Cataracts-- Secondary Cataract?

I had cataract surgary a year and half ago. My right eye had a cloud over it and floter and light stight on the side. It has never been right, now the doctor says I have a secondary cataract. Wants to lazor surgary. I don't want to loose my eye sight. What to do??

A "secondary cataract" is a film that forms over the lens implant in approximately 98% of all cataract patients. It is remedied by a very quick laser procedure called a Yag posterior laser capsulotomy, glasses cannot correct this. To put it simple your eye is dilated and in less than 2 minutes the lens is "cleaned" off by the laser. It not something that ever has to be repeated, there is not any pain and by the next day you notice improved vision. This will return your vision to what it was after the cataract surgery, it will not improve it beyond that. This procedure has very few risks and is very common. It is deemed to be medically beneficial, when the small risk is outweighed by the benefit, vision drops below 20/40 under normal conditions and 20/80 for glare. It is also covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance

A secondary cataract is where the membrane that holds the lens starts to cloud. The laser surgery will clear the membrane allowing you to see clearly again. It takes about 15 minutes or so and is nearly painless. It may cause your eye to water a bit. I have had both surgeries done on both eyes.