You do sound as though you have dry eyes. Read the posts on this forum about dry eyes, use the search feature and the archives and the health topics. Talk to the Eye MD about trying a 3-4 month trial of restasis. Someone said its not available in Canada. Ask about buying it on your own, its generally worth it. The burning would not be related to the IOL focus problem.
JCH III MD
Thanks for your help....my consult appt. is on Tuesday. I like to be prepared with notes/questions because, quite frankly, I feel a little in awe of eye surgeons...and become a little tongue tied ... a visual I have is of a surgeon operating on a grape ....also, Toronto Western is a teaching hospital, therefore, others are present as well.
Lasik surgery MAY help but the surgeon felt the iol exchange MAY offer a larger measure of comfort.The word "MAY' is important to me just to keep my expectations in check.
Apparently my post cataract surgery symptoms are quite rare with the SA60. He is also a little puzzled with other symptoms in my left eye .... it doesn't 'wake up' in the morning with my right eye,
by the end of the day the eye looks puffy and tired, long periods of eye twitching then periods of no twitching etc. etc.
Most recently my eyes have been constantly burning even during the night when I'm sleeping ... I suppose it's dry eye. Tears and gels are only temporary and make my vision worse...the spray is better but very short term relief.
I had an ultrasound on my left eye about 1 year ago and the iol was reported as centered.
I don't care at all if I have to wear glasses afterwards ... I only hope for the light show to be toned down .... we had a heavy snowfall last night and what would normally be a beautiful sight to wake up to is quite uncomfortable for me to look at .... glowing white/gray is my foe.
I don't think I'll ever be able to express to you just how much I appreciate this site and doctors being available to me and countless others for guidance. Thank you, thank you thank you.
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1. Corneal topography is extremely accurate and creates a topographic map of the cornea that is three diminsional and much more accurate that standard keratometry readings. It is used as the basis of wave front custom refractive surgery of the cornea.
2. Many of the posters here have had retina surgery and need 4-5-6-7 procedures to try and restore vision. Modern cataract surgery is minimally invasive and you eye should tolerate a lens exchange quite nicely and heal as fast as the first procedure.
3. Questions? Will both eyes needs exchanged? If so can you put the second eye on the waiting list so that I don't have to wait 6-9 months between eyes? What if the lens exchange on the first eye is not especially helpful. What would you do then and/or differently on the other eye?
Would any form of lasik surgery help this without having to do an exchange? Of the IOLs that you've exchanged for dyphotopsia how many have been the Alcon SA60. Are either of the IOLs out of position in my eye now?
JCH III MD