I had astigmatism and myopia, and went to see an opthalmologist, and he said Rle eye surgery is best for to see far and near and avoid glasses.. I agreed for surgery and I realised my mistake after see haloes and flashes.. I am in depression now, better wear glasses instead this haloes and flashes to take our brain if our natural lens is clear.. This is my opinion if anyone go for Rle surgery if they don't have cataract..
Just an update on my eye. I know I kinda stopped updating as I got really busy with a project at work.
I went to my ophth complaining of bad halos and starbursts at night and also wanted to see if he though my PCO got any worse since my last follow up appointment (5 months ago). He said there was some PCO and I could remove it and it might help with the halos & starbursts. I decided to do it and immediately regretted my decision after the surgery. My sensitivity to light is way way way worse. I am now seeing starbursts off light during the day off every shiny object. I am also experiencing alot of glare. The ophth spent 45 minutes with me on an emergency appointment, did a bunch of tests and noticed nothing wrong. He said what he thinks happened, is that the capsule and the PCO was actually blocking some of the light rays caused by the multifocal lens, and now that he did the YAG laser and lasered off a portion of the capsule, that it's causing me to be more sensitive to light which is why the glare & starbursts are worse. So if you were to ask me if you should do a YAG capsulotomy, I would not recommend it.
How are you eyes now? It's been over 6 months. I find this diary fascinating, as I'm getting cataract surgery as well in a month (I'm 40, but I've needed the surgery since I was 35 and holding out for Symfony to be available in the U.S.)
Yeah, I think that is what is causing some of my issues.
Update: 1 month
Vision is good. Close up is 10/10, intermediate and distance is 9/10. For distance, I would say I am just a little under 20/20. This is in good lighting sources. I am very happy with my vision when there is natural lighting. The problem I run into is in low lighting and at night. My vision is not very good and at night I still see really bad halos and lights in my peripheral vision bother me. Also, I think it doesn't help that I work on a computer so my eyes are staring at the screen, which is causing me some dry eye and eye strain. The toughest part through this process is trying not to panic, and remembering that your eyes take time to heal. I am constantly closing my good one eye and testing the lens. It's becoming a bit of an obession lol. I have been getting a bit depressed and anxiety at night time because my vision is not the best, but its worth the trade off to have great vision at all ranges during the day. I do have some hope that the halos might go away, as I have read that it can take up to 4 months for the eye to adjust. If anyone ever has any questions for me, I get the emails that someone private messaged me, so feel free. It can be helpful to have someone to talk to that has gone through the same experience.
A little over two weeks after my surgery. It's definitely an interesting experience. I find that my vision is better in the morning. Today this morning when I was testing my eyes, it felt like I was close to 20/20, maybe a little bit under, but now its about 6:04 and I am testing my eyes out and they are a bit blurry. I honestly think it might be the drops though i'm not sure why.
One thing I notice is that sometimes at night when I am looking at something, I see a huge pronounced ring around a light. Its different than a halo.
Also, if you've ever wore a contact and the contact is a little bit out of position in your eye, you feel it. I get that feeling sometimes, almost feels like the lens is shifting around in my eye? Not sure if this even makes sense. Hard to explain the feeling.
Also, dry eye can vary through the day and might be one cause of acuity seeming to be reduced later in the day.
Sorry to hear about the halos, again even monofocals induce halos in some people, especially during the early stages. Most studies of lenses ask about visual artifacts at 3 or 6 months, so most statistics on the issue are about lenses after initial healing and adaptation is finished. I don't know if PCO increases the risk of halos perhaps.
I think I mentioned before that Lasik/PRK will adjust where your best distance focus point is. So if you are somewhat myopic now, adjusting your eye's to move the best focal point out further will reduce your near vision.
Though I don't know if you have remaining astigmatism to correct, since correcting that could improve clarity (though it may also shift the "spherical equivalent" of your focal point in or out a bit which alters your near vision). What matters most of course is binocular vision, what your distance vision is with both eyes and not just one. With monovision people's near eye often isn't 20/20 at distance, but their distance eye gives them 20/20 or whatever at distance.
1 week 6 days after surgery.
I find that my vision is better in the morning and then starts to get more blurry towards the night. What I think may be the cause is that my vision in low lighting(night time) is not as good as during the day. I also find that the halos around lights is a huge problem. When I am outside at night with only my operated eye open, I can not see very well. Hopefully this gets better as my eye heals. I am optimistic so we'll see what happens.
My question that I have for anyone that can answer: My close up and intermediate vision is great. My distance vision is OK. Are they able to do a Lasik/PRK touch up to increase my distance vision to 20/20, while leaving my close up & intermediate vision the same, or if they do the Lasik/PRK for distance, will it take away from my close up and intermediate making it a bit blurry?
So I saw my ophth today. He said everything is healing fine. He said there is a tiny bit of PCO but nothing to be worried about right now. Close up I am reading at J2 and my distance vision is 20/25. It's weird because sometimes I feel like my vision is 20/25, like when I was driving to work from my appointment, but then for example, I am walking through my office looking around, and everything is a bit blurry.
I finally get to see the doctor tomorrow for my 1 week followup. I'm honestly not sure if something is wrong. When sitting at my computer, my eye feels normal, but when I try and look at long distances, it sort of feels like there is a bubble over my eye. When I am standing 3 feet from my gf, when looking straight at her, it's clear, but everything around the center of my focus is a blur. Overall it just seems like my peripheral vision is not working properly? I'm also not sure if I am getting dry eye from my drops, but at the edges of my eye, they feel a bit heavy.
Its been about 4 days(based on time) since my surgery. I am a little bit worried about my vision. I feel like my brain is adjusting better now, I have less eye strain. My intermediate distance is still good, but my distance vision is about 6-7/10. I can't wait for my 1 week post op appointment. It's giving me a bit anxiety because my vision isn't where I want it to be and I would love to hear what my ophth has to say about my results so far.
Yeah, definitely going from having great vision at all distances, to what I have now is definitely going to take some getting used to. Unfortunately I don't have my appointment until next week, so for now I can really only use rating system. But thanks for the articles about people not having a day after visit, only a week after. Gives me a bit of reassurance. Eye feels like it's healing fine, no issues that I am aware of.
My distance vision is still a bit hard to focus, I think it might be because of sensitivity to light. I am still having trouble adjusting to fast movements, its giving me a bit of a headache. Close up had gotten a bit better, I would say 5/10, and intermediate is still 9/10/
As for him doing Lasik, lets say I end up with 9-10/10 intermediate vision, can he do a Lasik correction only for distance to get me up 9-10/10, and leave my intermediate distance vision the way it is?
One thing I was concerned about, that maybe someone can give me some reassurance, is that I was checked 1 hour after my surgery, but I do not have a day after follow up. My next appointment after surgery is for 1 week. Everywhere that I have read said that you should go for a follow up the day after.
I'm going to change to a rating system, I think that would be easier to follow
1 Day Post OP
Distance: 7/10
Intermediate: 9/10
Close: 3/10
Just wanted to add that ophthalmologist said he will do a lasik corrective surgery once my eyes have healed to get the best possible results.