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Eye bobble post surgery

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susan44499
susan44499

I’m 2 weeks post op and today , looking at me, my daughter asked, Which eye did you get done? She could see movement in the pupil of that eye. When I moved my eye there was a bobble inside. I just saw the dr today before this for a post op appt. 

Has anyone else noticed this? 

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  • terry111050
    terry111050 susan44499

    Posted

    Hi, can you further describe what you mean by "bobble"?  Thanks.

    • susan44499
      susan44499 terry111050

      Posted

      She said it moved. And that it almost looked like something on or in my eye.

       

  • susan44499
    susan44499

    Posted

    I thought this might be what she saw but it said it disappears within 24 hours. 

    "...introducing a small air bubble in the anterior chamber, at the end of sutureless cataract surgery, can prevent inflow of ocular surface fluid."

  • Cart4950
    Cart4950 susan44499

    Posted

    Were you facing a light when she saw it in your eye? When light shines in my eyes it looks like something jiggling in them but in reality it is the light reflecting off my lenses. Sometimes people stare at me like I'm an alien.

    • susan44499
      susan44499 Cart4950

      Posted

      I don’t think so. We were in a library. 

      Are you saying the light reflects differently off the IOL than a natural lens? 

    • susan44499
      susan44499

      Posted

      What you are describing is noticeable on my MIL who has monofocals but not my husband and sister- in- law with multifocals.
  • freeman62151
    freeman62151 susan44499

    Posted

    What are you referring to when you say bobble post surgery?

     

    • susan44499
      susan44499 freeman62151

      Posted

      Maybe I misunderstood her and she really said bubble. But I thought she said bobble-like a bobble-head doll you see in cars that moves back and forth.
  • derek40125
    derek40125 susan44499

    Posted

    I guess find out if you have a bubble or a bobble. My iris "jiggles" slightly when I'm doing something like reading close text. This tends to happen the most when I first wake up. If I look in a mirror with lighting aimed towards my eye and get it "right" I will see the IOL reflect light and it looks to be moving after my eye eye stops. There are some videos online of some people whose IOL really seem to move and I first though I had that going on but as I've watched it in the mirror more closely it's more like a twitch in the entire iris so I think that the IOL is probably fine.

    If this IS what you have it should bother you less over time. If it's a bubble, then ignore this post.  

    • Sue.An
      Sue.An derek40125

      Posted

      Must be some sort of reflection.  Can’t see how IOL could possibly move.  After 6 weeks it adheres to the tissue.   if it was moving wouldn’t there be corresponding visual issues?
    • susan44499
      susan44499 derek40125

      Posted

        If it's a reflection that appears to be a jiggle, then you don't feel it? You just see it? 

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