had cataract opp&yag still get starbursting been told to get transition glasses

[wigfield]

HI

So it seems that there is noting else that can be done to my eyes even though i get really bad starbursting&glare,the doctor said its a very high risk to put another lens in because ive had YAG treatment

so it sounds ive got to live with it,i printed out a list of things that i was seeing and gave it to the doctor

Feels like something is over my eye (Glazed)

I stll get floaters in my eyes

The lights are bright  during the day so sometimes i have to wear sun glasses

Scattering of the light is worse and now happens during the day

When a light source is in front of me and i get the light scatter the scattered light trys to dissapear but keeps comming back,which makes my eyes feel uncomfortable

Halos around  light

she said i could try and wear transition glasses as there is nothing wrong with your eyes now

does anyone think these glasses would reduce my problem? if not do you have any suggestions


ive had those transition glasses before,problem is they don't darken fully when worn in cars as windscreens filters out most of the uv light which causes the lenses to darken

ive been reading about polarised sunglasses and it sounds they could work whats your opinum,and would it be ok to drive with them at night?

Many thanks

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

Hello wigfield:   No glasses or treatment will help the floaters. You're stuck with them. Hope they drop to the bottom of your eye out of sight or you get use to them.

You don't mention how long its been since your surgery. Many people have these problems for several months after surgery yet they often go away after 6-12 months.

Some of the things that might help you: an ultra-careful refraction (glasses test) to correct minor amounts of astigmatism. Trying polarized and tinted lens or anti-reflective lens. You should consider purchasing a set of clip on sunglasses to wear over these in bright light. (It will be much less expensive than buying another pair of sunglasses with AR or Polarized lenses.

You are absolutely right that transitions don't darken in a car or on a sun porch as deeply as outside.

You should be aware that AR lenses are hard to keep clean.

For extremely bright light you should wear a hat with a brim.  AND you might consider the post-surgery plastic tinted googles that fit over a pair of glasses and have side and top shields. These are not very expensive and come in a variety of colors and progressively darker tints.

AR or polarized lens do help some people for night vision.

Discuss this with a reliable and reputable optician. Also ask about "regrind policy" that is how long you have to "bail out" of one time and switch to another at no cost or only paying the difference in price between the first type and the second if it is more expensive. Most any optician will give you 30 days.

JCH III MD Eye Physician & Surgeon

[wigfield]

Thank you very much for your reply that has helped me alot,Im seeing my optician next week,ive had both eyes done my right eye was done a year ago and my left eye was done febuary this year,and i had YAG done a couple of months ago on both eyes,both eyes are the same when i had the cataract halos/starbursting the only good thing that has come out of this is my distance vision is good

You say about astigmatism correction wouldn't the doctor of noticed if there was a astigmatism problem?

Looking at the specsavers website they have polarising lenses,it shows it as a clear lense,so it could be warn at night unless thats just for show,and its not a clear lense? http://www.specsavers.co.uk/cgi-bin/strudwick.sh/s?langid=1&pfmt=1&siteid=39&pname=options/polarising.html


Many Thanks