Halos After Crystalens Surgery

[Kafe1]

I had a cataract surgery last Monday the 16th, and a crystalens implant. My distance vision was much clearer immediately. Close up,  I am still adjusting which is understandable. I however have terrible halos. In the day time I can try to avoid them,  but at night, I have had to ride in the car with my eyes closed to avoid being dizzy. My Drs office said it will go away in a few weeks, but I am not sure. No one mentioned the possibility  even of this problem before my surgery. The only reason I had the surgery was to improve my vision for driving at night. With the halos I have made it even worse. Will they go away? Is there anything that can be done to get rid of them?

[Ray T Oyakawa, MD]

The halos clears with time.

Dr. O.

[ace399]

It takes 5 weeks for complete healing, so your Crystalens may not settle in until then.  It's now been 9 weeks for my Crystalens HD and I do not get halos.  I do get starbursts when I look at spot lights.  I do have some glare, but that may be due to clouding of the capsule behind the CL.

[peakhope]

There are no guarantees, but it is likely that the halos and glare will diminish significantly. Is your eye still dilated? My eyes were dilated for 2-3 weeks after the Crystalens procedure, which temporarily caused more glare than I ended up with later. I think I had more starbursts than halos, but am not certain.

Hopefully you have confidence in your doctor, and hopefully that confidence is warranted, in which case all should be well in a few weeks. Your doctor might also be able to provide advice and/or medication that would ease the symptoms if you need to travel in a car at night a lot over the next couple weeks.