IOL implant

[Majikat]

my son just got his IOL implant 2 days ago and now that his eye is opening there is a crazy sparkle in his eye is this normal? he goes back to his dr onn tuesday i just dont want to bother him over the weekend if its normal

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

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[Majikat]

okay thats exactly what i was thinking thanks!!!!

[pinhole]

Hi,
I think that expiration date refers to the last date the IOL is sterile. After that date, it shouldn't be implanted.
I hope your son does well.

[Majikat]

as far as i was told nothing else appeared to be damaged

thank you for your answer i appreciate it

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

I'm sorry but I cannot give you a prognosis. That is the purview of the surgeon.  If there is other damage i.e. retina, macula, optic nerve or marked irregular astigmatism of the cornea less than full recover is excpected. If these structures are not injured or only minor problem then "good vision" is possible.

Read the feature article I wrote on the forum page about macular degeneration prevention, it summarizes things that help the eye resist the effects of age and disease.

JCH MD

[Majikat]

thank you i figured so and he does have the acrylic one.

also i would like to know what you think the prognosis of his eyesight will be in his right eye.

so on August 5th we were sleeping in bed together and he rolled off he got a severe cornea laceration which skimmed a tiny bit of the pupil,and there was lens damage he had surgery in Toronto on Aug 6th to repair the laceration, he also had a bad hematoma about 2 1/2 weeks to heal from that and about one more to pretty much be looking normal, we found a cataract at the end of August which was then removed mid september there was sticking of his iris to the pupil so he used the hooks. Im guessing without his lens he must have not been able to see anything but blur....now three days ago he received his IOL implant but he was not able to put it in the lens sack because it was damaged from the laceration also he was not able to get proper measurements of the eye for the implant so he used measurements from his left eye...

the accident happened days before he turned 6 months old so i know that he missed out on crucial eye development for sure when the hematoma was there and for the three weeks he did not have any lens also i am doubting that he really saw much during the time he still had his damaged lens and no hematoma... now i was told by his dr who is extremely reputable that he thinks the best he will get is half way up the chat and that is while wearing glasses and after lots of patch therapy would you think the same? is there a way to excell his eye development? i know that omega 3 and DHA are great for eye development which he gets daily in his formula... is there anything else i can do?

are there any advances in stem cell research that will apply to him?
also another quick question on the card i was given there is an expire date is that for real he is going to have to have surgery again in 3 years

thank you for any answers that you can give me... its always nice to get other opinions

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

Yes, these reflections off the IOL are common, some people call them glistenings. More common in acrylic IOLs.

JCH MD