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@nla4625, like @cherriann I have not heard of having a lens polished after cataract surgery. I just had cataract surgery on both my eyes a little over a month ago. I did find some information explaining it a little. I think it's called a posterior capsulotomy.
What Is a Posterior Capsulotomy?: https://www.aao.org/eye-health/treatments/what-is-posterior-capsulotomy
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Hello @cherriann and @nla4625,
I'm glad that John, @johnbishop, posted about the posterior capsulotomy. I've had cataract surgery on both eyes (the surgeries were a few years apart). After the first surgery. I did have the laser treatment describe in the post that John provided. I don't recall any discomfort and as I recall it was a very quick, simple procedure. It did help my post-surgery vision problems.
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I see there are a few posts on YAG or posterior capsulotomy that are over a year old and I wasn’t sure where to post this. . I just wanted to say that I had a YAG procedure done on my right eye just yesterday (June 10). It was successful and actually not a big deal. I have dry macular degeneration in that eye and am also being treated for macular edema in that eye (almost healed). So I was concerned about having anything else done.
I had cataract sx 12 years ago in both eyes and have had a haze on the right eye for about a year. One of the
possibilities is having increased pressure after the procedure but I decided to go ahead. They did measure my pressure after the procedure. I have a follow up in a week but am happy to say that, so far, the haze is gone…I had a mild headache for a few hours. They tell you to look out for increased floaters, a veil or shade over the eye, flashing lights or pain that can’t be relieved by advil or Tylenol. So far so good and I am glad I did it and will ask during the follow up how often eye pressure has to be measured.
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@cherriann and @johnbishop. Thanks for this information. It doesn't sound too awful if everything goes well when he corrects it. I hope tired eyes from too much screen time or this posterior capsulotomy is all this periodic blurriness is. I've been checking the grid chart for macular degeneration, which the ophthalmologist said I'm in the early stages of, regularly; and the lines are still straight. I guess I'd better start learning about that during my allotted screen time. Thanks again and thank goodness for 2 sunny days in western PA. Nancy