cornea

I had cateract surgery 2 years ago.After that my vision was 20/25 in both eyes.Now one eye is 20/40.I was told my cornea gets too dry and that is the reason for pain when I blink and distorted vision.I was given antibiotic/steroid drops.I still have the problem.I read one message to you and the answer where too much hydration causes this.Please help.

[Houman Vosoghi, MD]

If the cornea was swollen, your surgeon would know.  Unlikely to be the case.  Try frequent use of preservative free artificial tears for a few days and see if that helps.  Your ophthalmologist may also consider placing punctal plugs in your eyes or giving you cyclosporine drops to try and help.

HV