How much discomfort is to be expected after cataract surgery
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I've had my first eye done on 03/29. The day following the surgery I had some pain when looking at light (even if the operated eye was closed and I looked with the other one), but that went away the next day.
Day 2 and 3 after surgery there was no pain at all, no discomfort, no dryness, nothing - smooth sailing. I didn't even bother with moisturizing eye drops.
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But since day 4 and up until now (day 6) it got worse, I started to get dry eye, my eye feels a bit raw and sensitive (but isn't reddened), I ocasionally feel a pricking pain at the location where I felt the pain on day 1 - I assume it's the location where one of the surgery cuts was made, but not sure. The pain was dull on day 1 (like someone poked you in the eye), now it feels more like a cut. Probably that spot getting sensitive when dry.
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I'm taking moisturizing eye drops now - but not sure if they are any good (my doctor did not specify any particular ones, just said to use some as needed additionally to the prescribed antibiotic eye drops).
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I also got new glaucoma drops for that eye, as my usual meds would increase likelihood of macular edema ocuring.
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Is discomfort like that more or less usual)?
Any recommendations on type of moisturizing eye drops that could help?
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hilary13182 BrianCyberEyes
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One of the surgeries was complete hell, the other eye felt fine from day 1. The still-painful eye does not feel normal. The kicker is that it has a insidious floater, and I want to exchange the power. It is a -3 toric lens, and I never use this eye in day-to-day life, only my dominant right one, -2, which I love,- had a YAG. My eye from hell, the left one, already has major PCO. I will see my doc next week about what to do,- I had to waylay all of this due to a dancing injury this past summer.
RonAKA hilary13182
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Keep in mind that exchanging a lens is difficult after doing YAG. If you are going to exchange it is best to do it first before the YAG. Have you had an eye refraction test done to see where you ended up with both eyes? That is the one where they ask which image is better, and at the end of it you get a prescription for sphere, cylinder, and angle? That tells you where the eye is. It is also helpful to know what your astigmatism (cylinder) was before surgery. If they overcorrect for astigmatism with a toric it can reverse the astigmatism angle and some find that disorienting. The practice is as I understand it to under correct in preference to over correct.
hilary13182 RonAKA
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Hi. Ron, I have not had the YAG procedure on my eye from hell (left one). Thanks to this forum, I know it would remove all the scaffolding I would need for an exchange. I'm worried: 1. if I will go thru the same excruciating pain I went thru for the 1st surgery (the incision must of cut thru a nerve bundle), 2. the risks of something REALLY going wrong, 3. the costs- $10K++???. I will talk to my doc next week...