narrow pupil following cataract surgery

Just had the other eye done.
After the operation, drops were administered to make my pupil pinpoint
narrow.
This wasn't done with the first operation.
Is this new? What is its purpose?

thanks,
Liz in Indy

 

After the operation, drops were administered to make my pupil pinpoint

I meant besides that.

Yes, the wound, at least one of them on the cornea, hurts like crazy -
every time I put those drops in, it feels like it's being cut again.
I'm trying to keep it immaculate so it will heal. But I didn't
realize the iris could come out this wound.
This must be one heck of a drug, because my pupil is a pinpoint - I'm
guessing it's a 9th of the diameter of the whole iris - and has gotten
even narrower since yesterday.

The vision seems in focus today, but everything is very greyed out,
whether in bright or dim conditions. Can this be only the small
pupil? Could something else be going on in there?
Maybe the drug fills the anterior chamber with cloudiness???

thanks,
Liz
(who is staying here in Cincy rather than leave the city until I'm
sure the wound is OK, in case I need to get back to the doc quickly)

 

I asked doc at post-op this morning why the pupil drug, and he said to
keep your pressure down. Presssure was 14. So either it's working,
or it's also needed for something else. or both. I know I sound a bit
paranoid, but this doc's style is not very forthcoming - he's rather
abrupt and you sort of have to drag stuff out of him.
He's supposed to be a good surgeon though. But I wish I knew what was
going on.

L.

 

Today via his staff I asked doc why the pupil-narrowing drug was used
for this surgery but not the last one, and he replied via his staff
that he had explained this right after the surgery (when I was still
groggy from Versed and rather out of it).
So I still don't know. The person who was with me at the time doesn't
remember what he said either, except that it wears off in three days.
I hope I don't have some medical condition I don't know about.
*sigh*
Liz
Cincy, soon to be in Indy

 

I found out what they put in my eye: "Miostat", a product name for
carbachol.
One of my books says,
"Pupillary constriction [after surgery] .... ensures proper
positioning of the IOL, and prevents other unwanted complications,
such as pupillary lens capture."

So now I wonder, what happened during second surgery that caused them
concern about these things? I asked, of course, but they wouldn't
tell me.
:-(

Liz
Indianapolis (now clearly in view but with lingering corneal pain)

 

You don't know the answer?

Liz

 

Well, I guess it IS kind of a hopeless question, because the person
who would know best why he used carbachol is the doctor. But I can't
seem to get an answer out of him, so a good guess is better than
nothing. It's frustrating.
*sigh*

I suppose the pressure could have spiked during the operation, as is
apparently common during cataract surgery. Or the positions of stuff
inside the eye might have made him concerned that the IOL might wander
someplace it shouldn't.

At any rate, if there is anything you can derive from any of this,
please let me know.

thanks,
Liz