one month after Hyphema - still blurry vision

[ajanahi]

• 28 Jan – I am soccer player - I wear contact lenses (-8) - a ball hit my right eye - admitted to the hospital - stayed there 4 days
• Suffered bleeding in the eye (Hyphema) - I could see light but was blurry
• Retina is ok
• 2 weeks bed rest
• After 3 weeks the eye was fully recovered with a very slight blurred vision– I was cleared to only jog and do light training wearing my glasses
• After four weeks I was cleared to play soccer again including heading the ball
• I have been wearing my contact lenses during training only
• I have been using three drops three times a day (Alphagan – Nevanac – Azarga)
• This has been lowered to twice a day so wearing contact lenses would be more comfortable
• I still complain though of blurred vision and I have been advised that the lens of the eye has been affected by the trauma and it has only 95% recovered. I was given the solution to just live with it or do surgery to replace the lens

I would love to hear any views here. I cannot do surgery now due to work/soccer and would like to know if there is any recommended solutions or if anyone has suffered the same?

Thanks and regards,

[JohnHaganMD]

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[JohnHaganMD]

What you have been told in other and more precise words is you have a cataract and glaucoma so your eye did not make recovery and thus your blurred vision.  I suggest you get a completely independent second opinion from another highly qualified ophthalmologist.

[ajanahi]

Many thanks for your prompt response. I understand that is cataract. He suggested that if I am not comfortable with the blurred vision then surgery to replace the lens of the eye can be done.

[JohnHaganMD]

Okay then it's your decision on how much it bothers you and whether you want surgery.  Read carefully the article on this link:   http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1648102/Consider-ALL-the-Options-Before-Your-Cataract-Surgery-Working-Through-Whats-Best-For-You  ;