Starburst/Aura after IOL (Crystalens)

[Eye-Kant-C]

I had the auras from headlights you describe at night in addition to extreme edge glare (daytime) and flashing from light sources at night. My surgeon said YAG would fix the auras but not the edge glare. Well, after the YAG in one eye, I still have the auras (and edge glare) PLUS the rainbow starbursts that you describe. He says that's fine. My eye is healthy and I'll get used to it!

Letting myself get talked into getting these IOLs and the YAG surgery was about the biggest mistake of my life, especially since I didn't even have cataracts to start with! Live & learn, I guess.


This discussion is related to Nightime Glare Following Cataract Surgery.

[mag64man]

I had Lasik in 2008 then needed cataract surgery in 2011. Dr, told me I was a perfect candidate for Crystalens . I wouldn't need glasses anymore at a cost of $2,000 each...  I went for it...  stupid me for listening..  obviously she made money on the deal.. Insurance wouldn't cover them..  within the first year I requires Yag surgery on both eyes..   after Yag my left eye got worse with vision..  she checked my eye and said that the lens in my left eye shifted when she did yag and fluid seeped around to the front of my lens (she never saw that happen before) so now I had to go to an eye surgeon to get the fluid in front of the lens drained..  I have a difficult time driving at night because I have a hard time seeing the road because of "Halo's" & "Starbursts" off the head & tail lights of other cars and lights..  I am now having blurred & cloudy vision in my left eye again where surgery was..  so I don't know if more fluid leaked in front again or I need Yag again..  oh yeah.. I ended up needing glasses for distance (driving) and reading again..  I probably have 20,000 invested in bad eyes...  

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

As my probably know from reading these forums that all the "premium" IOLS have higher costs, higher complications and move side effects.  Your problem does happen. As long as its clear very close it usually means the eye is okay but the IOL has moved forward.

Its reasonable to try medical means without having to go back to the OR and put a instrument into the eye to reposition.

If you totally lose faith tell your surgeon and ask for a second opinion.
JCH MD

[JPaul322]

I had the Crystalens HD implanted on 1/8/09, in my right eye. This lens replaced the ReStor lens I had implanted a year earlier. My experience with the ReStor was horrible and frustrating to say the least. Shortly after receiving the Crystalens, my vision improved dramatically. I could see as well as I did in my twenties. Didn't need glasses except for when reading in low light. Everything was great until this past Monday, 2/2/09. As the day wore on I noticed that my distance vision became very blurry. I noticed that I could no longer see clearly beyond a distance of 3 feet. I effectively became blind except to read. I saw my surgeon 2 days later and was told that the pressure had built up in the back of the sac containing the lens and has forced to remain in the forward position. He dialated my eye, telling me that he had read about this happening in some instances and that dialation of the eye will relieve the pressure and allow the lens to flex back into the normal position. He also prescribed medication to dialate the eye and wants me to keep it dialated for 2 weeks. Now 2 days later, my eyesight is worse. It's now becoming difficult to read and driving in the dark is a very scary proposition. My vision has gone from 20/15+1 at 3 weeks post op, to 20/200 now and getting worse. Your thoughts?

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

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