after cataract surgery

[2witt]

I want to know if it is possible to have lens implanted that are too strong.  I had cataract surgery Oct 4 and I have extremely blurred vision and things like car headlights are very magnified and appear like large christmas trees.  I am having a very difficult time.  I am told that my sight will improve.  Should I be concerned?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS]

If you have a monofocal implant (not a multifocal) you may be in trouble as by now your vision should have stablized.  The key is what is your corrected vision with glasses over the implant. If you are farsighted you may want to opt for a IOL exchange as neither near, far or intermediate will be clear with glasses. If its minus lens and the eye is nearsighted your near vision should be clear. After the eye heals if you don't like the myopia you could opt for lasik.

If your vision is just not clear even with glasses you need to discuss this in detail with your surgeon as there may be a complication like macular edema or corneal edema.

JCH III  MD

[2witt]

My implant is 22.5D power.

It is acry sof lens.  I am nearsighted.  Does this mean anything?  I do not know much about lens.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS]

It is not possible to determine from that what your post operative refractie status (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism will be)

JCH III MD

[haider]

I had a cataract surgery (29 Aug) which went horribly wrong. Next day doctor said there is bleeding and i could not see. He prescribed drops and said blodd would resolve with time  but things ended up for the worse with retinal detachment detected on  12 sept. But all through this period my eye was NPL. My doctor said I should have surgery within 10 days from 12 sept. I had a surgery for retinal reattechment on 17 sept which was a failure. The surgical report said "severe PVR, folded retina fixed with vitreous". I am devastated. Doctors say I should forget about this eye.
Is there any hope? Did my doctor botched up the situation by not going for a surgery early when it was a vitroues damage?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS]

If you vision is NLP (no light perception) there is no hope of restoring your sight. You should concentrate on keeping your good eye healthy, especially since if you had a retinal detachment in one eye there is a significant risk of a RD in the other. Also protect your eye from trauma and see an Eye MD yearly.

It is not possible from the information you provide to determine if things were done differently would the outcome have been better.

JCH III MD