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Glaucoma and Cataract surgery
My mother was recently hospitalized for UTI, and pre UTI for stroke. She is also diagnosed with Hypertension, DM, CKD. At present, she don't have any complaints, and her BP, sugar is also normal. But, her WBC count is still high (18400), in such conditions can we undergo Glaucoma and Cataract surgery?
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You can take a physician fitness certificate and then go ahead with surgery
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Glaucoma Surgeries are often done on urgent basis please go ahead if your systemic blood reports are normal.
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
It is better to have physician opinion, before going to surgery.
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Dr. Azher Lodhi
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Aurangabad
Considering systemic status physician clearance before surgery is better
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