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Rezoom lenses eye swelling
I had rezoom lens right eye 4/27, left eye 5/17. June 21 right eye started bothering me with blurriness & fogginess. Went back to eye doctor Friday, June 23. He said right eye "decided to swell". Put be back on Pred Forte 4 times a day for a week, 2 times per day next week. Is this common with cataract surgery? After week of 4 drops Pred Forte per day, vision still blurry, foggy. Is this the rezoom lens doing this or is "swelling" common? These rezoom lenses are frustrating. Still have to wear reading glasses, have halos.
Very interesting Philz. So happy to hear about your happy outcome with your IOL. I am very satisfied too, and that is with severe halos. I would be singing from Yankee Stadium if I did not have the halos or night glare. Still I am very satisfied because of the clear vision I have; perfect outside day; mostly very good inside, but changes a bit with lighting. I am amazed that you read better with the Rezoom in bright lighting. I am just the opposite. I see perfectly im dim lighting but blurr in bright, direct lighting. But before the Rezoom, I could not read in any lighting; so still very satisfied.
I was (yes was) a high myope (-10.5 diopters)64 year old who had the ReZoom IOL's installed in both eyes in February. I was told by my doctor that these lenses worked better when both eyes have them, and that is what has happened with me. While distance vision is in the 20/30 category, it is fine for tennis. I see my computer screen 18 inches away perfectly and read without glasses all the time as long as the light is not very dim (e.g., reading a menu at a very low light restaurant table.) I even see small print on labels fine. Any blurriness that I have reading with only one eye goes away when I use both eyes, which supports my doctor's statement that ReZoom works better when in both eyes. I have noticed ghosting (from my dominant right eye, it seems) when looking at the distant scoreboard at Yankee Stadium, but not in normal vision.
Each eye is different, which gives me a monovision effect that seems to work out well when I use both eyes. I do feel that my left eye may be getting some of that scarring that is removed by laser, as I think I do not see as well out of it with my right eye closed as I used to. But maybe I am picky. I will check this out in Sept., 7 months after surgery, at a follow-up visit.
My night vision and driving is fine now, although I never had a bad halo or glare issue even shortly after surgery. I do not notice anything, although there are small halos around traffic lights as there were before. Hardly a problem, though.
If I sound like an advocate for ReZoom, I am. The only bothersome issue I have is seeing clearly on TV from say 9-10 feet away the numbers in the small upper left box showing the score and count of the baseball game. Reading the scroll below and other text is no problem, and I usually can read these numbers anyway, just not sharply. I found that a minor reading glass of +0.5 made it perfectly clear, but it is not bad enough that I remember to use these glasses.
After reading this, I expect you will think I am a satisfied customer - you are right. My only caution is not to assume that all doctors are the same. Experience at choosing the lens type and power matters a lot with these lenses, especially for high myopes. I went with a doctor in New Jersey who exclusively does cataract surgery and who was and is an early clinical trial person, and I have been rewarded for it.
Each eye is different, which gives me a monovision effect that seems to work out well when I use both eyes. I do feel that my left eye may be getting some of that scarring that is removed by laser, as I think I do not see as well out of it with my right eye closed as I used to. But maybe I am picky. I will check this out in Sept., 7 months after surgery, at a follow-up visit.
My night vision and driving is fine now, although I never had a bad halo or glare issue even shortly after surgery. I do not notice anything, although there are small halos around traffic lights as there were before. Hardly a problem, though.
If I sound like an advocate for ReZoom, I am. The only bothersome issue I have is seeing clearly on TV from say 9-10 feet away the numbers in the small upper left box showing the score and count of the baseball game. Reading the scroll below and other text is no problem, and I usually can read these numbers anyway, just not sharply. I found that a minor reading glass of +0.5 made it perfectly clear, but it is not bad enough that I remember to use these glasses.
After reading this, I expect you will think I am a satisfied customer - you are right. My only caution is not to assume that all doctors are the same. Experience at choosing the lens type and power matters a lot with these lenses, especially for high myopes. I went with a doctor in New Jersey who exclusively does cataract surgery and who was and is an early clinical trial person, and I have been rewarded for it.
Yes, rare, but does happen. Actually I looked back. you are extremely near sighted at the -12 which makes you very prone/high risk for retinal detachment, tears, holes, etc. The vitreous can shift and detach from the retina. In people like yourself, you have a thinner retina. Think of a round ball then imagine it elongated like an egg, oval. This is how a very nearsighted eye is anatomically shaped. Oval. Where it elongates, it can often thin in those areas. ...hence ...tear or have lattice appearance, holes, and detach. Also, as we age, the vitreous "jelly" in the back of the eye becomes less viscous/ jelly-like and more liquid / watery. Also the vitreous can pull away from the retina (vitreous detachment). Symptoms like you had are a sign. Good thing, you got in for dilated exam. Use your drops and keep a watch for these symptoms. Even if on a weekend, don't hesitate to call your doctor. Skip the ER for things like this and call an ophthalmologist. Someone is always "on-call" and can meet you an the office for an emergency.
I am not familiar with this. However, it sounds treatable, which would be great! Best of luck to you!
Went back to eye dr today 7/10. I have vitreous separation in right eye. That is what the fogginess was. Dr said "coincidence" this happened same time as cataract surgery. Said to let him know immediately if I start seeing lots of black dots, vision partially going black, etc. Would be sign of retinal detachment. I am to take Pred Forte once a day now. Go back 7/28. Has anyone ever experienced this?
Hi Star.
Yes, I still have halos around lights or reflective sources at night. I only have one Rezoom and will have my other eye done in September. They say that when both eyes are done, the halos lessen. I had my surgery done in late Feb. And although the halos have not lessened for me, I guess that I am getting used to them. The alternative of not seeing intermediate vision helped me to make peace with the night aberrations, which not all people have.
Regarding your question about reading, when the light is very direct bright light, print is blurry for me. However, when in dim or indirect lighting, my reading is great. My distant vision is very clear, and crisp, incredible! Inside night vision good but not as spectacular as outside day vision and took much longer to come in. Right after my surgery, I could read anything and see anything to arms length, but blurry after that. My lens was not settled in place yet and my eye was not healed yet, because actually, the print was very large and so were peoples' faces. That ended when the distance vision became so clear and the lens settled. I do have some lens edge reflection, only at night or inside when walking past a light. But it is only for a moment, and all I have to do is change the position of my head and the glare is gone. It would be wonderful not to have the halos or glare but if I had to do it all over again, I would cloose the Rezoom lens, because it is the best one for me. My intermediate and distance vision is more important than my reading. Hope that I have answered your questions. If not, feel free to write again. I do not want to encourage or discourage anyone in their choice of lenses because what is good for one person, may not be good for another. The only reason that I reply on this board is strickly to share my experience with others that are going through the cataract experience. I can soooo relate. And if sharing my experience with others can be of any help at all, that is my intent in writing. Please let me know if I forgot to answer any of your questions.
Yes, I still have halos around lights or reflective sources at night. I only have one Rezoom and will have my other eye done in September. They say that when both eyes are done, the halos lessen. I had my surgery done in late Feb. And although the halos have not lessened for me, I guess that I am getting used to them. The alternative of not seeing intermediate vision helped me to make peace with the night aberrations, which not all people have.
Regarding your question about reading, when the light is very direct bright light, print is blurry for me. However, when in dim or indirect lighting, my reading is great. My distant vision is very clear, and crisp, incredible! Inside night vision good but not as spectacular as outside day vision and took much longer to come in. Right after my surgery, I could read anything and see anything to arms length, but blurry after that. My lens was not settled in place yet and my eye was not healed yet, because actually, the print was very large and so were peoples' faces. That ended when the distance vision became so clear and the lens settled. I do have some lens edge reflection, only at night or inside when walking past a light. But it is only for a moment, and all I have to do is change the position of my head and the glare is gone. It would be wonderful not to have the halos or glare but if I had to do it all over again, I would cloose the Rezoom lens, because it is the best one for me. My intermediate and distance vision is more important than my reading. Hope that I have answered your questions. If not, feel free to write again. I do not want to encourage or discourage anyone in their choice of lenses because what is good for one person, may not be good for another. The only reason that I reply on this board is strickly to share my experience with others that are going through the cataract experience. I can soooo relate. And if sharing my experience with others can be of any help at all, that is my intent in writing. Please let me know if I forgot to answer any of your questions.
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