Catarax

Same here I have the same thing going on and you were told verbatim what I was told and I like you hope it's true.

Hi

After reading about our natural lens versus the new implant lens being smaller than our natural lens in a previous post,where they said the smaller lens was the reason for this shadow/black rim.

If that's the case why did I not have the black/shadow rim in my right eye ,they are both the same lens?Now I am curious if this information is misleading and will ever it go away with time or something I have to live with for the rest of my life.

So true Peter ,what else can one do ,but live with it,whether it's annoying or not, I would like to have known that this could happen prior to my surgery.Then I might have had second thoughts on whether to go through with the surgery.

Freeman,

re the shadow, just dont think too much about it.

If you have 20/20 distance vision after the surgery, that's already a blessing. Reading all the posts in this forum, some people had complications or less than 20/20 after the surgery.

Right now, I just hope pco will not develop, my vision stays at 20/20 , no retina issues, and my other eye (that still have the cataract, no surgery yet) can still last for a few years before a surgery is really needed.

God bless.

Blindness is really scary and having good vision is really a blessing.

I cant imagine how blind people live their life without depression.

Peter

Peter I don't have 20/20 vision,I am scheduled to have laser treatment to clear up the right eye lens and is a little concerned whether this will result in more problems.According to another post on here a gentleman had the back of his lens cleaned by laser(YAG treatment) and the results were only a 25% improvement,but the treatment caused floaters which he found to be more irritating/annoying,makes wonder if I should go ahead with this treatment,Has for the black shadow/rim in the corner of my left eye,it hasn't improved since my surgery 9 weeks ago ,which the surgeon said would go away within 4 months.You think I would have seen some improvements by now.

Like you say, blindness is very scary,it would be very hard to deal with,and like you said surely Blind people must go through a stage of depression having to deal with being blind.

Thanks for the encouragement      

So sorry you are also having the same problems, I thought it was me being impatient. I worked in a hospital and when the patients said they were going to have it done they were full of joy. I never had one that came back and said it was a problem.

?Have written to the eye hospital in Hull and asked if there is a solution. don't really want any more intervention as it could cause more problems.

It is a very difficult things to come to terms with as it is vision and you cannot avoid it.

Hope someone else has improved after this problem.

Me as well,like looking through binoculars,it's very annoying,seeing the black rim/shadow in the corner of the eye.

Judging by the posts on here it is a common problem but it is never mentioned when the initial assessment is done. Would probably have gone ahead anyway as you assume they would have told you. I was not aware I needed the operation, but as I am diabetic I thought they must know what to do. It was the optician who referred me to the hospital, and I was surprised when he did. Without the knowledge we cannot question the experts but the more I see on this site the more I will ask when I go for my appointment. don't think I will risk any more intervention if it is offered.

Will post the results of my appointment when I have been.

Unfortunately for me the dry burning eyes and feeling like I'm looking through binoculars are not my biggest concern, the double vision and blurriness resulting from the cloudy membranes which are left behind so the lenses can be affixed when the cataracts are removed, that's my biggest concern because I can no longer read.