Complications from YAG capsulotomy?

Susie and Veepee,

what type of lens do you each have that caused such terrible halos?

i have Tecnis Symfony and do not have such an issue.  I have not done my second eye yet but it is supposed to be a technis mult focal to,give me more near vision correction.  However, after this setback, I am not in a hurry to sign up again!  I almost wish I just went for lasik or Multi focal contact lenses....I did not have cataracts yet...just wanted to get rid of my reading glasses.  Now I am somewhat regretful   

Tecnis Symfony (multifocal) implanted exactly 2 months ago.  I have blurred distance vision and the laser was supposed to fix that.  I have had the halos since day one...and they are present day and night.  I hesitated to get this lens because I play lots of tennis and now it is a struggle to follow the ball.  My depth perception is off too.

I had the Tecnis Toric because I had astigmatism.  I went in for the best unfortunately because I did not want to wear glasses anymore either.  On the day of the first lens implant I spoke to another patient there who had had one of her lens implanted already and could not wait for the second.  It had worked out well for her but of course I did not ask her which type of lens she was getting.

My doctor put me on to Restasis immediately after the YAG and am still on it.  I had used it some years ago and had no problems.  Why can't us humans all be the same

Until I found this site, I'd never heard of all the lenses available. I still would have been limited to the basic, but I would have done more research.

I'm so disappointed and nearly over the edge. Doc acts like this is what I signed up for and there is just no way!!

Janet are you from UK? Know a little of that system as my dad's family from there. Apparently national health there don't discuss lens options. In Canada some docs do and some don't. Even knowing options you are asked to make a difficult decision that affects your vision rest of your life and at best it's a calculated gamble based on %s. Do I play it safe and go with standard lens with virtually no glare/halos and lose either near or distance. But oh wait that too could end up with other problems and complications. Or door number 2 get a lens that could potentially correct near and distance vision(sounds perfect) pay oodles of $$$ and 'tiny' percentage end up with glare and halos. It most neuro adapt and don't notice them in time. That too could end up with more complications!

That's my rant.

Hi. Is Restasis for an infection? Did your eyelashes grow back, I hope? Although, if you end up with my kind of results, you won't be able to see your eyelashes. Or eyebrows. Just try plucking those! I tried doing mine and I don't suggest it!!

I am in Orlando, Florida and was not told of lens options, and am having problem

Not many where I live are told of IOL options other.  I think I was only given details on various IOLs as I initiated the conversation.  Due to our healthcare system here our surgeons do not get paid anymore if they implant premium lenses.  Although we do pay for the difference in a monofocal vs a premium lens and we pay for that at the hospital. Many do not want to compromise their night vision that are associated with premium lenses and opt for standard lens anyways.  That could be another reason our surgeons here don’t typically discuss them.  Those discussions are more time consuming for them.  Perhaps because I am not at typical age of someone with cataracts my surgeon did spend the time when I asked I don’t know.  

What issue are you having?   Have you already had the cataract surgeries?  I am not a medical expert but will try and answer your questions.  If you have a specific question I would suggest you post a new thread/discussion that way others can also respond with answers and it does help for new ones researching that would have a similar question / issue to yours to easily find answers. 

Been recommended to have Yag because after three years vision cloudy.

Was never told of options for lenses.

Have not done Yag because of what I am reading

You are right to be cautious.  Might be worth getting more than one opinion. And to ask if the clouding is due to the capsular bag or lens itself.  If Lena itself YAG won’t fix it and if it was the lens and you have the YAG it will make lens exchange thatuch more difficult (if not impossible).  

Are you in UK?  The lenses I am aware of that have this issue are the Oculentis MPlus lenses.   

What do you mean "lens exchange"?

One eye doc said tissue had formed on lens and Yag would let in light.

I am learning more on Net than from the docs.

Yes it could very well be as your doctor said that tissue has formed in back of the lens - called PCO (posterior capsular opacification) and a YAG procedure will take care of that.  But it also removed the capsular bag.  You’ll want to ensure that you have PCO.  In a few cases on this forum people mentioned their doctor recommended YAG but doc mistakenly diagnosed PCO when it was the lens itself that clouded.  In that case only solution is for lens to be exchanged and because they had a TAG done a lens exchange is more difficult to do. 

Did you locate a good doctor?

Even if I have to fly to be safe, I will.

no. wish I did. good luck!

finding a competent doctor is the trick. I went to one who is supposed to be the best.

it was a nightmare, TECH was agitated, acted like I was an Inconvenience, and she was late to boot.

then the doctor comes in, not the opthomologist , and she was condescending.

I drove too far to what I thought was the best to be treated shabilly.

Am still looking for opthomologist I can trust.

it is really difficult to find a good doctor.

like, unless someone tells you of a good doctor, you can not trust advertising