like it or not, we must face the consequences of using our eyes too much growing up! When we reach a certain age, everything in our vision becomes a little blurrier and can get quite frustrating. I saw that with mum, she never used to complain in her 40s or 50s, she wore glasses but it was never a big deal. The cataract surgeon  explained that usually the eye disease only gets serious later on when the functions of the eye stop working like they should naturally.

Visit A Cataract Surgeon

Visiting the clinic specializing in cataract surgery Singapore. was a big help to keep my mum's eye condition under control. They helped a lot with monitoring and advising what the next step of prevention was for the problem to get any worse. Also, she made sure she was fit and in a stable condition from going blind.

Earlier this year, in Jan 2020, mum had scheduled another appointment at the clinic. In good timing, the cataract surgeon advised that mum needed to do a cataract surgeon to prevent her eyesight from getting any worse.

It was always a good idea to regularly check-up with her cataract surgeon because if it wasn't for her appointment that determined she needed surgery, it would have been devastating to see mum going almost blind. The active busy bee turned into a stinging bee that almost lost sight of where she was going until cataract surgery saved her sight!

What is cataract surgery and is it painful

Do you experience problems seeing due to cloudy vision that even spectacles can not help? In this case, you could have a cataract, a condition in which the clear lens of the eye becomes cloudy, preventing sufficient light rays from entering the eye and impairing vision. You need a cataract surgery. 

In cataract surgery, the lens inside your eye that has become cloudy is removed and replaced with an artificial lens (called an intraocular lens, or IOL) to restore clear vision. The procedure is performed on an outpatient basis and does not require other care facility. 

Cataract is common in the elderly due to ageing. Prolonged ultra-violet light exposure, long term use of medications such as steroids and certain illnesses like diabetes are also risk factors for the development of cataracts. Cataract can be present at birth or develop as a result of injury. 

The first sign of cataract is usually blurring of vision. Other complaints may include frequent change of glasses due to increasing short-sightedness in the adults, colours appearing dull, poor vision in bright light, glare, haloes around lights, difficulty reading or watching television or driving at night. 

Singapore cataract surgery will usually be advised by your surgeon when your poor vision caused by cataract can not be corrected with glasses and interferes with your daily activities. 

When going through cataract surgery Singapore, you are sedated. This is not a general anaesthetic, and you do remain awake during the cataract surgery. There is no discomfort associated with sedation, which puts you into a 'twilight' state. While you can still respond to basic instructions from the surgeon, such as 'look at the light,' you will often have little memory of the Singapore cataract surgery afterwards. One minute you're talking to the anaesthetist, the next you are being offered tea and refreshments after your procedure is complete. It is not a painful cataract surgery. 

After your cataract surgery, you will need to administer eye-drops into the operated eye at regular intervals for up to 4 weeks. Light activities and good hygiene are advised. Potential contaminants to the healing wound such as from swimming and hair-washing should be avoided. 

You should return for check-ups at one day, within one week and at about a month from your Singapore cataract surgery. read more laser cataract surgery