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has anyone experienced strange sensation

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roz17139
roz17139

i have had a cateract op  but didnt have a cateract i had  a multi focal lense in my right eye to get rid of my glasses foolishly .and there was a problem so i had to have the lense taken out and replaced with a momo focal , which gave me back my old sight back it has been a very traumatic .but the drops i had to put in wher pred forte to start with ,and they gave me a horrible dead sensation with a strange pain and tightening in my head above my eye ,almost like it had had effected my brain anyone else had anything like this ?

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  • derek76
    derek76 roz17139

    Posted

    How long did it last for?

    For my first eye I had local anasthetic drops in the eye as well as an anasthetic injection into my eyebrow. That produced a deadened feeling that soon wore off.

  • roz17139
    roz17139

    Posted

    i have had this feeling allthe time but it seems worse with the drops
    • derek76
      derek76 roz17139

      Posted

      I'd phone them and ask for an appointment to have it checked out.
  • Carol_V
    Carol_V roz17139

    Posted

    Yes I too had that dead sensation, it was if I didn't have an eyeball, it was a ghastly feeling and although that feeling has now gone, I have been left with a problem eye and and pain at the back of the eye, 6 months on.  I am still traumatised by the operation I had done with that eye.  The other eye I had done was a totally different experience.  It seems we are at the mercy of who does the operation.
    • roz17139
      roz17139 Carol_V

      Posted

      Hi carol are you still having pain at the back of the eye ,? and has anyone given you a reason ,? my dead sensation seems to come and go  but I also feel like Iam  looking though a tunnel at one side it's only 4 weeks since I have had this done it's a night mare and i didn't have a cataract I foolishly thought I just wanted rid of my glasses so i had a multi focal put in one eye  , but i felt the surgeon should of put me off as I had great distance vision , but i paid private , so I guess he just wanted my money it was a huge mistake ; ((
    • Carol_V
      Carol_V roz17139

      Posted

      Roz  what you will be told is ' it's early days and it takes time for your brain to adjust'  if you are lucky that might be the case.  I do think that the outside corner of the eye seems to take longer to heal, that has been my experience anyhow.  I do hope things get better.  I am surprised they gave you to have this serious operation, they should have just given you laser treatment.  What country are you in?
    • roz17139
      roz17139 Carol_V

      Posted

      Hi carol have u been for your second opinion ? Iam going on Tuesday I've got this dark half circle at one side and a terrible itching has not got any better  did u experience any itching?  iam  in England and  in East yorkshire Yorkshire 
  • Carol_V
    Carol_V roz17139

    Posted

    Roz  I have lost that ghastly dead sensation, however, I still have lots of problems, dry eye, blepharitis, very sore eye, as if I have been punched in the eye, pain at the back of the eye.  I too wish I had not had it done, I did have cataracts but it was not necessary to have them seen to so early.  The tragedy is that you can not switch off from your eyes.  I go for another opinion on Thursday to see if the situation can be improved.
    • derek76
      derek76 Carol_V

      Posted

      Re blepharitis. Have you tried bathing your eye in Johnsons Baby Shampoo? A friend was told about it and it amused me but if you Google, it is a recognised treatment.   
    • Carol_V
      Carol_V derek76

      Posted

      Hi Derek  I have tried many things, at present I am using Eyebright to bathe my eyes in.  I thought I might next try tea tree shampoo.  Thanks for the suggestion I will try Johnsons Baby shampoo, indeed I will try anything to improve the situation.  Thanks Carol
    • derek76
      derek76 Carol_V

      Posted

      Google it.

      "After warmth and massage, clean the eyelids. This can be done by any of the following ways. There is a lack of research studies to say which is the best method, so use whatever you find most useful:

      The traditional way is to use a cotton wool bud that has been dipped in diluted baby shampoo. Just add a few drops of baby shampoo to a small cup of warm water so that the ratio of water to shampoo is about 10:1. Squeeze out excess liquid from the cotton bud to prevent drips getting into your eyes, which may irritate. In particular, try to clean off any crusts at the base of the eyelids. After cleaning the eyelids with the cotton wool bud, wash off the shampoo from the eyelids, using a flannel or cloth.

      Some people recommend using sodium bicarbonate (a teaspoonful in a cup of cooled water that has recently been boiled). This is applied using a clean cloth or cotton wool bud.

      Some people recommend using special eyelid scrubs that you can buy at some opticians/optometrists.

      Some people say that simply washing the eyelids with cooled water that has recently been boiled (or preserved water for contact lens wearers) is probably as effective as using water with added sodium bicarbonate or baby shampoo"

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