Pros and cons of YAG?

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After considering options to correct my night driving glare and halos, my doctor is suggesting the Yag procedure. Ive just begun researching this and wonder what others have experienced.

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    Hi

    Have you had lens implants?

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      Yes. 5 months ago. Have you had the Yag ?

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      Yes, had YAG 12 months after implants I was complainimg of ghosting. Didnt cure ghosting! then left lens opacified 4 years later and due to having had YAG an explant op is very risky so have decided to live with.

      If I had my time again would not have had YAG, surgeons seem to advise it as a cure all for everything

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      Thank you for your reply. Sorry that yag didn't help you! My doctor has been mentioning it since the beginning of my recovery! I'm very sceptical that it would help!

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      was this the m-plus occulentis lens that opacified?

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    hello we cant put links here but there is an interesting article in review of opthalmology : "PCO: Whats Wrong With Doing Jag?" it claims pts with positive dysphotopsiasis may not get better over time despite yag

    i am amazed how many of us are offered this option for any issues we have after IOL implant. I was barely 6 weeks posts cataract surgery and told "not to worry, but eventually id need a yag procedure for PCO"

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    sorry for any looking up article. Typo -- its yag in title not jag (2nd language soft J like Y lol)

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    Personally only reason one should have yag is for what they call secondary cataract - doubtful it helps with glare.

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      i would like to think that it helps with the glare brought on by PCO.

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    My doctor said that the glare may be from PCO that may have started forming right after the surgery, but if it can't be detected it sounds like a guess. Wish he could see it to confirm his theory .

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