Crystals implants

[dorica]

My husband wants crystals implants lenses  is this safe ?

[srikesh]

Yes , crystals implants lenses are completely safe under the supervision of a good doctor.

[dorica]

I would to have a comment from somebody that did this but a honest one

[Ray T Oyakawa, MD]

It is safe.  I have one in my eye.

Dr. O.

[sripley]

Hello! dorica.I would consider it safe but near vision is not that great. I had a Crystalens implanted in my left eye in August 2008. I have good intermediate and distant vision. I do see halos,glares and starburst but I have learned to live with the side effects.My near vision is great at arms length. I still need + 1.50 D reading glasses for small print. I am happy with the performance of the Crystalens but if could make my decision over I would probably choose the standard monofocal IOL. I had an eye appointment this last Friday ( May 28,2010) and I am now scheduled for surgery on my right eye on June 17,2010. I am not sure which lens I am going to choose but I will discuss it with the doctor and decide the day before surgery.My opthalmologists practice is at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston,Texas. I will probably go with the Crystalens. I hope this helps you and your husband with your decision on what lens to choose.
Sincerely, sripley

[dorica]

Thank you for responding
My husband is going to have the right eye end of june and two weeks later the left eye
I still worry, but again thank you. Hope that everthing  is going to be OK

Wish you the best
Dorica

[dorica]

Sorry to ask how long is the recovery. He still  works.

Thank you
Dorica

[dorica]

Dr, how long is the recovery and it is safe to do second eye in too weeks apart
he still works and driving  almost every day

Thank you

Dorica

[caren123]

Crystalens can be safe and successful.  But if you want to do some research you can search the archives and find many comments here under Crystalens, and also visit Dr. Hagan's blog site by clicking on his picture and read the article written on premium IOL's.  Doing this  will give you some negative feedback because this forum is visited by those who've encountered problems.  I chose a Crystalens and unfortunately had bad luck with it.  My surgeon didn't seem to have any answers. His measurements were off and the power was wrong.  My  outcome may have been better if I had done some research first and found a Crystalens Center of Excellence surgeon who had extensive experience with this lens.  I am not a professional or expert so my opinion could be wrong.   But I think that because my retina had a pucker and was not perfectly healthy,  I should not have chosen this lens - I had retina complications after the surgery. I do not believe my lens is accommodating as it should and my range of vision is very poor.  Crystalens often requires two more surgeries to fine tune them. (YAG and Lasik).  If you want the safest course of action, the most conservative thing would be to stick to  the tried and true standard IOL which has been around for 40 years, and perhaps go with mini-monovision, which is also discussed on this forum.  If you want to try the Crystalens, wait till the first one is successful before doing the second eye. It is not imperative that they both have the Crystalens.  They do take a period of time for the eye to adjust fully. Good luck in your choice.

[sripley]

My recovery time was very short. I could see immediately and felt very little pain.I must say I was amazed and excited to see out of my left eye again.I did not have to take any pain medication. I went home after surgery and took my eyepatch off and ate dinner.I put the eyepatch on at night for two nights to keep me from rubbing my eye. My pupil was dialated for almost three days.I ask  the doctor about that and he said he did that on purpose.I do not remember exactly why he did it but I think it helped to keep the lens in its proper position. My surgery was on  Thursday and I went to work the following Monday. I saw halos when driving at night but that improved after six months. It has been two years since my surgey and I hardly notice the halo's from bright lights.If you are nervous about choosing the Crsytalens then you should consider Dr. Hagan's advice and choose  an aspheric monofocal IOL. I hope this helps.
sripley