Yag laser did not remove cloudy vision after IOL implants

dear dealmaker i had cataract surgery on both eyes and 2 different lens for each eye THE LEFT WAS for near NOV 8, 2018, and the right was for distance NOV 26,2018

ITS the left eye which is an acylic lens which was immediately the problem the day after the surgery which was a misty cloudy which sounded like your milky desciption HOWEVER !unlike yourS mie was like that from the beginning after the surgery my vision was better but the annoyong wet mist was alwas blocking my vision

AFTER a half a year of seeing two more doctors they felt it was posterior opacification and i had my dr treat the left eye with yag laser telling her to make a small hole so the membrane would stay somewhat more intact in case i needed a IOL REPLACEMENT - YAG DONE on MAY 24,2019TO MY dismay it didnt work and the cloudiness remained and is a bit worse

I ASKED WHAT OPTIONS I HAVE on JUNE 7,2019

1. WEAR the presciption distance glasses that she presribed which did help but i really did not want to wear glasses esp for distance

2. GET LASIK on the near lens making it a distance lens which she felt would help rid some of the mistiness but its an out of pocket expense MY Husband said not to do lasik because eventually as one gets older the vision changes and lasik ispermanent

3. DR could put in tear duct plugs which helps with dry eys which I have and dry eyes can cause some of the symptoms i have

4. SHE will not recommend IOL REPLACEMENT citing riskiness of a difficult removal of my present lens which is a 4sided hydophilic acylic lens and more difficult to remove (i dont know why)

WHAT SOLUTION DID YOU COME UP WITH? HOPE IHEAR FROM YOUSOICAN GETSOMEADVICE

THANK YOU

LILLIAN

dear dealmaker i had cataract surgery on both eyes and 2 different lens for each eye THE LEFT WAS for near NOV 8, 2018, and the right was for distance NOV 26,2018

ITS the left eye which is an acylic lens which was immediately the problem the day after the surgery which was a misty cloudy which sounded like your milky desciption HOWEVER !unlike yourS mie was like that from the beginning after the surgery my vision was better but the annoyong wet mist was alwas blocking my vision

AFTER a half a year of seeing two more doctors they felt it was posterior opacification and i had my dr treat the left eye with yag laser telling her to make a small hole so the membrane would stay somewhat more intact in case i needed a IOL REPLACEMENT - YAG DONE on MAY 24,2019TO MY dismay it didnt work and the cloudiness remained and is a bit worse

I ASKED WHAT OPTIONS I HAVE on JUNE 7,2019

1. WEAR the presciption distance glasses that she presribed which did help but i really did not want to wear glasses esp for distance

2. GET LASIK on the near lens making it a distance lens which she felt would help rid some of the mistiness but its an out of pocket expense MY Husband said not to do lasik because eventually as one gets older the vision changes and lasik ispermanent

3. DR could put in tear duct plugs which helps with dry eys which I have and dry eyes can cause some of the symptoms i have

4. SHE will not recommend IOL REPLACEMENT citing riskiness of a difficult removal of my present lens which is a 4sided hydophilic acylic lens and more difficult to remove (i dont know why)

WHAT SOLUTION DID YOU COME UP WITH? HOPE IHEAR FROM YOUSOICAN GETSOMEADVICE

THANK YOU

LILLIAN

dear dealmaker i had cataract surgery on both eyes and 2 different lens for each eye THE LEFT WAS for near NOV 8, 2018, and the right was for distance NOV 26,2018

ITS the left eye which is an acylic lens which was immediately the problem the day after the surgery which was a misty cloudy which sounded like your milky desciption HOWEVER !unlike yourS mie was like that from the beginning after the surgery my vision was better but the annoyong wet mist was alwas blocking my vision

AFTER a half a year of seeing two more doctors they felt it was posterior opacification and i had my dr treat the left eye with yag laser telling her to make a small hole so the membrane would stay somewhat more intact in case i needed a IOL REPLACEMENT - YAG DONE on MAY 24,2019TO MY dismay it didnt work and the cloudiness remained and is a bit worse

I ASKED WHAT OPTIONS I HAVE on JUNE 7,2019

1. WEAR the presciption distance glasses that she presribed which did help but i really did not want to wear glasses esp for distance

2. GET LASIK on the near lens making it a distance lens which she felt would help rid some of the mistiness but its an out of pocket expense MY Husband said not to do lasik because eventually as one gets older the vision changes and lasik ispermanent

3. DR could put in tear duct plugs which helps with dry eys which I have and dry eyes can cause some of the symptoms i have

4. SHE will not recommend IOL REPLACEMENT citing riskiness of a difficult removal of my present lens which is a 4sided hydophilic acylic lens and more difficult to remove (i dont know why)

WHAT SOLUTION DID YOU COME UP WITH? HOPE IHEAR FROM YOUSOICAN GETSOMEADVICE

THANK YOU

LILLIAN

dear dealmaker i had cataract surgery on both eyes and 2 different lens for each eye THE LEFT WAS for near NOV 8, 2018, and the right was for distance NOV 26,2018

ITS the left eye which is an acylic lens which was immediately the problem the day after the surgery which was a misty cloudy which sounded like your milky desciption HOWEVER !unlike yourS mie was like that from the beginning after the surgery my vision was better but the annoyong wet mist was alwas blocking my vision

AFTER a half a year of seeing two more doctors they felt it was posterior opacification and i had my dr treat the left eye with yag laser telling her to make a small hole so the membrane would stay somewhat more intact in case i needed a IOL REPLACEMENT - YAG DONE on MAY 24,2019TO MY dismay it didnt work and the cloudiness remained and is a bit worse

I ASKED WHAT OPTIONS I HAVE on JUNE 7,2019

1. WEAR the presciption distance glasses that she presribed which did help but i really did not want to wear glasses esp for distance

2. GET LASIK on the near lens making it a distance lens which she felt would help rid some of the mistiness but its an out of pocket expense MY Husband said not to do lasik because eventually as one gets older the vision changes and lasik ispermanent

3. DR could put in tear duct plugs which helps with dry eys which I have and dry eyes can cause some of the symptoms i have

4. SHE will not recommend IOL REPLACEMENT citing riskiness of a difficult removal of my present lens which is a 4sided hydophilic acylic lens and more difficult to remove (i dont know why)

   WHAT SOLUTION DID YOU COME UP WITH? HOPE IHEAR FROM YOUSOICAN GETSOMEADVICE

THANK YOU

LILLIAN

Hi Lillian, sorry to read about your story. What is the brand name of the lens in the left eye?

Unfortunately my situation has not improved. Apparently my lens - the Lentis mf30 is faulty and like what you were told, its a risky operation to replace it. Mine began to get cloudy in September 2017, it has slowly worsened. It is foggy/ milky/cloudy and I cannot make out objects or people in the distance clearly. For example, at work my Desk is opposite another Desk and I find it difficult to make out work colleagues at that Desk. I can see the outline of the person but cannot see who it is.

It is my long distance eye so really uncomfortable driving to the point that i find myself closing it a lot. I will only risk replacing it if the vision is nearly gone.

I feel your stress and fear because thats the way I am when I dwell on it. I imagine all sorts of tragic dilemmas - the other eye going the same way, not bring able to see at all.

Hope Ive been of some help to you and please ask any questions you may have.

My left eye develop cloudiness after about 6 years. I was told it was posterior capsule opacification. And would require a capsulotomy using YAG laser. This was done but the cloudiness did not improve. I had the IOL replaced. The first surgeon I went to tried but failed to remove the IOL. I found another surgeon in the UK, experienced in this problem. He operated. The operation was lengthy and complex because of the capsulotomy. Now the vision in my left eye is good.