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Hello, sorry, just now seeing your reply. I'm very late in getting back to you. Please accept my apology. Any luck yet? Please see my comment to Brian.
Best wishes,
Timothy D. McGarity, M.D.
tmcgaritymd.com
I've never had this issue after yag. The only way I would know what's occuring is by examining your eyes myself. I'm sorry for your difficulty.
Best wishes,
Timothy D. McGarity, M.D.
tmcgaritymd.com
Hi , I am 45 yrs old and got cataracts early in life . Just had yag cap after 8 yr old implant. I have worse starbursts now , than I did before . Same description you are giving . Colors seem one shade lighter in the eye ads well . Car driving at nite is bad with starburst . Dr said to give it a week ,it's been 4 days with no change Brian
Dr. McGarity, thank you for answering my post; I've been posting this all over the internet, trying to find the answers. You are my doctor (and it seems this site doesn't allow me to private message you, but maybe posting a reply will help other people), so I know this is not a result of the blended monovision; it happens close up with the close eye and at a distance even with only the one (distance) eye. Prescription glasses with anti-glare coating worn while driving at night help only a tiny bit.
On MedHelp alone I found these three people with the same experience of starbursts after YAG:
By kmcc | Nov 02, 2009 Had cataract surgery 4 years ago. Had YAG procedure in late 2008. Since the YAG, I've had streaks of light emanating from any source of light at night (streetlights, car headlights, etc).
Inheritor Jan 21, 2010 To: Those who have star bursts from yag laser surgery
Any cures for star bursts after yag surgery? Total laser show at night from other cars, street lights, house lights, and signal lights. My eye clinic says starbursts are very rare from yag. Mine happen after 2nd eye yag.
wigfield Jun 02, 2007 well i really hope it does get better since ive had the laser treatment the starbursting seems to be worse,if i look at a light source the startbursting is everywhere,
The doctors all say the starbursts couldn't have been cause by the YAG, but the patients (including me) are noticing increased starbursting after YAG. I guess we are definitely a minority.
I'll call your office but I'm out here trying to research this fist. Here is the only suggestion I found so far (and I doubt it is relevant in this case, but am curious what you think): "Would Corneal topography, also known as photokeratoscopy or videokeratography help?
a non-invasive medical imaging technique for mapping the surface curvature of the cornea, the outer structure of the eye. Since the cornea is normally responsible for some 70% of the eye's refractive power,[1] its topography is of critical importance in determining the quality of vision."
I've done yags on patients for the same reason and the oblique rays go away. Seeing floating debris after a yag is normal, but not the new multiple rays. I suppose re-yagging the debris might help, but I'd ask your surgeon if your IOL has been damaged in any way from the original cataract surgery or during the original yag procedure. Another point is that blended vision will naturally give you glare...this is natural and normal and it's coming from your intermediate non dominant eye. I always explain to my blended vision patients that they may require a prescription for glasses at night time. So, prescription glasses may help some of your glare issues.
I hope this is helpful,
Sincerely,
Timothy D. McGarity, M.D.
www.tmcgaritymd.com