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Post Cataract Surgery: flickering and light streaks

Eye Conditions | Last Active: Jul 24 5:45pm | Replies (17)
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@mdjones19

That’s a good point. It may not make sense to have the yag laser treatment unless you get pco as well.

I’m sure you’ve come across this article, but just in case you haven’t, i thought I’d share here.

crstoday.com/articles/may-2021/when-to-yag-and-when-not-to

It seems like most articles list 6-8 weeks as the minimum amount to time to wait for yag treatment (for wrinkles in the capsular bag), but 90 days seems to be a little more prudent.

I had a follow up visit with my ophthalmologist a couple of days ago. She confirmed the wrinkle in my capsular bag, and she seemed to be very confident that the wrinkle was causing the light streak. Her recommendation was to wait for our 1 month post op visit before considering treatment with the yag laser.

Similar to you, I’ll likely take a conservative approach and see if it resolves on its own. If I decide to have the yag, I’ll provide an update.

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elliott1953 | @elliott1953 | May 19 3:05pm

Thanks mdjones for the update. Likewise, I will keep you in the loop if I decide to do the Yag but I will give it at least another month or two before making an appointment with the surgeon or another surgeon. As someone who has had retinal issues - holes and tears - in the past, I may be too reluctant to do the Yag until my vision is adversely affected by PCO which, in many cases, is just a matter of time after cataract surgery.

I read on one of the threads that someone's halos/light streaks etc took 5 months to self-correct. I don't know if that's likely with capsular wrinkles as often those halos, streaks etc are not due to capsular wrinkles.

Here's an interesting video on youtube titled "I see a line of light through my lens implant!" , showing the Yag used successfully on a person's capsular wrinkle. It gives one some hope. Best regards,

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