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What Causes Black Spots In The Vision Post Cataract Surgery?

My mom had cataract surgery and developed black spots in her vision. Her doctor, to treat this, performed cortisone shots above the eye. When it wasn't improving quickly enough for him, he decided to perform the shot directly in the eye. The next day, she woke up totally blind In that eye. To remedy this, he tried to extract the injection. When this was done, the retina started to detach and she had to have emergency surgery with a permanent band put around the eye. Is this a result of the medication or a result of messing up the volume of liquid in the eye? Also, is this considered possible malpractice because she spent a year recovering from this surgery and only got 50% of her vision back. Please let me know your opinion. Thank you.
Fri, 20 Feb 2015
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What Causes Black Spots In The Vision Post Cataract Surgery?