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Is Isotine Eye Drops Efficient During The Initial Stages Of Cataract?
Question: a year ago optician said I had beginning of cataract then a few weeka later while working in a garden a tiny fern flicked me in the eye and vision in that eye was blurry I went back to opticians and was told catart had accelerated and suggested surgery for me this is a last resort I tried bright eyes eye drops for 6 months but did not notice any results I went to optegra with view of surgery but when they did tests on my eyes they tested both eyes they then wanted to put drops in both eyes to dilate pupils to test further and said eyes would be blurry for 2 hours I re fused to have drops in good eye so they refused to do surgery . I paid XXXXXXX and left. I now have bought drops from XXXXXXX called isotine drops. have used them a few days ido not know if I should continue or do something else can you advise me
Brief Answer:
You can use those eye drops.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care Magic.
I am Dr. Dadapeer K, an ophthalmologist and I will be answering your question.
I reviewed your history.
It seems from the history that you are having cataract and you are using eye drops like isotine eye drops, bright eye drops...
These are ayurvedic preparations and they act by preventing oxidative injury to lens, which is one of the proposed mechanism of formation of cataract. Similarly many allopathic drugs like N acetyl carnosine have been tried as medical treatment of cataract. But these eye drops are not approved as the efficacy is not proved.
These eye drops are known to be efficient in initial stages of cataract to prevent development of cataract but in advanced stages the effficacy is not known.
Hence you can continue the use of isotine eye drops as they won't cause any harm, but if the cataract is advanced causing blurred vision or dimunition of vision cataract surgery is required.
Examination by dilatation of pupil is one of the basic eye examination and it is done to assess stage of cataract and for retinal examination. You can undergo it it will not cause any problem.
Hope this is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.
Thank you
With regards
You can use those eye drops.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care Magic.
I am Dr. Dadapeer K, an ophthalmologist and I will be answering your question.
I reviewed your history.
It seems from the history that you are having cataract and you are using eye drops like isotine eye drops, bright eye drops...
These are ayurvedic preparations and they act by preventing oxidative injury to lens, which is one of the proposed mechanism of formation of cataract. Similarly many allopathic drugs like N acetyl carnosine have been tried as medical treatment of cataract. But these eye drops are not approved as the efficacy is not proved.
These eye drops are known to be efficient in initial stages of cataract to prevent development of cataract but in advanced stages the effficacy is not known.
Hence you can continue the use of isotine eye drops as they won't cause any harm, but if the cataract is advanced causing blurred vision or dimunition of vision cataract surgery is required.
Examination by dilatation of pupil is one of the basic eye examination and it is done to assess stage of cataract and for retinal examination. You can undergo it it will not cause any problem.
Hope this is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.
Thank you
With regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
can you tell me which is best and most advanced laser assisted cataract surgery I have heard of laserx and victus machines but would like to know more
Brief Answer:
These are laser assisted cataract surgeries.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for the follow up question.
Cataract surgery has undergone rapid advancement.
Laser assisted cataract surgery employing femtosecond laser is the most recent and safest cataract surgery.
Lasersx and victus are laser assisted cataract surgeries, victus and lasersx are names of machines.
You can undergo cataract surgery by any of the above mentioned machines.
Hope the information is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.
Thank you
With regards
These are laser assisted cataract surgeries.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for the follow up question.
Cataract surgery has undergone rapid advancement.
Laser assisted cataract surgery employing femtosecond laser is the most recent and safest cataract surgery.
Lasersx and victus are laser assisted cataract surgeries, victus and lasersx are names of machines.
You can undergo cataract surgery by any of the above mentioned machines.
Hope the information is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.
Thank you
With regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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