Stitche Left In Eye After Cataract Surgery Posted: 11-05-04 20:03pm
About 6 months ago, my mother had eye
cataract surgery at the age of 75 years of
age. This week, she had a blood vessle
to burst in her eye causing it to become
very red and the area around the eye
became black and blue. She went to a a
doctor that did not do her surgery for the
cataract. He said that there was a
stitch embedded in the eye from the
cataract surgery. He said that he would
remove it, but he suggested that she go
back to the original doctor that did the
surgery. At his suggestion, she went
back. He said not to worry about the
stitch and leave it in there. We want to
know if there is any chance that this
stitch caused the blood vessle to burst
and is it safe to leave this stitch in her
eye?
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stenoeyes
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Posted: 01-31-08 10:41am
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