Dim Vision After Cataract Surgery

[JustJeanne]

I have just had cataract surgery with a Restor Implant.  The first eye was done 7 months ago with minimal problems that finally subsided.  This time, after surgery I could see nothing.  (When the first eye was done I was amazed immediately after surgery at the clarity and crispness of everything).  The day of my current surgery, the eye could only detect light or dark.  Now, 24 hours later, I can see but the vision is very dim.  For example, if I look at a white piece of paper with typing on it with my left eye...it looks exactly as it should.  If I close my left eye and look at the same piece of paper with my right eye (which just had the surgery), it is 3 shades of grey and the black type is very light (not bold black on white like the other eye).  It is difficult to deal with as it seems my face is divided in half...one side sees clearly...the other side sees very dimly. Nightime is very difficult because I am literally only seeing with the left eye.   I see that the pupil in the eye that was operated on is very, very small. Is that the problem...not enough light coming in? My question is...when my pupil returns to normal...will my vision get "brighter"  and clearer?

[Alexhui]

I also having this problem after my surgery yesterday. Dear justJeanne can u share did your vision back to normal now?

[JohnHaganMD]

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

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[fletch361]

What is your outcom with the Restor Lens and small pupil?  Did it return to normal is the contrast sensitivity improved?

Nancy

[julie51]

I, too, am having similar problems with the ReStore lens.  I knew immediatly that there was a problem, and was told to "be patient".  I have waited over four weeks with no improvement.  I have found an article in the Eye World Magazine about a condition called Vaseline Vision in which every thing looks fuzzy as if looking through an eye coated with a film.  The only way to improve this is by explantation.  I now am faced with the decision of what lens to try again.  God bless you in your position.  Julie

[JustJeanne]

I called my surgeon...he's gone now for a week.  The nurses insisted that my dim vision is because of my constricted pupil and that it could even still be that way on Monday.  I was told yesterday during the exam and today on the phone to "be patient."  They said if I experience any other symptoms that I could call the "on call" doctor over the weekend.  They will have their other doctor's there on Monday if I still feel I need to see someone before my scheduled appointment on Thursday the 24rh.  Thanks for the advice, though.  I guess I just have to wait and "see."

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

We do not give advise on post operative care but I would suggest you call your surgeons office early Friday and ask to come in for an extra exam. Be insistent.

JCH III MD