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I had refractive lens exchange surgery in June .my vision was good initially but over the last couple of weeks I have noticed my vision seems to be a bit cloudy . I'm concerned that my eyesight may be deteriorating if this is possible . What can the cause of the cloudy vision be
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lin59 Shrimpie
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And there's not a lot of recent posts on there because I don't think many people even know about that forum, plus it's specific to Optical Express in the UK, but I would think anyone can sign up and post there.
lin59 Shrimpie
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I also know people whose eyes were ruined by Lasik or PRK done after cataract surgery, so that's also something not to take lightly. Most of the time it turns out alright, but not always and if it doesn't turn out alright for you, you will potentially suffer greatly with nothing to be done to fix it other than maybe wearing scleral lenses.
lin59 Shrimpie
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Fears over eye surgery at High St clinic: Patients left with worse sight after lens implants
lin59 Shrimpie
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And one last thing for anyone wanting to have refractive lens exchange. Some people who get this are apparently not aware that their eye's natural lens is removed and replaced with an artificial man-made lens (an intraocular lens, also known as an IOL). This is in no way a good thing to do to your eyes just to avoid having to wear glasses or contact lenses. Therefore, make sure you understand all that's involved before having refractive lens exchange (and if after RLE you are told you need YAG laser to fix something called PCO, keep in mind that after that procedure is done you no longer will be able to have the original IOL removed and replaced with a different type of IOL - sometimes they can do it, but it's way more difficult).