Halo/Glare present after IOL procedure.

[PetePap]

Hi there,

I've recently had an IOL done in both eyes and my vision has been great except for halo's and glares from light sources.

I spoke to my doctor and he said this was a common thing but I've started having them during the day (in a room with the light on), though the halo problem isn't too bad then.

What I'm concerned about is this continuing to happen.  I've been told by my doctor that the brain learns to adapt to it and after a couple of months the halos and glare will cease to exist.

Is this true?  

I've had the procedure done about a month or go (4 weeks for my left eye and 3 weeks for my right eye).

Does the halo's dissapear completely? Or are they still there?  If so what's the average amount of time that it takes to dissapear.

I've had STAAR ICM125V4's in both eyes.  I'm 23 years old and this was done to correct my short sightedness (which was around a -5.5/6).  

I've also noticed floaters in my eyes but I had my eyes checked by him yesterday and though I forgot to tell him about the floaters he checked everything and said it was fine.  Are floaters normal? I can't recall having them before, though it could be because I've always worn glasses.

Thanks in advance! Really appreciate it.

[jwangsness]

A related discussion, any procedure to eliminate halos? was started.

[jkaness]

I had cataract removal and IOL implants (STAAR ELASTIMIDE® AQ5010V) in both eyes last summer (9/05) and now the right eye only has a halo and that brought me to this forum. I can live with the halo but wonder what causes it? I am soon 68 so cataracts were disappointing but not surprising. Left eye vision is great with the -4 IOL. I was -16 myopic and now I am 20/30 without correction (some astigmatism). Right eye had a detached retina some 30 years ago with scleral buckle which increased the myopia some. Was -20 myopic before the +4 IOL and now am +1.5 diopters. Do you think the buckle threw off the machine that measures the lens correction?

[Ag-i-doc]

ah now it all makes sense.  yes "phakic iol" is totally different from "iol".  yes, i'm sure you do have normal near vision.

the comments about the halos/glare are still true.  some of it will fade over time, some of it you'll learn to get used to...  

[PetePap]

Sorry should have been a bit more clear.. it was a Phakic IOL (ICL), never had my original lens extracted.. just the ICL implanted in front of my original lens.

Thanks though for the quick reply.  Yeah I was unsuitable for laser because of my thin cornea and funnily enough I was prone to halo vision with laser (large pupils).  But I guess that point was mute because I got it anyway.

I mainly had this done because I was unable to cope with the limitations glasses had and my eyes would get bloodshot red wearing contacts (tried all the types.. even the ones you can wear 24 hours).

As for the reading glasses, don't need them.  I can still see close but not as close as I could before the implants, there was a small trade off but reading distance and beyond is perfectly fine.

Thanks alot for the comment though, it's definitely helped.  

I'd be interested in hearing from people who have had implantable lens' and have had halo's and how long it took for the halo/glares to dissapear and how you cope with it now.

[Forum-OD-MP]

soooo interesting.  you had implants to correct moderate myopia?  do you have a thin cornea or something?  what do you do about "reading" now...reading glasses?  b/c i could be wrong but that doesnt look like a multifocal implant.

anyway...dont stress too much about the halos/glare.  yes, it usually goes away and even if some of it is permanent your brain kind of learns to deal with it.  it has to b/c there's really not much you could do to get rid of it...

most people have floaters and most people who have recently had cataract extraction NOTICE their floaters more after the procedure than they did before.