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Just had my second Vivety lense put in.

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susan96102
susan96102

i had my worst cataract removed a little over two weeks ago. The first three days it was like looking through a plastic shower curtain. very blurry. Day 4 was much improved and has improved daily since then. i cannot get over the difference in colors! When I looked through the normal eye, it was almost antiqued and had a sepia type color on everything. The new lens lets me see such bright and true colors.

I had my second eye done three days ago and the blurring only lasted two days. This is day four and i can see pretty well, but not at 100% yet. i do have some trouble seeing tiny print without good lighting, but can definitly read it. Distance is much improved from prior to surgery. I'm loving how much lighter things are. i didn't realize how much of a hole I was living in. Hopefully, things will keep getting better and better.

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  • RonAKA
    RonAKA susan96102

    Posted

    Sounds good so far. It can take up to 6 weeks for everything to settle down. If you are considering glasses to help with reading or fine tune for distance I would wait 6 weeks from the second surgery before getting your eyeglass prescription. Good luck with your recovery...

    • susan96102
      susan96102 RonAKA

      Posted

      Thanks. My opthalmologist said he could do some "tweaking" if Ii need it. Not exactly sure what that means, but I trust he knows what he is doing. i did opt for laser instead of manual installation thinking there might be less room for error from a shaky hand.

  • sarah43268
    sarah43268 susan96102

    Posted

    Hi! I hope you will keep posting updates. I am getting my cataracts removed this summer and am planning on getting Vivity lens. I'm nervous, and hearing about outcomes is so helpful (and, in the case of your post reassuring) .

  • EsmeLise
    EsmeLise susan96102

    Posted

    hi

    Do you have any halos? I got vivity 5 weeks ago. Great in daylight but I am seeing halos at night . I was clear I did not want halos and my optomotrist says it was inevitable . Should I still hope they will go away?

    • ad12345
      ad12345 EsmeLise

      Posted

      From my experience - nothing goes away just like that. Actually mine got worse over time.

  • bob0073
    bob0073 susan96102

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    Happy for you, Susan. Sounds like all progressing nicely. I go in for my 1 week Vivity Toric #2 May 20 post op on first eye tomorrow. It's been out of focus distance, mid and close since #1 Vivity Toric #1 on Mar 25. But had a stitch on Vivity #2 op, as had to open it up more to remove Vivity #1. Stitch removed tomorrow. Sure hope that gives me focus... at least distance! I went through eight weeks of drops for #1 before surgeon decided to swap out lens for more powerful and one that had not accidentally rotated.

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