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ANYONE HAVE A SUCCESSFUL LENS EXCHANGE AFTER PROBLEMS WITH ORIGINAL CATARACT SURGERY?

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  • george05887
    george05887 Guest

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    following as well

    • Guest
      Guest george05887

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      george i actually was hoping to get in touch with you. saw your post. i have had nothing but problems since my cataract surgery. am actually scheduled for first exchange next wednesday. terrified is an understatement.

    • soks
      soks Guest

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      doretta56372

      which lenses did u get first time round, how long has it been since the surgery and what problems are you experiencing?

    • Guest
      Guest soks

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      symfony lenses seven months ago. hated them from day one. glare night and day. cant drive at night at all. blurry vision . still need glasses. basically i feel incapacitated by them . biggest and worst mistake of my life. im 62

    • Guest
      Guest

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      i know there are risks, but i am confident in my new surgeon, and for me, i have no choice. the current situation is a nightmare.

    • soks
      soks Guest

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      Thanks for sharing and I understand the glare issue. I have the lens edge glare myself. Alphagan does work for me but taking it forever would be a hassle.

      If the exchange solves this I would seriously consider. I am also worried about any side effects of an exchange: capsule rupture, epiretinal memberane etc.

      Do you have the glare in both eyes?

      How much near intermediate do you have right now? Have you considered you will lose it with the monofocal?

    • mady301
      mady301 Guest

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      How was your exchange? I hope it was successful

  • elizabeth87225
    elizabeth87225 Guest

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    I have the same problem and I read that some people have 20/20 results for both reading and far and I am wondering if these are the lenses that work like a progressive lens. My sister's husband had those put on and it never worked for him....I would like to know too. One thing I have heard is that we need to go to a doctor that specializes in IOL exchange...

    • Guest
      Guest elizabeth87225

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      i feel like my brain cant accept them. i am going to a specialist who does exchanges, and when i was describing (in tears) what i was going through, he kept nodding his head as if he's heard it all before. original surgeon kept encouraging me to give it time, which is why i waited seven months. i also developed dry eye, but corneal doctor says its mild, and doesnt account for all the issues im having. she is encouraging me to do the exchange as well. i feel like my eyes and brain are fighting every minute to try and see. surgeon said its like trying to hear something through static.

    • george05887
      george05887 Guest

      Posted

      omg we need to talk. same same same. its maddening

      george

      803-603-3966

    • Hudsongrl
      Hudsongrl george05887

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      do you all have multifocal or monofical lenses? Toric or spherical?

  • esa77583
    esa77583 Guest

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    i had my iol exchanged twice. i had a very experienced doctor who does exchanges all the time. where are you located.

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