People who ve had cataract surgery may develop a secondary cataract.
Light flare after cataract surgery.
If you have cataracts in both eyes your doctor usually schedules the second surgery after the first eye has healed.
Linear flares after cataract surgery rads82 a few weeks after iol implantation i began to see light flares around point light sources first at night now during the day.
Almost immediately following surgery both eyes became very sensitive to light esp.
The eye s cloudy natural lens must be removed and replaced with an artificial one known as an intraocular lens or iol.
It usually happens eventually after cataract surgery.
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About 6 weeks ago i had cataract surgery 2 weeks apart on both eyes.
I had a vitrectomy in my left eye in march and cataract surgery oct 10.
Halos and glare after cataract surgery can be caused by many factors.
It makes you see moving spider webs and clouds in your vision along with flashes of light.
The doctor says it will go away.
During these consultations many people with cataracts were dismayed to learn that surgery is their only option for restoring sight.
But the outcome of the vitrectomy was fabulous and since the cataract surgery i have awful shadows glare halos etc etc.
I too thought the cataract surgery would be a piece of cake especially compared to the vitrectomy.
Some people have problems with their vision when it is sunny and when light is reflected from objects.
Your doctor uses a laser to create a hole in the back of the lens capsule.
Surgery can cause posterior vitreous detachment where the vitreous separates from the retina.
Anterior chamber cells and flare can be expected after cataract surgery.
This is usually between one and three months after surgery.
Even when i stopped doing cataract surgery and after more modern and safer procedures were adopted i would rarely if ever seriously.
Cataract surgery successfully restores vision in the majority of people who have the procedure.