Can cataract patients with hypertension and diabetes undergo surgery?

Recently, a patient asked in the backstage: The elderly are old and their eyesight is not very good. After examination, it was found that they have cataracts. I want to ask if cataract surgery can be performed? Is it dangerous for the elderly to have cataract surgery?

There is no age limit for cataract surgery

Whether a patient can undergo cataract surgery does not depend on the patient's age, but mainly on the patient's physical condition. Today, mainstream cataract surgery is a common ophthalmic surgery that can be completed in about 10 minutes. Local anesthesia will be performed before the surgery, which most elderly people can accept.

Aier Eye Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University (Aier Eye Hospital Group Hubei General Hospital) performs surgeries for patients with senile cataracts, ranging from centenarians to congenital cataracts under one year old. For cataract patients, as long as cataracts cause vision loss and affect normal life and work, surgical treatment can be considered.

Can cataract patients with hypertension and diabetes undergo surgery?

Cataracts mainly occur in the elderly, and many of them also suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes, etc. In this case, can surgery still be performed?

Dr. Zhou Li, associate chief physician, deputy leader of the cataract group of Aier Eye Hospital Group in Hubei Province, and deputy director of the cataract and presbyopia department of Aier Eye Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University (Aier Eye Hospital Group Hubei General Hospital), said: First of all, preoperative examinations should be done. The doctor will ask about the medical history and perform cardiovascular and electrocardiogram examinations on relevant patients. Secondly, a surgical plan should be made and the patient's preoperative and intraoperative condition should be monitored in time. As long as the indicators are controlled within a certain range, surgery can be considered.

In short, we should not let cataracts go untreated for fear of surgical risks, but we should also prevent accidents just in case.