Light Flare After Cataract Surgery

It usually happens eventually after cataract surgery.

Light flare after cataract surgery.

To fix it you need a procedure called yag laser capsulotomy. But the outcome of the vitrectomy was fabulous and since the cataract surgery i have awful shadows glare halos etc etc. Your doctor uses a laser to create a hole in the back of the lens capsule. I had a vitrectomy in my left eye in march and cataract surgery oct 10.

This topic is answered by a medical expert. Halos and glare after cataract surgery can be caused by many factors. I too thought the cataract surgery would be a piece of cake especially compared to the vitrectomy. If you have cataracts in both eyes your doctor usually schedules the second surgery after the first eye has healed.

Cataract surgery successfully restores vision in the majority of people who have the procedure. Some people have problems with their vision when it is sunny and when light is reflected from objects. About 6 weeks ago i had cataract surgery 2 weeks apart on both eyes. The doctor says it will go away.

Surgery can cause posterior vitreous detachment where the vitreous separates from the retina. Almost immediately following surgery both eyes became very sensitive to light esp. Glare can interfere with vision especially when driving facing the sun looking across a snow covered surface or a beach on a sunny day. This is usually between one and three months after surgery.

The eye s cloudy natural lens must be removed and replaced with an artificial one known as an intraocular lens or iol. Anterior chamber cells and flare can be expected after cataract surgery. Even when i stopped doing cataract surgery and after more modern and safer procedures were adopted i would rarely if ever seriously. Which comes as a side effect of the after image from the microscope light during surgery.

People who ve had cataract surgery may develop a secondary cataract.