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Should My Mother Undergo Cataract Surgery While Diagnosed With Epilepsy?
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mynmother in law is 65 yrs. from last 1-2 yrs she is suffering from epilepsy.now she want to do her cataract operation. she is having only one eye.from birth. on last 17th sep she had 4 times that epilepsy attacks and she is under treatement. is the cateract is possible in the month or we should postponed it? plz suggest
mynmother in law is 65 yrs. from last 1-2 yrs she is suffering from epilepsy.now she want to do her cataract operation. she is having only one eye.from birth. on last 17th sep she had 4 times that epilepsy attacks and she is under treatement. is the cateract is possible in the month or we should postponed it? plz suggest
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your mother-in-law's problems. She can safely undergo cataract surgery while undergoing treatment for epilepsy.
Since she has increased frequency of seizures, please show her to the neurologist, to adjust and optimise the anti-epileptic drugs.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your mother-in-law's problems. She can safely undergo cataract surgery while undergoing treatment for epilepsy.
Since she has increased frequency of seizures, please show her to the neurologist, to adjust and optimise the anti-epileptic drugs.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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