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Cataract can be done with tooth pain
My mother (50) yrs old, She want to go for cataract surgery but she is having tooth pain. So can we go for a cataract surgery or not?
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Dr. Seema Behl
Ophthalmologist
34 yrs exp
Mumbai
Hi.
Have to rule out tooth infection..take treatment for that..and then surgery can be done.
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Dr. Saba Kausar
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi,
You need to consult a dentist first to rule out any focus of infection in the tooth. Only then you can go ahead with cataract surgery.
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