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Eyes changed color after cateract surgery

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janice_56298
janice_56298

Had cataract surgery on both eyes in August . Just noticed last week and half that I no longer have brown eyes they are a pretty hazel color now ???what happened ! I had the Restor lens ! I will see my doctor oct. 23 again . Hope he can tell me . 

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  • Sue.An
    Sue.An janice_56298

    Posted

    Hi Janice - funny you should ask this as it was something I asked my eye doctor pre surgery.  The answer is no however the cataract itself likely made your eye more opaque and appear brown.  This would especially be true for those with lighter coloured eyes.  I had my surgeries 2 weeks apart and my family could tell which one had the new lens.  I have blue eyes and the operated eye was now a more brilliant blue!

    Cataracts can take years to form and impede eyesight (although my own developed rapidly) so you may not have seen your eyes gradually appear a bit more brown.   

    What you see out of your new eyes is likely brighter too.  Before surgery everything would have had a yellowish brown tint.

  • lin59
    lin59 janice_56298

    Posted

    Janice, I'm happy to hear you like the hazel color smile

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