Just had cataract surgery have questions.

Hi

I am a 39 years old male. 6 years ago I was in a car accident and my
left eye got hit, I had surgery and the eye recovered nicely beside for
some vision loss like 20/30, I couldn't see from that eye for like 2
days after surgery.
My eye was never cut it was just hit hard by the air bag which deployed
upon impact and shattered my sunglasses which themselves cut my eyelid
and hit my left eye violently.
I returned to my driving job for the following 6 years with no trouble.
I was diagnosed with a cloudy cataract about 2 months ago after I had
failed a physical at work for a 20/50 left eye.
My prescription was just due and my ophtamologist got me a new contact
lens in my left eye which corrected it at 20/30 minus. I passed the
physical. My ophtalmologist recommended cataract surgery as he said it
would get worse.
So I had it done yesterday after freaking out for 2 weeks. It was
really easy on my end beside for the 3 tries it took to insert the IV
in my veins.
I don't recall much beside the weird lights in front me (Ultra sounds
breaking my lens I believe.), the surgeon asking me how I felt before
he was going to start and then him again telling me I was done and all
went well.
I am amazed how potent their drugs are, they told me it was local
anestesia but I feel I took a nap in there, don't recall much.

Anyway now the goal of this email to get post surgery comments from
patients that had it done or Doctors as I know some frequent this
board.
My post surgery vision in my left eye is now 20/25 minus 2 uncorrected
opposed to 20/30 minus corrected before, I was at the surgeon's office
this AM, for my first post surgery visit, he checked everything as
being fine to see me in a week.
I can see crisp details on landscapes like in trees expecially and
lighted areas like a car head lights (The inside of the light like the
bulb inside), it's kind of amazing really and it's only the day after
surgery.

Now what concerns me:

-I feel somewhat that I have lost the sense of distances between me and
objects, like when you put those stupid 3D glasses to see a Hitchcock
movie. It's not that bad of course but it's a faint feeling of that.
-I see some floaters, when my wife was driving me back home yesterday I
thought twice there was a fly in the car. I saw some floaters today
too, not too many but they are here.
-I know my very close vision is gone in that eye, the doc warned me of
that but it's still very blurry like right now typing on the PC even
with the fonts sets on bigger.

I figure I am being very impatient, surgery was only 30 hours ago, what
was your experience for patients that had it done? And what do Doctor's
think here of the 3 conditions listed above?

I will ask more questions to my doc next week for my second visit. I am
pleased with his service but I just wish he would talk more, it's an in
and out kind of place from the receptionnist all the way to him.

Thanks to all and sorry for being so long but there was a fly bothering
me the whole time I was typing and I could never catch it .(Just
kidding guys, humor is the best remedy! ;-).

Thanks a lot

Patrick
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varois83 wrote:

>
>-I feel somewhat that I have lost the sense of distances between me and
>objects, like when you put those stupid 3D glasses to see a Hitchcock
>movie. It's not that bad of course but it's a faint feeling of that.
>
>
That should resolve very soon, unless you end up with significant
residual refractive differences which would require glasses.

>-I see some floaters, when my wife was driving me back home yesterday I
>thought twice there was a fly in the car. I saw some floaters today
>too, not too many but they are here.
>
>
Those may or may not go away. If they don't, just learn to ignore them.

>-I know my very close vision is gone in that eye, the doc warned me of
>that but it's still very blurry like right now typing on the PC even
>with the fonts sets on bigger.
>
>
>
Your near vision is not "gone" in that eye, it's just out of focus at
near. Easily corrected with reading glasses.

>I figure I am being very impatient, surgery was only 30 hours ago, what
>was your experience for patients that had it done? And what do Doctor's
>think here of the 3 conditions listed above?
>
>
Sounds like you got a great result.

w.stacy, o.d.

My condolences for the eye trauma and early cataracts. If you have any
myopia, youll have to take your glasses off to see better from up
close. You will have zero accomodation in the eye with the IOL and
limited accomodation in the other due to presbyopia. Reading glasses
are much needed and will help you see clearly from near.

Ace wrote:
> My condolences for the eye trauma and early cataracts. If you have any
> myopia, youll have to take your glasses off to see better from up
> close. You will have zero accomodation in the eye with the IOL and
> limited accomodation in the other due to presbyopia. Reading glasses
> are much needed and will help you see clearly from near.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


Our ever vigilant internet doctor has figured it all out with one
postage. Practicing without a license again?

Simply amazing...

feathered one

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Ace wrote:
> > My condolences for the eye trauma and early cataracts. If you have any
> > myopia, youll have to take your glasses off to see better from up
> > close. You will have zero accomodation in the eye with the IOL and
> > limited accomodation in the other due to presbyopia. Reading glasses
> > are much needed and will help you see clearly from near.
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
> Our ever vigilant internet doctor has figured it all out with one
> postage. Practicing without a license again?
>
> Simply amazing...
>
> feathered one


Reading glasses dont need a doctors license and prescription.

William

Thanks a lot for the answer, I really appreciate your experience on the
matter.

Patrick

Ace

Thanks a lot for your help.

Patrick

Hi

This is the original poster following up my own post. Today I went to
work on light duty, I am a courier but was kept in the office on light
duty. I worked only 6 hours per light duty regulations.
My vision is improving at close range, I am starting to be able to read
from my left eye only (Covering my right eye) letters on the PC and TV
(Like the CNN scrolling bar on the bottom of the screen.), and I also
could see better when I was trying to put my contact lenses in my right
eye. Yesterday I could not see the contact lense on my finger and just
got it in there since I have done it for years, today I saw the lense
on my finger, blurry still but I could see it.
What is a little scary was I felt light headed, dizzy somewhat at work.
I called my wife and she said I probably needed to eat something a
little heavier than the fruits I usually eat for breakfast.
She was right I ate some cookies and drank a cappucino at work and I
felt better but not 100% still.
I called the Doc when I got home and he said it wasn't common but the
fact that my left eye was uncorrected was probably doing it. He said we
would do something about it on my next visit (Less than a week away) if
I still felt dizzy.

Any comments are welcome.

Thanks a lot

Patrick

varois83 wrote:

>What is a little scary was I felt light headed, dizzy somewhat at work.
>I called my wife and she said I probably needed to eat something a
>little heavier than the fruits I usually eat for breakfast.
>She was right I ate some cookies and drank a cappucino at work and I
>felt better but not 100% still.
>
>

Sounds like your blood sugar levels are going nuts on you. Make sure
you're not hypo or hyper glycemic (diabetic or pre-diabetic), and
consider more protein and/or less sugar in your breakfast and lunch.

w.stacy, o.d.

varois83 wrote:
> Ace
>
> Thanks a lot for your help.
>
> Patrick


You are most welcome. If you need two different powers, you can buy two
reading glasses(without prescription) and remove one lens to swap with
the other.