News not good

[cherishu2]

Im so sorry to here this.
Thoughts and prayers are with you
Trace

[Amarpal]

Sorry to hear this Andrew, I hope things improve for you soon!

[Val G]

I was also aware of the steroid link, but read, or was told, that having cataracts done after a graft was a minor op in comparison and would not be affected by PK.
Best wishes Andrew, hope you get some reassurance at your next appointment.

[Paul Morgan]

Rotten news Andrew......I wish you luck.

Paul

[Per]

Sorry to hear this, Andrew. All the best and good luck!

[Prue B]

Andrew, I am sorry to hear that. You are also in my prayers.

[Andrew MacLean]

Thanks everybody for your support. I see my ophthalmologist first thing tomorrow (appointment is at 9.15, but if I arrive at the clinic at 8.45 I can beat the first patient transport and get in ahead of the crowd!).

I'll let you know what he says. It's a funny thing: having been told that I have a cataract in my 'seeing' eye, I am suddenly aware of its effects. Before I knew it was there I just thought I needed a new lens in my glasses.

This works out expensive. My new prescription will mean that I have spend more than £1000 on glasses since I started wearing them again last September. My own fault: vanity! I wear those very thin Zeiss lenses rather than the ones that they cut from the base of a Stella Artoise bottle!:D

Andrew

[John Smith]

Best of luck in the morning, Andrew - we are all thinking of you.

[BusyLizzy]

Hello Andrew,
This may seem like I'm going off at a tangent, but bear with me!

The other day I ordered a large quantity of Eye Q fish oil (strawberry flavour...) for a pupil of mine who has cerebral visual impairment to give her a 12-week trial in order to help her overall concentration and calm her down a bit.

I'm now wondering whether you might want to research dietary supplements for your cataract...I don't know anything about it, but if surgery isn't an option, I'm pretty sure I'd be trying anything else I could lay my hands on (within reason).

Mainly the 6-capsules of fish oil a day for 12 weeks is being recommended for kids' brain and concentration development, but I've read it benefits the eyes, too. It seems a bit pricey for the initial 12 weeks, but thereafter 2 capsules a day is enough.

It says in the leaflet: About 30% of the tissues of your eye and brain are comprised of long chain fatty acids. The body manufactures them from other essential fats that can only be derived from an external dietary source. So if you have a deficiency in your diet of these other precursor fatty acids, you won't be able to create the specific fatty acids vital for optimum eye and brain function.

http://www.equazen.com has a 3 for 2 offer.

Worth a shot?

[Sajeev]

Andrew, good luck in your endeavors ...

In the meantime please also take a look in to this product which may seem like those products seen on the shopping channel... but it really is not...

It was featured on Richard and Judy (quite some time ago) and there are lot of reports about it too from other sources... (even more now than before I guess)

http://www.ethos.ag/richard-judy-bright-eyes.php

The news first came out on the Daily Mail from what i remember...

...check out the active agent which is used called "N-Acetyl-Carnosine" (NAC)

Apparently the Russians have been using this natually occuring antioxident for a very long time, which our body produces (but declines as we age) to "melt away" cataracts with-out the need for surgery!

The active agent is safe and so it is available with-out a prescription.

There is plenty about it on the net... just do a search...

All the best