Severe Fatigue After Cataract Surgery

Hi:

Sorry to hear about your issues.

Were you warned prior to surgery that your distance vision would be blurry afterwards; is this condition in one eye or both?

Are you now being told that your vision can be corrected to 20/20 in a fortnight with glasses?

I agree with you that your fatigue is incident to the strain caused by your concerns about your sight.

Have you considered getting a second medical opinion to analyse your condition?

Thus far cataract surgery has worked out well for me; my vision, near & far, improved dramatically directly after the procedure. I had my eyes done in the fall of 2018.

Hope that all goes well for you and that the blurriness is resolved.

Ed

Definitely give yourself time as it takes 4-6 weeks for the eye to heal. What type of lens did you get? I had cataract surgery on one eye and chose a near lens. I can see close up but need glasses for distance. I also believe your fatigue is a result of the surgery and you should trust your body's healing process and just take it slow. Please keep us posted!

Thanks for your posts.

My doctor put in the near IOL. I was a little surprised but when I thought about it and with my current lifestyle I am better off needing glasses for distance and I love walking around the house with good near vision and no glasses. My doctor told me to wait a month and if my distance vision hadn't improve he would prescribe glasses for distance.

I had cataract surgery on my other eye about 1.5 years ago. It did not go well and I had two retinal detachment. After enduring this I found my current ophthalmologist who told me that the first IOL was in crooked and the wrong type.

He replaced that IOL and my vision improved but after all the surgeries my vision in that eye is poor.

Ed

Thanks for the post.

I was new to the area and was told that the ophthalmologists that did my surgery was the best in the area. I do have small eyes making them more difficult for surgery. This surgeon claimed he couldn't remove the fragments after the phacoemulsification. The following day I was sent to a retinologist who removed the fragments. A week later I had my first retinal detachment and six months later had my second RD. BTW, the thing that ticked me off was at the last appointment with that surgeon I couldn't see. He shrugged his shoulders and walked out of the room saying, "nothing more I can do here."

I relocated and met with a new ophthalmologist who recommended I see a specialist. I did and he told me the original IOL was in crooked and was the wrong type of lens. He replaced the IOL and my vision did improved a bit but is still not good enough to drive with. That was a total of five surgeries on one eye.

I expected to pay one copay instead it has cost me somewhere around $5k.

The specialist did the surgery on my right eye and all went well. Thankfully.

I have considered seeing a lawyer but this vision is an ongoing process and I think there is a time limit to sue in TN. Once my right eye heals and my vision is stable I will look into a lawsuit.

Don

So sorry to hear of your awful experience. Can't imagine the stress and worry this has placed on you. I am with Ed about litigation. Been down that road 15 years ago and caused us to lose more money and gain more trouble. If you can go under small claims court that is something to consider as you can represent yourself and eliminate expense of a lawyer.

For others here on the forum - i cannot gain access to my previous profile under Sue.An

It says my account has been deactivated and I don't understand why. Is there a time limit on accounts? I did reach out under contact us but no reply. Feel sad I have lost all my threads.

Sue.An

I was thinking as I was reading all your stories that perhaps it would be helpful if an age group was indicated and what area you are from too. I am heading for both eyes needing to be done and have learned a lot reading everybodys experiences, thank you all, regards sagalout (78 years old)