Mum had a routine eye test at her NH and she has poor vision, due to a cataract in her left eye and age related macular degeneration. She needs glasses for distance and glasses for reading. When she had her right eye treated for a cataract, it seemed to require a lot of concentration on her part and there was a lot of measurement and looking through machines. I asked Matron if it was possible for Mum to be treated, and she said it can be done, the GP could be asked to refer her to the hospital.
I don't want to put Mum through a medical ordeal unless it is going to make her quality of life better, but I don't want to deny her treatment either. Also, would she cope with having two pairs of glasses? She has only ever needed reading glasses, not distance glasses before. She isn't using her reading glasses and I don't think she is able to concentrate even on a magazine. As she's been unsettled, I've just left an older pair of glasses at the home, so I could check to see if her most recent pair are closer to the new prescription.
It was a relief that she hadn't lost any vision due to glaucoma or hemianopia. Has anyone had experience of cataract treatment for a person with vascular dementia?
Kayla
I don't want to put Mum through a medical ordeal unless it is going to make her quality of life better, but I don't want to deny her treatment either. Also, would she cope with having two pairs of glasses? She has only ever needed reading glasses, not distance glasses before. She isn't using her reading glasses and I don't think she is able to concentrate even on a magazine. As she's been unsettled, I've just left an older pair of glasses at the home, so I could check to see if her most recent pair are closer to the new prescription.
It was a relief that she hadn't lost any vision due to glaucoma or hemianopia. Has anyone had experience of cataract treatment for a person with vascular dementia?
Kayla