Cateract Surgery with Toric Lenses
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I was recomended the Tori Lense. I could see after surgery, now it is 3 1/2 weeks and vision is more blurrey. How long does it take to be more clear?
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Posted , 5 users are following.
I was recomended the Tori Lense. I could see after surgery, now it is 3 1/2 weeks and vision is more blurrey. How long does it take to be more clear?
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softwaredev cathy06158
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Another possibility a small percentage of people experience is PCO, posterior capsular opacification, which is a clouding of the lens by cells growing over top of it and causing vision to be clouded. A minor laser procedure, a YAG treatment, usually clears that up easily.
Also you are still in the intial healing period so you should have the doctor check to be sure there isn't some sort of complication like swelling.
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I'll know alit more!!!
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Linda4738 cathy06158
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I had a similar situation as you. I had a toric lens implanted when they did the cataract surgery. The only difference is ,prior to the cataract surgery I had what's called an epi-retinal membrane pucker. That's in the back of your eye by the retina and the macular .over the years some scarring had occurred when I had some floaters and flashing lights in that Eye. It didn't bother me prior to the cataract surgery. Apparently sometimes it gets worse after cataract surgery. When they remove the fluid from eye to do the cataract surgery that often makes that membrane pucker more. It was very obvious to see in the pictures of My eye when they did some diagnostics. I could see how it changed from before the cataract surgery and after the cataract surgery. This is remedied by having that membrane peeled off. I know it sounds very involved and scary but, apparently it's a pretty common surgery. I've just had it done two weeks ago. And while there is a lot of swelling in my eye I and my vision isn't great yet I can see every day a little bit of improvement.
I joined this forum with a problem similar to yours and I've updated a few times as to my situation. This is the first time I'm writing on the forum about what I've had done.
The Doctor Who did my cataracts over and over again kept saying use the drops it's just swelling etc. etc. if I had listened to him I would still be waiting for some improvement without getting any. I finally went for a second opinion to another cataract man who mentioned that the problem was not the swelling from the cataracts but this epiretinal membrane pucker. He recommended a very renowned retinal specialist for me to see and as I said. I had the surgery two weeks ago.
While my vision is a great yet I can see a difference. As mentioned the pictures of my I showed a lot of swelling which the doctor said is very unusual so I can understand why my vision isn't as good as I was hoping. But at least I am seeing improvement even if a little day by day.
My suggestion to you is go to your eye doctor or retinal specialist have him take some diagnostics of the retina and the macula and see if the situation exists for you.
I know how difficult situation like this can be and I hope that all of these people who have replied have given you some way to check out what's going on with your eye. Good luck.
cathy06158 Linda4738
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Hope your eye is doing better, and all is well. I'll know more after other eye is done Monday and I see him in office Tuesday. Hoping it is common and gets better in time. In the surgeons office, there is office a Retina Specialist--so I feel I am in good hands. Thanks again.
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I have confidence in this Surgeon, I think it so soon and It might be a few weeks until complete healing!!!Thank You!!!
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It is still possible of course that it is a pre-existing problem the surgery aggravated that just took some time to develop. I'm just suggesting its not something to be too worried about since the odds are low, merely something to be aware of. So its important to have the doctor confirm what the issue is for sure if possible (rather than just guessing that its just swelling), or to seek other doctors if yours can't, and to keep checking if the situation doesn't improve.
Someone mentioned lubricating drops. Sometimes dry eye is a side effect of surgery and can cause vision to be blurred. Unless you were using lubricating drops at first and then cut back on them that doesn't seem to be the likely cause of a change, unless other factors changed (like say if you have allergies and early allergy season had started since allergy medicines or allergies sometimes aggravate dry eyes, or if the weather had changed to be drier, or your use of heat or A/C had changed and lead indoor air to be drier).
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