Just had cataract surgery - Jumpy vision
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I had an epiretinal membrane peel, which led eventually to a cataract, as they warned. I had the cataract removed and got a long distance vision lense. I had the operation two days ago. I can see incredibly sharply long distance without glasses now and am SO pleased. But I notice when reading, everything seems to jump rapidly, sort of out of the side of my vision. I realize my eyes are settling down and still adjusting, but is this normal? I talk to my dr in a week but am a little worried.
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softwaredev artfingers
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"It's okay to read, but your vision may seem "jiggly". Because the lens capsule has not yet contracted around the IOL, there may be a slight jiggle of the lens with each eye movement. This is most noticeable when reading and will improve over the next few weeks."
Unfortunately on this site they send the message to a moderator if you include a link, so to avoid delay I'll say that the PDF file of the book should be the first link, or close to it, if you Google for this line:
"David Richardson, MD" "what you need to know about cataract surgery" pdf
I'll also note that book addresses the issue of laser surgery that primeland mentions above, and he comes down on the side that for most people laser surgery isn't worth the cost yet, though it depends on each person since some people may have complicating factors that makes a laser better in their case. Also lasers for surgery are improving all the time so eventually it may get there, the benefit just hasn't yet been proven in the view of many surgeons.
artfingers softwaredev
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Ladymccoy softwaredev
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jasonleon565 Ladymccoy
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Ladymccoy jasonleon565
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I got the tecnis multifocal 2.75 my vision is not jumping now, maybe in a store under bright florescent light. I am still waiting for the beveled edge effect to go away at times I don't notice it so I hope it goes away. But no glasses makes me happy
cherylswede artfingers
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I just had the Symfony lens implanted in both eyes. The right was done 10days ago, the left three days ago. At the one day check, I was seeing 20/20 for distance, intermediate (computer distance) and for reading. That has stayed true for the right eye at the one week checkup. I am amazed at the transformation. My eyesight was really bad with -14 and -13.5 plus astigmatism. This is so incredible! The only caveat is that I am seeing large halos at night when driving. I was used to halos, but these are immense. I hope they get better. I have not talked to my opthamaligist about it as I had not experienced it until after the second surgery and I started driving again. Also, my eyes get tired and I can't see as well. I will need reading glasses for tiny print and very close up work. Hope this helps others.
jasonleon565 cherylswede
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cherylswede,
Thank you for sharing your epxiernece. Did you get the Symfony torics or nontorics for your astigmatism or perhaps you got it corrected with an incision? Reading about your vision it seems like you got both set for distance with no micromonovision. How much near can you see? You mention reading glasses for tiny print, do you have to hold things a bit further from you to see it? You don't mention the importance of near vision for you and whether you were myopic or farsighted prior to surgery. I'm myopic so near vision is a must so was wondering. I hope your halos do get better, not entirely sure if it is because it's during the healing process but it would be a disappointment if the Symfony lead to larger halos.
Jason.