sunbursts at night after cataract surgery

[vi1950]

I had cataracts removed from both eyes in August  2010.  My eye MD placed the Technis Multifocal lens.  I am still having globes of light surrounding street lights and head lights.  I am just wondering if night vision glasses would help this.  I keep saying that it will be quite beautiful at looking at Christmas lights, but I am concerned about driving in the upcoming winter storms with ice and snow.
Thank you
Vianne

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

If you are having glare and halos after the cataract surgery, it may be related to the multifocal implant but I would be checked to see if new glasses are needed, especially for astigmatism, and also be checked to see if there is a posterior capsule opacification.  From your pre-operative counseling you were likely informed of these possible side effects of the multifocal implant.

[seamer45]

You may want to check back with your opthalmologist and ask about Fuchs' Dystrophy. For some reason it isn't always mentioned, but you're describing my problem and I was diagnosed with Fuchs' in July. If you look it up on line you will probably find all sorts of scary stuff that tell you it's inherited, incurable, and leads to blindness. It actually can be cured by corneal transplants so it isn't as drastic as it sounds at first. Good luck