I am frustrated with my symfony lens

My wife had hers done 3 month ago also and had the same problem but got better and got used to it 

Hello Nette,

I’m really sorry to hear about your frustration with Symfony lense. I had cataract surgery done on August 13 and September 13, and have a Symfony lens in my right eye and a Symfony Toric lens in my left eye. I am very happy with my results. I can see very clearly at all distances without glasses.  I do see starbursts on approaching headlights, but I can still drive without difficulty. Have you considered seeing another doctor for a second opinion on why you are not seeing clearly? I did read and heard that the surgeon needs specialized training on the Symfony lens. And selecting the exact lens strength is vital to your seeing clearly without glasses. I hope you can get some answers and that your doctor can make whatever adjustments are necessary. 

Phyllis 

Nette,

The starbursts I mentioned are only while driving at night.

Phyllis 

Hi nette, this seems to be very common in lens replacement. I too had both eyes done last year also and know exactly what your talking about. For me i just got used to the halos and to be honest driving at night does not seem to bother me. I dont notice halos when i am driving only in a certain darkened room when a light is shining through the window at a certain angle  i seem only then to notice them. If your vision is not ok then i would suggest laser as you are going to suffer halos with not ideal vision.For me the amazing vision i have now for driving is brilliant. Dont get me wrong it was annoying at first and because your brain seems to adjust to this i rarely notice the halos. What i cannot understand is why your vision is not good after surgery, i noticed improvement straight away. What have they said about the outcome of your surgery, why it has not worked.  

The laser your doc is talking about, it is YAG or Lasik? Have you had a refractive eye exam? What is your prescription? I had my left eye done with Symfony 7 weeks ago. The starbursts, haloes, and ghosting I get have still not improved. My distance vision is still not 20/20. I thought I read somewhere that if refraction is off by more than (.5, .05, still don't understand these numbers) that it increases the perception of dysphotopsia especially with Symfony lenses.

As an aside, my starbursts are hundreds of fine lines emanating from the light source. As I get closer these lines merge into a halo effect. The spider web effect is kind of behind the starbursts. I can live with the spiderweb as these really don't impede vision, but the starbursts especially when there are a lot, (ie: oncoming traffic) blocks out my view of the road.