Results of Cataract Surgery on Scleral Buckled Eye

Had cataract surgery 3 wks ago on my left eye which has a scleral buckle on it.  The buckle has been on for 20 yrs. with no problem other than I have much poorer vision in it than the other eye.  Glasses have balanced the problem over the years but never near a good correction,  I'm 65 and went to an eye center where the Opthalmolgist said after cataract implant lens surgery I would most likely be able to read a book without glasses. I was estatic, at last I can get rid of these glasses and see correctly.

The result now is that I have double vision.  He says the stigmatism in the eye has more than doubled and just give the eye time to heal and it will get better.  After 3 wks of stomach churning imbalance he has no answer except that the scleral buckle might be causing  the problem.  He says I have better vision now than before surgery.  How can this be helped?  Has any eye doctor encountered the same situation?  Need some help.

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

Yes your problem is not unusual. There are quite a few posts about double vision after RD scleral buckle.  I would ask the surgeon to refer you to a strabismus eye MD in the next several weeks. (often called a pediatric ophthalmologist)

JCH MD

[beri991]

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