black lines in outer corner of eyes

after cataract surgery I am left with black curved lines, like parenthesis, on the outer corner of each eye.it is very
troubling & the doctor says it should go away...it has  been one year since surgery..  Greatly appreciate any info
on this strange problem

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

Get a second opinion. Possible causes: displaced IOL, dysphotopsia from IOL especially if its a multifocal IOL.  Find an Eye MD at www.aao.org

JCH MD

[ter50]

Thank you Dr. Hagan for your prompt reple to the mysterious 'black lines' I see in
my eyes...Since I have the lines in both eyes, I doubt if it is a displaced IOL.  My
lens are the multifocal IOL's & your mention of dysphotopsia, which I immediately ran
to look up - did give me some sense of understanding this more.  However, I will take
your kind advice & get a second opinion, since this is going on over a year....perhaps
it will slowly diappear
I remain hopeful

thanks again
ter50

[jump007]

I have also dark shadows. It is called Negative Dysphotopsia (you can search in google).
Are your implants Christalens from B&L?

There is a thread I have started: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Eye-Care/Negative-Dysphotopsia-with-Crystalens-HD/show/928766

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

I am now engaged with some University of Kansas ophthalmologists to determine how often people with negative dysphotopsia (temporal darkness) are given full neurosurgical work-ups only to find the cause is the IOL. It is apparently common and not reconized.

JCH MD

[SirenaCansone]

I just had surgery last week and have the same thing.  I am very upset because I'm an artist and I know this will continue to bother me if it doesn't go away.  Another doctor did the other eye and I had different problems with that (the vision was corrected to be extremely nearsighted) so I was careful to do a lot of research and my doctor had agreed to put in a new type of Technis lens with flat edges.  Instead he gave me a new Bausch and Lomb Akreos that we had never discussed.  He told me "They're the same thing" and I feel put off by this reply.  If they are made by two different companies, how can they be the "same thing"?  I am really hoping that this will go away and would be very happy to hear from anyone who had this problem and saw it resolved.

SC

[SirenaCansone]

Is there any way to remove the IOL and change it if this doesn't go away?