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Positive Dysphotopsia after Cataract Surgery

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@bobbyo

What a great story! You informed yourself and found a “true” specialist so that you could have a better quality of vision and, thereby, a better quality of life.

I remain baffled that so many cataract surgeons pooh-pooh PD. But, being baffled did me no good, being persistent DID. I’m very glad I requested and received a better IOL for my right eye cataract surgery and because of that have no PD!

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I'm so very, very glad you have no PD Bobbyo. Going into the lens exchange I'd remind myself of your initially having PD with the second lens, and then having it resolve in 3-4 months. It was a relief that I had none, but your information would have helped me weather a similar situation. So thank you for having continued to write!

I failed to mention some things of significance. On my querying Dr. Fish, he estimated that he did 10-15 lens exchanges a year. That's in comparison to 5 over the entire career of a middle-aged surgeon I consulted who advised against it. Further, Dr. Fish guessed that of all those, about 15 had been for those with PD, all of whom had either had dramatic reduction or disappearance of all PD, and all had been happy they'd had the exchange. He is a relatively quiet person in my experience and didn't offer any of this information without being asked. Virtually everyone I came in contact with at this well-run clinic had praise for him, saying he gets the lens exchanges from all around. He is also a cornea specialist.

After having the Bausch & Lomb L161A0 in your second eye, were the symptoms in the first eye improved as well?

Hi again Bobbyo, First I apologive for my comments asking questions I later find answered... I hope all continues to go well with your new lens!
I have experienced no improvement with my maddox rod effect and now face a yag laser procedure for growing PCO. I've been advised that the yag procedure may increase dysphotopsias and wonder if you have had the yag and if the treatment was a success in clearing PCO while at the same time not creating more starbursts or other artifacts.