IOL Jiggling?

[enigmapaul]

Hi -

I am 41 and had cataract surgery 2 days ago.  IOL is a Tecnis Monofocal.  I have been noticing a bit of strange shimmering from the outside edge in my peripheral vision, but mostly I am noticing what I am sensing as a "jiggling" sensation.  When I'm reading, I can see my vision jump around and get slightly wavy as I move my eye.  To me it feels as if the IOL moves slightly.  

Not sure if this matters but my vision wound up -1.5 myopic apparently due to the calculations after having had LASIK years earlier.  

My doc says the shimmering is normal and the IOL needs to seat itself into place over time.  Although he didn't seem to want to discuss it and was in a hurry so I wasn't left feeling totally confident.  I'm a bit worried that this doesn't go away soon as its highly annoying when trying to work!

Any thoughts on what I'm experiencing?

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

It is normal, it is common, it does usually go away. It's a form of dysphotopsia. You can use the search feature and archives and read about it if you want to learn more. It occurs in some people with all types of IOLS.  If your surgeon has checked your eye and is happy then follow his/her recommendations.

JCH MD

[enigmapaul]

Thank you for the reply dr hagan.  

I don't wish to overreact, after all I'm only on my third day post op.   but just curious as to what, most commonly is the cause of this condition and how long would an average case take to resolve?

Thx

Paul

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

usually by 3-6 weeks it's long gone or ignored by the brain.
JCH MD

[achillea]

I've had two reStors implanted because of cataracts, and my experience both times was exactly what you describe--and what a lot of patients who have posted here describe, as well.

You may notice it more under certain lighting conditions:  For example, although I am not one of the people who feel that fluorescent lights are ruining our lives, I DID notice the shimmer/wobble thing a lot more at my fluorescent-lit pharmacy.

As Dr. n says, the effect will fade away in a few weeks.

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

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