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Old 09-11-2007, 07:43 PM
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just found out tonight i have a cataract

went to my internest and he says i have a small cataract in one of my eyes. Im 42 been dx with type 2 out of control for 10 yrs..out of control most of those 10 years. Anyways, i have to see an eye doctor for further workup and im a little nervous. Anybody have info on this and what can i take over the counter to slow this thing down if anything,.
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Old 09-11-2007, 07:50 PM
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Carrots?

I don't know if there's anything you can do about them except for surgery which they won't do until they get bad enough. I've known enough people who had the surgery to know it's a breeze. The living with the worsening is the worst part.
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Old 09-11-2007, 08:29 PM
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Carrots?

I don't know if there's anything you can do about them except for surgery which they won't do until they get bad enough. I've known enough people who had the surgery to know it's a breeze. The living with the worsening is the worst part.

I have to agree about the surgery. My husband had both eyes done last summer!. It is painless and the recovery time is rapid. He had very thick glasses before the surgery, and now he doesn't have to wear glasses!
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Old 09-11-2007, 11:18 PM
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The only thing is that they insist you let them progress until they are pretty bad before they will operate. The operations aren't much of anything.
I had both my eyes done about 15-18 years ago.
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