depressed since cateract surgery
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Had cateract surgery on both eyes in August 2017. Paid extra for Restor lens. Depressed because I’m still having lot of wavy glare . Preventing me from wanting to drive again??
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ed72320 janice_56298
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I had cataract surgery a couple of months ago; gradually, the glare is getting better.
Yellow-tinted driving glasses help reduce the glare of oncoming headlights for me.
What does your doctor say?
Do you think its worth getting a second medical opinion?
I hope that these issues go away or become tolerable for you so that you can do what you wish -- eg driving.
All the best,
Ed
janice_56298 ed72320
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ed72320 janice_56298
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Hi Janice:
This glare is really bothering you; my $.02 worth would be to get it fixed ASAP if possible.
You've paid a lot of $$$ and you deserve excellent service.
Every good wish to you!
Ed
janice_56298 ed72320
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Sue.An janice_56298
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Would you know which Restor lens you had implanted? I had read earlier versions of the Restor caused more glare/halo issues than the newer Restor 2.5 lens.
janice_56298 Sue.An
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Sue.An janice_56298
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You will want to have an opthamologist examine your eyes to see if something else other than floaters is going on. Vision should be clear during day. It’s normal with a multifocal to experience nighttime glare and halos - some of that should have settled by now.
Insist on a visit when the office calls.
robert20416 janice_56298
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Eye-Kan-Sea janice_56298
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Hi Janice,
The floaters won't go away. The only way to reduce their impact is to get YAG laser treatment. It's painless. Large floaters can be reduced in size creating small insignificant shadows against your retina so they become less noticeable. Sometimes they can be zapped away.
I have a few floaters in my left eye. I had YAG treatment, but the doctor couldn't find the floaters. So what I thought was a bothersome floater was in fact probably too small for the doctor to find. It's the shadow cast from the floater that you are seeing. I just accept it and get on with life. The doctor didn't charge for his efforts.
robert20416 janice_56298
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Janice, you mentioned having floaters. What do you mean by that? The artifacts from IOL implant include glares, spiderweb, and rings. Floaters are NOT one of them. I was having horseshoe tears on my retina, resulting in seeing floaters. The horseshoe tear could lead to retinal detachment which in turn could lead to blindness. Undergoing cataract surgery while having horseshoe tear makes patients even more prone to retina detachment, I was told. Google "horseshoe tear" for more details.
janice_56298 robert20416
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