Improving your vision through cataract surgery will greatly enhance your daily lifestyle and activities. Something worth looking forward to!

Possible Complications of Cataract Surgery

In the days following the procedure be sure to tell your ophthalmologist if you have any of the following:

Fever more than 38°C
Chills
Increasing redness of the eye
Increasing blurred or disturbed vision
Nausea or vomiting
Excessive coughing
Pain that is not relieved by non-prescription medications such as paracetamol
Any other concerns regarding your surgery

Any surgical procedure is associated with risks to the patient and while the ophthalmologist makes every attempt to minimise risks, complications can occur that may have permanent effects. Be aware that the operation and its outcome may not meet your expectations.

Because of the significant surgical advances, serious complications following cataract extraction are not common, however, if complications do occur, vision may be impaired or lost.

The following possible complications are listed to inform you and not alarm you. There may be other complications that are not listed.

Infection inside the eye
Bleeding and clood collection within the ey
Excessive inflammation
High pressure within the eye
Retained piece of cataract in the eye
Damage to or dislocation of the artificial lens
Detachment of the retina
Drooping eyelid
Swelling and clouding of the cornea
Rarely, blindness and loss of the operated eye
Further surgery may be required eg removal of implant