Restor Lens Problems

[MiserableinNj]

I had cataracts removed 9 weeks ago right eye, 7 weeks ago left eye.  I had the Restor lens put in both eyes.  I have had nothing but problems and curious if anyone else has had similar problems. My first problem was light sensitivity. I had to wear my sunglasses inside for almost 8 weeks (my husband refers to our house as the Bat Cave).  Fluorescent lighting is the worst and thats whats in my office. I had to work with the lights off for the first 8 weeks, I can turn them on now but the light still bothers me. I have dry eyes and it has gotten worse since surgery, the doctor put plugs in my tearducts but I'm constantly putting artificial tears in, which blurs my vision. Then my eyesight kept getting blurry with double vision. The doctor said I have Blepharitis and gave me Azisite. That seems to help but I have to use it every day along with warm compresses and a cleansing routine or the blurry vision gets worse.  She now wants to perform laser surgery on me for a slight astigmatism I have. She says this will help, they gave me glasses to try on with the way it should look after surgery. I can see clearer but still double vision and she doesn't know if that will go away.
I went to another doctor for a second opinion and he said don't do the surgery if there is a chance I'm going to extract the lens and put in a monofocal lens. Now I don't know what to do. I'm scared to have these lens' extracted and would like to try and keep them in. We won't even get into the issue of the so called "halos" around headlights. They are such HUGE spider webs that I can not drive at night any more. Has anyone had any or all of my problems? Has it gotten better with time? Has anyone had the laser surgery for astigmastism after implants? Any help would be appreciated, my quality of life is 0 these days.

[SCUcolumbia]

Worse decision I have ever made, very expensive and completely ruined my eye sight. Constant pain, feels like trash is in both eye's, feels like a film of Vaseline is coated over my lens causing blurred vision, have to wear sun glasses in stores with florescent lighting, can not read tags on shelves as well. I no longer have natural tears which resulted in dry eye's, none of the eye drops for dry eye's help for more than an hour at the longest. I would do anything to have my God given lens back in both eye's! This is a complete nightmare I am going to have to live with for the rest of my life. I understand the YAG procedure seals the deal and extracting them and replacing with regular lens can result in blindness!  

[SCUcolumbia]

I am 3 years into the procedure and hate waking up every day and deal with this nightmare. No one has offered a solution! My eye's ache constantly, feels like trash is in my eye constantly, and a film of Vaseline is over my lenses a constant blur. The visions in between the distance, medium and close are terrible I can't even read the tags on the shelves in the grocery store, and the florescent lighting causes pain. I have to wear sunglasses in the store! I understand once you have the YAG procedure following the ReSTOR procedure it seals the deal! To have them extracted would mean a 50/50 chance you would be blind! Can not get any advice from any sites I have been on! My vision was 20/20 distance and medium was fine, I had this done to help close up vision only!  What I would do to have my God given lens back! I can not believe I am going to live with this the rest of my life!!!      

[SCUcolumbia]

I read where the ReSTOR lens can not be removed after the YAG procedure. I understand YAG seals the deal! If you have them removed your chances are 50/50 you could go blind! Please give us an up-date and whether you had them removed? This Oct. 13, 2015 will be 3 years for me and my eye's are still scratchy, ache, light glows, as if there is a film of Vaseline across my lens a constant blur, I have now started having terrible allergies that I never ever had before, I have absolutely no tears, I never had problems until the ReSTOR procedure. What I would do to get my God given lens put back in! The eye Dr. acts insulted when I went back to see him, and charged a co-pay and the insurance company for a ridiculous amount! He gave me 'Restasis' prescription I did that for 3 months and it did not help at all, 'Restasis cost $300 plus for a 30 day supply I had a coupon for 1/2 price but still expensive. I was reading the insert to see  why it wasn't helping and it said RESTASIS® did not increase tear production in patients using anti-inflammatory eye drops or tear duct plugs. Why would he prescribe something that plainly states this? My Dr. is a renowned specialist in Charlotte NC, he trains other Dr's! He has offered no solution to the problem, apparently he isn't as great as he thinks he is!        

[1jki]

I too am in Clt---same issues!!  Who was your Dr??

[JohnHaganMD]

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[SCUcolumbia]

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[JohnHaganMD]

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[SCUcolumbia]

I have them also and experiencing exactly what you said about yours. That is why I am on this site to see if others are experiencing the same. I understand after the YAG procedure it seals the deal, to remove the ReSTOR lens means a 50/50 percent chance you could become blind! I am pretty sure we are stuck with these!

[SCUcolumbia]

I understand if you had the YAG procedure after the ReSTOR lens... it seals the deal! One lady was told that once you have done the YAG removing the ReSTOR lens would mean 50/50 chance you will go blind!

[Geneva64]

I had the acrysof toric restor lens implants done for both eyes due to cataracts.  This is the worst thing I could have done to myself.  Instead of requiring no glasses I now have computer glasses, reading glasses and progressives.  I could see better with the cataracts than I can now without them!  I was able to get my $4,000 back but it certainly doesn't compensate for the horrible vision issues I have now.

I regret this more than I can say.

[cozmodog]

Same thing with me --- 43 days later foggy-cloudy vision --- Why Why Why

[cozmodog]

Are things better for you now

[JohnHaganMD]

That post is from 2015. Start a new question/comment.

[cozmodog]

how long will I have cloudy/foggy vision

[JohnHaganMD]

Star another post with your problem. I can't give you an answer with such a brief sentence.

[cozmodog]

#1 Why do so many people feel something in eye --- What is It?               #2 Why did I see better with cataracts than now with restore ?          #3 Why do I feel Like-I-Was set up for A-Con-Job --- Sold Restore-Lens for $3900.00 each eye out of pocket when I could of done without the surgery for another 15/20 years --- I feel like such a fool ---Who walked into a Eye Care High Pressure Closeing Office !!!!

[JohnHaganMD]

If you mean feel something in the eye after cataract surgery it can be feeling the incision, a stitch, drying of the corneal surface. You will not be able to feel the implant.     If you saw well before you had cataract surgery why did you have surgery?  If it has not been at least 3-4 weeks post surgery you do not know the final results and you may need to wear glasses over the ReSTOR for some or many things.   I have been telling patient here since 2007 that they need to do their research BEFORE not after surgery.  Still you should go ahead and read this now  http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1648102/Consider-ALL-the-Options-Before-Your-Cataract-Surgery-Working-Through-Whats-Best-For-You
You can go ahead and get a second opinion from a different surgeon now if you feel your concerns are not being addressed.