Black rim at corner of eye after cataract surgury

my brain did not get used to it. I got two second opinion’s and finally referral to a specialist who will do surgery in February to lift the lens to resolve the issue .

l only see them now if i cross my eyes.

Hi Rick, thank you! You made me happy thinking that it took you in just about 2 months to get used to this nuisance to the extent that you don't even notice it anymore. I think I am hanging in there for a while yet before I go ahead to have my other eye operated. True, it is a small price to pay for the 20/20 vision, the day that I took off the eye patch, I was stunned by the finess and vividity of colours in the tv! Three weeks after, I went to play tennis and was so quick on my feet to the ball that my opponent said he wanted a bionic eye, too! 

I totally agree that technologies do wonders, I only wish doctors were more forthcoming, more honest with us, and most of all, use both ears to listen to patients instead using the mouth to dismiss the issue. Thank you, Rick.

I am 7 months out without change. o-:

I think we have similar issue, the thin, black rim is in the far end corner of my eye. So it took about a year to disappear, or for your brain to ignore it. I suppose it became less and less visibile during the year, I can work with that, I don't have any choice. As I said it is a small price to pay for such vivid vision! Thank you.

I agree.  For the first time in my life I can see without corrective lenses of any kind.  I was severely farsighted and was at risk for narrow angle glaucoma.  The surgery reduced my risk.  Every now and again I see a flash of light and floaters.  I also developed a minor case of dry eye - I use eye drops ocassionally.  But all in all, I'm happy with my new sight. For the first 9 or 10 months I got concerrned about every little thing, but I've had several check ups and am always told my eyes are in great shape.  

If you close your unoperated eye, you will notice the cresent vanish; if you keep the unoperated eye closed and put hand where the cresent was the hand will tend to disappear.

My case is similar as well.  The cresent moves depending on where i am looking; sometime it feels like i have horse blinders on.

I see the surgeon tomorrow and will level with him.  No matter what, they need to give me a proper explanation and most likely give him a piece of mind and recommend to department of health to do a survery to get that rubbish lense Acrysoft IQ taken off the list.

Sometimes, I feel they get kickbacks for choosing some of these lenses - it is us patients who have to put up with their nonsense and mental trauma.

Hi Peg;

Saw the surgeon; lense was definitely centered; I still feel i am not getting the right opinion.  bottom line some people's periphery vision is larger than others which happens to be my case.

The lense i had was B&L MX60; in further checking; it is related to the diameter of the lense - in this case it was 6mm; I now feel they do a cookie cutter approach and charge extra for laser measurements which should have taken pupil/peripheral vision as well into consideration.

Lesson learnt...... Always insist with a 7mm lense not default lense if you experienced this phenomena in one eye.

I am getting to see retina specialist who i have been seeing for years to detached retina followup for reconfirming the lense is centered.  I can probably cope with it. Mine is pretty nasty - around 10 degree is cut out; over time may be once my prescription comes back i should be able to start tuning it out.

Bottom line is it can happen to anyone but insist you have your peripheral vision measured first to ensure right lense is put in.

I have the black crescents on either side of my vision, and I did have extensive measurements done by a technician who also answered a lot of my questions about what I wanted in the way of lenses, such as a choice of mono vision (one eye distant and the other close up) or multi focal which would have caused some distortion of depth perception which I didn't want.  So for me, I don't think the measurements were the problem.  But I never was told about other adverse outcomes, such as black crescents in my vision like wearing "blinders".  And I also now have double vision when looking to one side.  

Hi, spot on mate thats exactly me, i think people should be more patient with these things.

How long? It has been over 7 months. As diana said, it is like wearing blinders. The doctor thinks he's God and is arrogant and dismissive saying, "Lot's of persons live with this problem." Gee, that makes me feel great!!

Oh dear - I wish doctors could at least empathize with patients. Many give that broken answer when they can't fond a solution.

One day karma might kick them in the butt as they too will one day need this surgery.

It has been 1.5 years now since i had the procedure done. The challenges which I went thru are minor when compared to the inconvinence of the rim on the side.

Here is what happened:

1. IOL was done. crispy clear vision, then rim on side.
2. after 12 weeks, it went hazy - PCO.
3. Started to see flashes at 9 o'clock. Kept on going for a period of 2 months.
4. Saw retina surgeon, he said, detachment was in progress. He put in a laser barrier around it. Been now 12 months, stable.
5. Cataract surgeon refused to do YAG procedure as it can invoke another detachment. Will wait for a few years.

So, no matter what I have gone thru the worst case scenario possible. I had a tear in this eye 12 years back and vitrectomy. It was stable until cataract surgery was done. Replacing lense is also not an option. But at least I have vision which I am grateful for.

Yes that is correct; but give it time; you will learn to negate it; yes, i have a bit of double vision on the side; nothing replaces your original lense.