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cataract opp went fine but 6weeks on still get Starbursting
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cataract opp went fine but 6weeks on still get Starbursting
by wigfield, Nov 08, 2006 12:00AM
i had my right eye done 6weeks ago,my vision is great i can now see far,but the reason i went to the doctors was because i had to stop driving at night as the lights were to bright and i was getting the Starbursting affect, when i go out at night now the lights are not bright,but i still cant drive because i still get the Starbursting affect from headlights street lamps etc
i went for my check up yesterday and i thought i as going to be told all i need was it to be lasered,but he said no there is nothing to laser,my vision is good,so i asked him why im still getting star bursting,his reply the opp went fine so you must be sensitive to light.
then he told me i would be seeing him in 6months for another check up,but he never said when i would be getting my other eye done,which it needs to be
while ive been sitting in the car looking at headlights ive been closing the bad eye, just to see how much better it is seeing with my new repaired eye yes you can tell the difference
when im just looking through my bad eye the starbursing is very bright with long fine rays,but if im looking with my repaired eye its not bright but the starbursting is short fine rays
im quite upset as i cant drive at night and i love driving,and as im 29 i really shouldn't have problems like this
ive read it can get beeter but im really not sure when the doctor said nothing else
i went for my check up yesterday and i thought i as going to be told all i need was it to be lasered,but he said no there is nothing to laser,my vision is good,so i asked him why im still getting star bursting,his reply the opp went fine so you must be sensitive to light.
then he told me i would be seeing him in 6months for another check up,but he never said when i would be getting my other eye done,which it needs to be
while ive been sitting in the car looking at headlights ive been closing the bad eye, just to see how much better it is seeing with my new repaired eye yes you can tell the difference
when im just looking through my bad eye the starbursing is very bright with long fine rays,but if im looking with my repaired eye its not bright but the starbursting is short fine rays
im quite upset as i cant drive at night and i love driving,and as im 29 i really shouldn't have problems like this
ive read it can get beeter but im really not sure when the doctor said nothing else
Doctor's Answer
by Forum-OD-MP, Nov 08, 2006 12:00AM
this is not going to be easy to solve. there may be no solution. you're likely experiencing some high-order aberrations as well as possible residual refractive conditions (low-order aberration), or maybe even pupil size /optic zone problems, or possibly lens-centering problems. none of these are easily fixable...some of them are not fixable at all. you may even be getting "interference" from the yet-operated-on eye.
there is still some chance you could get better, especially after the 2nd eye is done.
there is still some chance you could get better, especially after the 2nd eye is done.
he also said it will get rid of the starbursting so thats why im quite dissaponted.
also is it normal not to have my second eye done yet,all the dodctor said was i would be seeing him in 6months to see how my eye has been doing
so even though ive had one eye done i still cant drive as the the other eye catches the light and makes it so bright
thanks
i have printed a picture just to show my optician what i see hoping he might able to help me,im hoping he might be able to get my second eye done sooner
on the glasses i have now (before my opp) is anti glare& Photochromic this does help in the summer but i dont know if it would help with night time driving
as i dont want to spend to much money on glasses if im going to be getting the other eye done in six months do you suggest having the anti glare and Photochromic on my new glasses
all i want is to able to safely drive at night and if it means spend more money on a different kind of lens i will
its nice being driven around for a bit but now i want to get back in the driving seat.
i dont really have the starbursting affect in the day its mostly at night
not really
"on the glasses i have now (before my opp) is anti glare& Photochromic this does help in the summer but i dont know if it would help with night time driving"
it will definitely NOT help with night time driving
"as i dont want to spend to much money on glasses if im going to be getting the other eye done in six months do you suggest having the anti glare and Photochromic on my new glasses"
antiglare: yes. photochromic: also probably yes, but it wont help at night
i do notice if i squint my eyes a little bit that the starbursting comes out alot more even if its in the day
it comes out like fine rays of light
i think its going to be one of those problems thats not going to be fixed
thank you for you time and help
but i do know that i will need glases to read
i can find this out when i see my optician
its only been six weeks how long does it take to heal
maybe someone who reads this has had the same problem?
I wear polarized sunglasses most of the time ... I also have welders grade eye protection for bright sunny days. I cannot bear sunlight/bright light on the left side of my temple/eye and have to cover this area with my hand, low brimmed hat and other more creative devices when necessary. Exposure to flourescent lighting, halogen lighting, computer monitor, TV screen, sunlight, backlit light and any glowing white reflective light is short term; cloudy gray skies can be worse at times .... even reading a book for too long causes discomfort and headache. I wear my polarized sunglasses at night but they do not offer enough protection from the glare. I am so disheartened . For the 6 months following my surgeries I was certain the condition would rectify itself ... now I'm dealing with the fact that this is the way its going to be for the rest of my life. My vision ability has decreased in the left eye and I notice it so much more with distance. I would love to hear from anyone who is experiencing this difficulty. As far as having the lens explanted ... I have read this procedure is very risky .