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Is Excessive Crying Harmful For An Operated Eye?
Question: Is crying a lot harmful for an operated eye?
Brief Answer:
crying can harm the operated eye.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care Magic
Crying a lot is definitely not good in the immediate post operative period.
Crying will cause congestion of the eye, tearing... and all this will lead to increased inflammation.
Hence crying can harm by increasing the inflammation in the operated eye.
Please provide me details of surgery and problems if any so that I can answer your question more accurately.
Hope this information is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.
Thank you
With regards
crying can harm the operated eye.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care Magic
Crying a lot is definitely not good in the immediate post operative period.
Crying will cause congestion of the eye, tearing... and all this will lead to increased inflammation.
Hence crying can harm by increasing the inflammation in the operated eye.
Please provide me details of surgery and problems if any so that I can answer your question more accurately.
Hope this 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
Dr Dadapeer
Thanks for your reply.
My question re crying harming the operated eye is due to the fact that we just had a death in the family on 18 XXXXXXX and I have been crying, sobbing hard etc for a number of days before and after the bereavement. It is hard not to cry and sob when the emotions of loss swell up suddenly at times.
I had a cataract operation in my right eye on 13 April 2015 and an operation for epiretinal membrane in the same eye in August 2014
Yesterday a corner of my right eye (nearer the ear) felt like there was grit in it for a very brief period. i am not conscious of it now.
I just wonder if the crying did any damage -- the operation was about 9 weeks ago so I hope not
More importantly, I am scheduled for cataract operation on the other eye on 6 July. My daughter is overseas and due back on the 14th July. I expect that when she comes back , and is distressed over the bereavement that I would also break down crying again. That would only be 8 days after the operation on the 6 July.
Because of that, I am wondering if it is okay for me to proceed with the op on 6th July or whether I need to see if I can reschedule it, to prevent damaging my left eye which would have just been operated on.
Thank you for your advice
PS by the way, to my previous queries about the type of lOL to put into my left eye, my eye specialist concur with your answer. I did not know how to get back into the previous discussion once the discussion was automatically closed, apologies
Thanks for your reply.
My question re crying harming the operated eye is due to the fact that we just had a death in the family on 18 XXXXXXX and I have been crying, sobbing hard etc for a number of days before and after the bereavement. It is hard not to cry and sob when the emotions of loss swell up suddenly at times.
I had a cataract operation in my right eye on 13 April 2015 and an operation for epiretinal membrane in the same eye in August 2014
Yesterday a corner of my right eye (nearer the ear) felt like there was grit in it for a very brief period. i am not conscious of it now.
I just wonder if the crying did any damage -- the operation was about 9 weeks ago so I hope not
More importantly, I am scheduled for cataract operation on the other eye on 6 July. My daughter is overseas and due back on the 14th July. I expect that when she comes back , and is distressed over the bereavement that I would also break down crying again. That would only be 8 days after the operation on the 6 July.
Because of that, I am wondering if it is okay for me to proceed with the op on 6th July or whether I need to see if I can reschedule it, to prevent damaging my left eye which would have just been operated on.
Thank you for your advice
PS by the way, to my previous queries about the type of lOL to put into my left eye, my eye specialist concur with your answer. I did not know how to get back into the previous discussion once the discussion was automatically closed, apologies
Brief Answer:
It is better to reschedule your surgery.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for the follow up question.
I reviewed your history and I understand your concerns, no need to be worried.
Since cataract surgery was done 2 months ago this will not damage your eye. Hence no need to be worried.
Regarding surgery for left eye it is better to postpone your surgery till you are fine and recover completely from your grief situation.
Hope this information is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.
Thank you
With regards
It is better to reschedule your surgery.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for the follow up question.
I reviewed your history and I understand your concerns, no need to be worried.
Since cataract surgery was done 2 months ago this will not damage your eye. Hence no need to be worried.
Regarding surgery for left eye it is better to postpone your surgery till you are fine and recover completely from your grief situation.
Hope this 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
Thank you for your advice
To reschedule my operation, I have to consider fitting in with visiting my ailing ageing parent in Canada as well as a family wedding in Malaysia later this year and my work schedule. Early July eye operation fitted best with these but now am considering what is possible, hence the following questions
1. When is it safe for me to fly and to carry luggage after a cataract operation?
2. You mentioned that crying would increase inflammation of the eye and so is not good in the immediate post operative period.
How long would you consider as the immediate post operative period ?
Thanks you
To reschedule my operation, I have to consider fitting in with visiting my ailing ageing parent in Canada as well as a family wedding in Malaysia later this year and my work schedule. Early July eye operation fitted best with these but now am considering what is possible, hence the following questions
1. When is it safe for me to fly and to carry luggage after a cataract operation?
2. You mentioned that crying would increase inflammation of the eye and so is not good in the immediate post operative period.
How long would you consider as the immediate post operative period ?
Thanks you
Brief Answer:
I would like to advice to avoid all these during first 2 weeks.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for the follow up question.
I reviewed your history.
First ten days is considered as immediate early postoperative period.
To be on safer side I would like to advice you to avoid lifting weights, flying, crying excessively during the first 2 weeks.
By the end of 2 weeks once the wound of surgery heals it will be safe to do all these things.
Hope this information is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.
Thank you
With regards
I would like to advice to avoid all these during first 2 weeks.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for the follow up question.
I reviewed your history.
First ten days is considered as immediate early postoperative period.
To be on safer side I would like to advice you to avoid lifting weights, flying, crying excessively during the first 2 weeks.
By the end of 2 weeks once the wound of surgery heals it will be safe to do all these things.
Hope this information is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.
Thank you
With regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
Thank you for your informative answer
As mentioned before, I had an epieretinal membrane op on my right eye mid August 2014 and had to have cataract operation in the same eye 13 April 2015
Subsequently, I have been told I need to have a cataract operation done on my left eye.
Strangely enough, I seem to be able to function quite normally at present, using my old multifocal glasses for reading to teach and for computer work though my operated eye gets tired after a few hours at a stretch; I can drive with or without glasses, and I read in bed without glasses using my unoperated eye
Because I am having some difficulties fixing a better time for the second cataract operation, (trying to juggle between post bereavement period if op is on 6 July, work and need to travel overseas twice before end of the year, daughter giving birth early next year etc), I wonder what would happen if I never went for the second operation since I can cope okay right now as described above
When I saw my eye specialist early XXXXXXX (before the unexpected death in family) I asked him if it was urgent for me to get the second cataract op done timewise, he said the timing was up to me as I am the one who has to live with the imbalance between the two eye.
I now wonder whether I am straining my eyes and damaging them if I continue to just use my old glasses to function and indefinitely postpone the second op since it is difficult to fit in another time -- effectively I am using my unoperated eye only for reading both when using glasses and when not, while if I am not using glasses as for distance vision, I am mostly using my operated eye
As mentioned before, I had an epieretinal membrane op on my right eye mid August 2014 and had to have cataract operation in the same eye 13 April 2015
Subsequently, I have been told I need to have a cataract operation done on my left eye.
Strangely enough, I seem to be able to function quite normally at present, using my old multifocal glasses for reading to teach and for computer work though my operated eye gets tired after a few hours at a stretch; I can drive with or without glasses, and I read in bed without glasses using my unoperated eye
Because I am having some difficulties fixing a better time for the second cataract operation, (trying to juggle between post bereavement period if op is on 6 July, work and need to travel overseas twice before end of the year, daughter giving birth early next year etc), I wonder what would happen if I never went for the second operation since I can cope okay right now as described above
When I saw my eye specialist early XXXXXXX (before the unexpected death in family) I asked him if it was urgent for me to get the second cataract op done timewise, he said the timing was up to me as I am the one who has to live with the imbalance between the two eye.
I now wonder whether I am straining my eyes and damaging them if I continue to just use my old glasses to function and indefinitely postpone the second op since it is difficult to fit in another time -- effectively I am using my unoperated eye only for reading both when using glasses and when not, while if I am not using glasses as for distance vision, I am mostly using my operated eye
Brief Answer:
You can postpone the cataract surgery for few more months.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for the follow up question.
I reviewed your history.
Cataract surgery is an elective procedure and you can get it done seeing your time no problem until unless the cataract is mature.
Since in your case you are having good vision in the eye with cataract indicating that it is not mature, you can postpone the surgery for few more months without having any problem.
No problem will occur by using one eye for distance and one eye for near vision. If you are having any problem in eye co-ordination then you need to be worried.
Otherwise no need to be worried you can wait and postpone the surgery.
But my advice is to get surgery done before the cataract goes into mature stage.
Hope this information is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.
Thank you
With regards
You can postpone the cataract surgery for few more months.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for the follow up question.
I reviewed your history.
Cataract surgery is an elective procedure and you can get it done seeing your time no problem until unless the cataract is mature.
Since in your case you are having good vision in the eye with cataract indicating that it is not mature, you can postpone the surgery for few more months without having any problem.
No problem will occur by using one eye for distance and one eye for near vision. If you are having any problem in eye co-ordination then you need to be worried.
Otherwise no need to be worried you can wait and postpone the surgery.
But my advice is to get surgery done before the cataract goes into mature stage.
Hope this 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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