Preparing for cataract surgery

[msgolddocter]

Has anyone been told they could not wear contacts for at least a week before being measured for cataract surgery and several weeks before the surgery? why would this make a difference?

[stewey]

For a number of weeks prior to cataract surgery you have to instill drops into your eye in preparation for the operation. I would suspect that contact lenses would not allow these drops to fully cover the surface of the eye.

[crossroads]

And to further what stewey has said, there is a possability that the drops might be deflected by the lenses from entering your eye. Therefore making your eyes not fully prepared and making surgery dangerous.

[mycats]

When I was looking into laser eye surgery I was told not to wear contacts for 6 weeks prior to it! Its because they measure your eye SO precisely for the laser and contacts can/do change the shape of your eye (just a tiny bit, but the measurments are SO accurate) that you have to have no contacts in so that the eye can return to its natural shape