Cataract surgery woes.

[AudreyRose]

I have tried several times to post and when I hit send...it will not send. I hope it works.   Cataract surgery April 2008.
Was sent a Dear John letter from eye doctor...First time he had the wrong address and I was unaware that he was ridding me.  Very nearsighted pre-op. Left eye done with right eye to follow, 2 weeks later.

Told surgeon I still wanted to use my glasses but wanted to see clear to sew, clean the house, drive at night and read street signs and read to grandchildren.  I had great faith in this doctor.  I am worse off.  Blurry vision, eye watering, large PVD's. etc. etc.  He would not acknowledge these problems.  He said this is what I asked for and I am expercting too much to be able to drive the car at night and sew and read street signs.  I have an Alcon ACRY SOF lens in the left eye.  Model # SN60AT.  I have had on and off inflammation and have been on many type of antibitotics.  I am very upset and am on Xanax now to cope with these post op problems, alone.  I was abandoned.

Doctor can this lens be removed safely at this late date in view of now post op PVD's?  He will not remove it.  I cannot in my heart have the other one taken out as I am scard.
Have you seen cases like this.  One doctor said the measurements can be off on the lens. Can this operative eye be re-measured?  
Help and thank You.

[Sandy Feldman, MD, MS]

Dear AudreyRose,

I would recommend that you seek care of another eyeMD to determine what issue you are having with your eyes.  There are many excellent doctors and I would recommend you put your energy into finding a better fit for you.  

Dr. Feldman

Sandy T. Feldman, M.D., M.S.
ClearView Eye and Laser Medical Center
San Diego, California

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

I'm sorry about your problems.  They are to such a degree that you  need to seek a second opinion from another EyeMD ophthalmologist.  Your lens is a very good one and I use it all the time with outstanding success.  You are obviously having issues but usually it is not the lens itself - though sometimes it could be the actual power of the lens that was used that causes some of the issues.   Good Luck.

MJK MD

[AudreyRose]

I called Alcon some months ago and they were not all that helpful.  I asked if this lens has been removed in the past.  They said yes but did not elaborate.