The doctor that did my corneal tattoo, I believe it was in 2017 , was Dr. Alberto Martinez in Rockville Maryland. He is part of Visionary Eye Doctors, web site voeyedr.com. At the time I paid 1500.00 dollars , it was not covered by insurance. I had ghosting images from the iridotomy laser hole, so the tattoo I guess I would say blocked 80 to 85 percent of the problem. When I had cataract surgery 3 years later, the rest of the problem went away. Another doctor told me at the time how this may have happened, but I don't know how now. I know at the time there were a couple of other doctors in America online that mentioned doing tattoos. I can't remember how many days it took to recover from the tattoo procedure, not sure if days or weeks, I know I had to go for one or two followups, but once healed no long term issues from the tattoo.
I experience ghosting images when I fully open my eyes and look at a bright light, but it doesn't bother me as much as the horizontal lines do. I also have other issues, like headaches when I am exposed to sunlight. It seems I may need to travel overseas for that procedure. Did your tattoo block your vision in the area where it was located? I'm asking because when I tried colored contact lenses, it felt like I was looking through a keyhole. I would say an 80% improvement would really make my life much better. Thank you for the information.
So where did they do your iridotomy hole at? I have read that some doctors may still do it at the top of your eye, let's call that 12:00 in your field of vision. Mine was done at 3:00 in my field of vision. You talk about horizontal lines, which I did not have, but I think I have read of something similar to those who have the hole at 12:00.
I am guessing my doctor is still doing tattoos, but I have not seen him in years. Maybe you could even get to talk to him by phone first, I don't know. I saw him because he was the closest to my house of the very few doctors I saw online that did them.
There is no blockage of vision from the tattoo for me. I wonder if the doctor would have made it a little bigger if it would have stopped the ghosting issues 100 percent, but then I wonder if it could have blocked my vision some. As I said before, my cataract surgery made the rest of the ghosting image go away.
So where did they do your iridotomy hole at? I have read that some doctors may still do it at the top of your eye, let's call that 12:00 in your field of vision. Mine was done at 3:00 in my field of vision. You talk about horizontal lines, which I did not have, but I think I have read of something similar to those who have the hole at 12:00.
I am guessing my doctor is still doing tattoos, but I have not seen him in years. Maybe you could even get to talk to him by phone first, I don't know. I saw him because he was the closest to my house of the very few doctors I saw online that did them.
There is no blockage of vision from the tattoo for me. I wonder if the doctor would have made it a little bigger if it would have stopped the ghosting issues 100 percent, but then I wonder if it could have blocked my vision some. As I said before, my cataract surgery made the rest of the ghosting image go away.
Yes, it’s at 12:00. Before I read your last message, I was thinking about your side effect and concluded that your hole must have been fully exposed to the light and should be around 3:00. Mine seems to be caused by the tear film, which probably works like a prism.
I tried several colored contact lenses, and only the ones that fully covered my hole could reduce my symptoms. (Actually there was one good quallity lens which helped a lot.) However, I can’t wear lenses because they come with a bad trade-off. (I can't wear lenses because of my eye condition and it blocked my vision.)
I came across an old post online where people who had undergone this procedure recommended a larger, wider tattoo.
I assume that during your cataract surgery, they either sutured your hole or the artificial lens itself covered it.
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Could you please tell me where you got your corneal tattoo?
The doctor that did my corneal tattoo, I believe it was in 2017 , was Dr. Alberto Martinez in Rockville Maryland. He is part of Visionary Eye Doctors, web site voeyedr.com. At the time I paid 1500.00 dollars , it was not covered by insurance. I had ghosting images from the iridotomy laser hole, so the tattoo I guess I would say blocked 80 to 85 percent of the problem. When I had cataract surgery 3 years later, the rest of the problem went away. Another doctor told me at the time how this may have happened, but I don't know how now. I know at the time there were a couple of other doctors in America online that mentioned doing tattoos. I can't remember how many days it took to recover from the tattoo procedure, not sure if days or weeks, I know I had to go for one or two followups, but once healed no long term issues from the tattoo.
I experience ghosting images when I fully open my eyes and look at a bright light, but it doesn't bother me as much as the horizontal lines do. I also have other issues, like headaches when I am exposed to sunlight. It seems I may need to travel overseas for that procedure. Did your tattoo block your vision in the area where it was located? I'm asking because when I tried colored contact lenses, it felt like I was looking through a keyhole. I would say an 80% improvement would really make my life much better. Thank you for the information.
So where did they do your iridotomy hole at? I have read that some doctors may still do it at the top of your eye, let's call that 12:00 in your field of vision. Mine was done at 3:00 in my field of vision. You talk about horizontal lines, which I did not have, but I think I have read of something similar to those who have the hole at 12:00.
I am guessing my doctor is still doing tattoos, but I have not seen him in years. Maybe you could even get to talk to him by phone first, I don't know. I saw him because he was the closest to my house of the very few doctors I saw online that did them.
There is no blockage of vision from the tattoo for me. I wonder if the doctor would have made it a little bigger if it would have stopped the ghosting issues 100 percent, but then I wonder if it could have blocked my vision some. As I said before, my cataract surgery made the rest of the ghosting image go away.
Yes, it’s at 12:00. Before I read your last message, I was thinking about your side effect and concluded that your hole must have been fully exposed to the light and should be around 3:00. Mine seems to be caused by the tear film, which probably works like a prism.
I tried several colored contact lenses, and only the ones that fully covered my hole could reduce my symptoms. (Actually there was one good quallity lens which helped a lot.) However, I can’t wear lenses because they come with a bad trade-off. (I can't wear lenses because of my eye condition and it blocked my vision.)
I came across an old post online where people who had undergone this procedure recommended a larger, wider tattoo.
I assume that during your cataract surgery, they either sutured your hole or the artificial lens itself covered it.