Cataract Surgery and CPAP

[jmayer180]

I'm told I'm not far from needing cataract surgery on both eyes. My concern is that with my high-pressure Bipap setting, my mask always seems to ride up and put pressure via my cheeks onto my eyeballs. I always have the aggravating dry eye-thick mucous from mask leaks, but I wondered if that indirect pressure from the mask might affect new lens implants immediate post-op. Does anyone have experience and hopefully reassurance about this?

[knothead]

Had one eye done last year and the other 2 months ago, no problems at all. They give you a hard plastic patch to cover your eye with for a couple weeks, tape it in place and grab some zzzzz.
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If your concerned ask your eye surgeon...hope all works out for you.

[chunkyfrog]

Take your mask in and put it on for your eye doctor to see.
If there would be a problem, he/she will let you know.
My ophthalmologist says a lot of his patients use cpap.

[LSAT]

I never thought about it. I'm having my cataracts removed in a month, but I really don't have a problem with air in my eyes. I'll make sure I mention it to my doctor.

[lindalrc]

AND TAKE YOUR CPAP!!!!!!!!!! even if it is a fast surgery and minimal anesthesia. Read the recent thread started by the person worried about gall bladder surgery.
Lindalrc