Symfony Toric questions
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Hello everyone, I had my cataract surgery this past Thursday 10/24 with no complications. My doctor said everything went very well. I have no pain or anything. I'm on Ketorolac, Prednisolone, and Moxifloxacin drops 4 times a day currently.
I decided on the Symfony because I wanted clear intermediate vision since I'm a software engineer. I was given the option of monofocal initially, but my doctor said he could also do Panoptix or Symfony. I did a LOT of research here and on the web and decided to go with the Symfony. I have an astigmatism so I was given the toric ZXT225.
Anyway, the day off everything was clear as far as colors and brightness, yet nothing was in focus. The next day it got a little better, however things weren't still "sharp" in the intermediate to far distance that the IOL is supposed to be good at.
Today is 2 days post surgery and nothing is sharp...feels like no improvement since yesterday. I know it takes different amount of time for different people to get acclimated to their new lens so maybe I'm just being anxious for no reason, but can anyone with the Symfony toric tell me if they saw improvements early or later (weeks or months)?
I know full well that night vision would be an issue and I already see starbursts with white lights, especially LEDs. I also see spider webs with red and yellow LEDs, but honestly the night vision issues don't bother me. Even oncoming vehicles while walking my dog don't bother me.
The thing that does bother me is that nothing I look at with my left eye is sharp. My non-op eye is sharp as I could expect at 42 years old...
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11/25: Had a 5 day follow-up. My distance vision is 20/20. I was ALMOST able to read the last line. Lens is in the same position so it hasn't moved thankfully. Intermediate vision is also improving. I had horrible glare before my IOL rotation. I still see glare, but it's not nearly as bad. I mentioned this to my doctor prior to my rotation procedure and he said that'd improve after getting the lens in the right place, so he was right about that.
Night vision has improved also compared to before my rotation. I still see concentric rings and long starbursts, but they're not as intense. I'll have to see if this improves at all. Right now my right eye compensates a lot for all of that during driving. If I close my right eye, the starbursts get a bit distracting, but I can still drive.
I also notice that in the morning, my eye is very blurry and it improves throughout the day. My doctor said it could be due to dry eye and suggested I get some Refresh drops without preservatives to help with that. He said to stop the antibiotic drops and keep the Prednisolone and Keterolac, but only 2x a day. I'm VERY happy with my progress after a successful rotation of my IOL.