Cataract surgery and eye pressure

[bunnings]

l have mild early stage glaucoma which is controled with azarga eye drops. l had cataract surgery a week ago, it was a success and l am very happy with my vision. Today l saw my surgeon for a check up on the operated eye  and the eye pressure in that eye was 27 compared to 15 in the non operated eye. My normal average eye pressure 16 so l am worried l have 27 in the operated eye a week after surgery. My surgeon said he thinks it will be tempory and gave me a new additional eye drop brimonidine to lower it. My fear is the cataract surgery may have permanent raised the eye pressure and l may not be able to lower it with eye drops. Is it common to have high eye pressure a week after cataract surgery

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

This is a common problem follow your surgeons recommendations

[bunnings]

thanks, the other thing is sometimes  l think l notice a very slight flickering or shimmering of  light way in the corner or peripheral vision , is that normal a week after surgery,

[bunnings]

thanks, the other thing is sometimes  l think l notice a very slight flickering or shimmering of  light way in the corner or peripheral vision , is that normal a week after surgery,

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Yes its called 'positive dysphotopsia' my wife had it in both eyes when she had eye surgery. It is felt to be due to light passing through the incision. In most people is fades gradually and it gone in 4-6 months. There are exceptions but not common.

[bunnings]

its been a few weeks since the surgery all the discomfort feeling in the eye has totally gone and it feels normal and the flickering light in the corner of the eye has gone, but where the flcikering light used to be way off in the far left corner or far left Peripheral l now someitmes notice what seems like a slight shadow or sort of a feeling that theres something there, but its not something l notice much or that bothers me. do you think that could be the corner or rim of the IOL

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Not at all likely as the IOL optic covers the entire pupil even when dilated.  There is no way to tell for sure but you may be experiencing "negative dysphotopsia" or "temporal darkness" is is much less common that the "positve" kind and is more likely to last much longer. Ask your surgeron about it.