Vision now getting worse after recent cataract surgery...?

Hi I had a cataract removed from one eye eleven days ago. Initially
the vision in the affected eye seemed to be rapidly getting clearer.
But now it is getting worse. My eye also seems more irritated and
teary. I was using a simple vision test-- propping up a magazine--and
comparing how clear the cover type was, comparing from eye to eye.
Initially, the vision in the affected eye was better, now it is worse,
and there is a general blur as well. I am taking the standard eye
drops as well as xalatan, for glaucoma. I am 57 and been treated for
glaucoma for about 10 years.
Anyone else have similar experience? And can you offer any advice. I
am not due to see the Doctor for another followup for a couple of
weeks. I probably will call the office and ask them a few questions,
but I would appreciate any input from others on this board.
The Doctor suggested I have this done when he did a test after I
complained about night driving glare. The glare, at this point is no
better, about the same. So far, not such good results from the surgery
it seems to me.
Thanks for any replies.
Harry

I would strongly suggest you see your surgeon immediately. This is
not normal, and could indicate an infection, which would be very
dangerous.

Dr. Ted Roxan
http://visionupdate.net/





On 21 Aug 2004 07:25:02 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) (Harold
Norman) wrote:

>Hi I had a cataract removed from one eye eleven days ago. Initially
>the vision in the affected eye seemed to be rapidly getting clearer.
>But now it is getting worse. My eye also seems more irritated and
>teary. I was using a simple vision test-- propping up a magazine--and
>comparing how clear the cover type was, comparing from eye to eye.
>Initially, the vision in the affected eye was better, now it is worse,
>and there is a general blur as well. I am taking the standard eye
>drops as well as xalatan, for glaucoma. I am 57 and been treated for
>glaucoma for about 10 years.
>Anyone else have similar experience? And can you offer any advice. I
>am not due to see the Doctor for another followup for a couple of
>weeks. I probably will call the office and ask them a few questions,
>but I would appreciate any input from others on this board.
>The Doctor suggested I have this done when he did a test after I
>complained about night driving glare. The glare, at this point is no
>better, about the same. So far, not such good results from the surgery
>it seems to me.
>Thanks for any replies.
>Harry

Worsening vision can be due to a number of factors. It is important to get
it checked out as soon as possible, as this could be as bad as the start of
endopthalmitis (infection inside the eye), or something much les serious. It
could be as minor as the fact that the focus of the implant changes as the
bag that it lies in shrinks around it, and alters its position inside the
eye.

It may be increased inflammation, requiring more topical steroids. It couild
be macular edema, a not uncommon postop problem, which may be exacerbated by
being on Xalatan in the early healing phase.

Call your doctor ASAP, if you haven't already done so.




On 8/21/04 7:25 AM, in article
(E-Mail Removed), "Harold Norman"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Hi I had a cataract removed from one eye eleven days ago. Initially
> the vision in the affected eye seemed to be rapidly getting clearer.
> But now it is getting worse. My eye also seems more irritated and
> teary. I was using a simple vision test-- propping up a magazine--and
> comparing how clear the cover type was, comparing from eye to eye.
> Initially, the vision in the affected eye was better, now it is worse,
> and there is a general blur as well. I am taking the standard eye
> drops as well as xalatan, for glaucoma. I am 57 and been treated for
> glaucoma for about 10 years.
> Anyone else have similar experience? And can you offer any advice. I
> am not due to see the Doctor for another followup for a couple of
> weeks. I probably will call the office and ask them a few questions,
> but I would appreciate any input from others on this board.
> The Doctor suggested I have this done when he did a test after I
> complained about night driving glare. The glare, at this point is no
> better, about the same. So far, not such good results from the surgery
> it seems to me.
> Thanks for any replies.
> Harry

In article <(E-Mail Removed)> ,
(E-Mail Removed) (Harold Norman) wrote:

> Hi I had a cataract removed from one eye eleven days ago. Initially
> the vision in the affected eye seemed to be rapidly getting clearer.
> But now it is getting worse. My eye also seems more irritated and
> teary.

[snip]



> Anyone else have similar experience? And can you offer any advice. I
> am not due to see the Doctor for another followup for a couple of
> weeks.

You need to see the doctor sooner than two weeks. Call them and I predict
that they'll want to see you. The guy down the hall from me here at work
had the same problem about a week ago. The doctor said that it was one of
the drops that was irritating the operated eye. She switched to different
drops and also told him to use these expensive drops with no preservative
to keep his eye moist. His eye is better now.

--
Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
AIS
(E-Mail Removed)

Another good reason for NVI!


(E-Mail Removed) (Harold Norman) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed) om>...
> Hi I had a cataract removed from one eye eleven days ago. Initially
> the vision in the affected eye seemed to be rapidly getting clearer.
> But now it is getting worse. My eye also seems more irritated and
> teary. I was using a simple vision test-- propping up a magazine--and
> comparing how clear the cover type was, comparing from eye to eye.
> Initially, the vision in the affected eye was better, now it is worse,
> and there is a general blur as well. I am taking the standard eye
> drops as well as xalatan, for glaucoma. I am 57 and been treated for
> glaucoma for about 10 years.
> Anyone else have similar experience? And can you offer any advice. I
> am not due to see the Doctor for another followup for a couple of
> weeks. I probably will call the office and ask them a few questions,
> but I would appreciate any input from others on this board.
> The Doctor suggested I have this done when he did a test after I
> complained about night driving glare. The glare, at this point is no
> better, about the same. So far, not such good results from the surgery
> it seems to me.
> Thanks for any replies.
> Harry

Thanks for the input here. The Doc said two of the drops were causing
irritation and causing the eye not heal as well as it should. So he
said to stop taking the Acular and the Zymar but to keep taking the
Pred Forte. He also had me pick up some Muro 128 ointment, and said
the eye should improve in a couple of days.
Hoping so...

(E-Mail Removed) (Vile) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> Another good reason for NVI!
>

Please, don't say such stupidities.

What is your improvement?

Zero.

Nothing at all.

BLOW ME!

(E-Mail Removed) (Rishi Giovanni Gatti) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> (E-Mail Removed) (Vile) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> > Another good reason for NVI!
> >
>
> Please, don't say such stupidities.
>
> What is your improvement?
>
> Zero.
>
> Nothing at all.

I do not know what you mean but if you were under my reach I would
have hit you very hard. Hoping that you will awake, before or after.

(E-Mail Removed) (Vile) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> BLOW ME!
>
> (E-Mail Removed) (Rishi Giovanni Gatti) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> > (E-Mail Removed) (Vile) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> > > Another good reason for NVI!
> > >
> >
> > Please, don't say such stupidities.
> >
> > What is your improvement?
> >
> > Zero.
> >
> > Nothing at all.

BLOW ME!

(E-Mail Removed) (Rishi Giovanni Gatti) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> I do not know what you mean but if you were under my reach I would
> have hit you very hard. Hoping that you will awake, before or after.
>
> (E-Mail Removed) (Vile) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> > BLOW ME!
> >
> > (E-Mail Removed) (Rishi Giovanni Gatti) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> > > (E-Mail Removed) (Vile) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> > > > Another good reason for NVI!
> > > >
> > >
> > > Please, don't say such stupidities.
> > >
> > > What is your improvement?
> > >
> > > Zero.
> > >
> > > Nothing at all.