I`ve got a referral to a cornea specialist in Green Bay, Wisconsin on August 31st at the Bay Care Eye Clinic. I still have inflammation in the eye. What I can see in my eye are the hundreds of small " floater like spots". I sure hope I can find what the problem is and have it corrected.
The Dr. in Green Bay didn`t think my problem was in the cornea. I just completed an exam at the Kellogg Eye Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. I have a follow up in Ann Arbor on Oct.26 and from what they told me the problem maybe with the retina and/or lens touching my iris
The Dr. in Green Bay didn`t think my problem was in the cornea. I just completed an exam at the Kellogg Eye Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. I have a follow up in Ann Arbor on Oct.26 and from what they told me the problem maybe with the retina and/or lens touching my iris
I recently had surgery at the Kellogg Eye Center in Ann Arbor with good results. They have excellent specialists there. I hope you get some answers and a treatment plan in October.
Other than the blurry vision and floaters, do you other eye discomfort?
The Dr. in Green Bay didn`t think my problem was in the cornea. I just completed an exam at the Kellogg Eye Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. I have a follow up in Ann Arbor on Oct.26 and from what they told me the problem maybe with the retina and/or lens touching my iris
You posted that you would be having an appointment at the Kellogg Eye Center this week. I was thinking about you and I hope you received some helpful information.
I would enjoy hearing from you. Will you post an update?
I had the appointment at the Kellogg Center and I`m not sure what to think. What they want me to do is continue with the drops ( Prednisolone and Kertorlac) four times a day for each. I have a return appointment on November 22nd. The retina specialist said I still have some swelling( I don`t know exactly where this is) and I asked him about a surgical solution. He wanted to wait and didn`t say much except it might clear up with time. I have had this blurriness and floater problem now for 3 months, and I asked him if my vision would ever return to what I had prior to cataract surgery. How much time he couldn`t answer. I`m disappointed but need to have patience and keep taking these drops. I had stopped taking the Prednisolone for awhile , but will take it again and follow his guidelines. I guess I was hoping to have a better solution for this condition, and I have this fear that it is going to be a permanent problem.
I need an answer to a question I asked this Dr. Because this lens is not in the capsular area where the cataract was located. I had looked up some info and the article I read said that this procedure is very, very rarely ever done and if done needs a very special lens put in. So my question is what does this lens look like as the lens I have in my eye has what one Dr. told me two curved support legs attached to the lens. In the article I had read I thought the lens itself was a 3 piece lens(all lens) no support legs. So is there any way I can find out what this lens looks like ?
I need an answer to a question I asked this Dr. Because this lens is not in the capsular area where the cataract was located. I had looked up some info and the article I read said that this procedure is very, very rarely ever done and if done needs a very special lens put in. So my question is what does this lens look like as the lens I have in my eye has what one Dr. told me two curved support legs attached to the lens. In the article I had read I thought the lens itself was a 3 piece lens(all lens) no support legs. So is there any way I can find out what this lens looks like ?
I have a standard monofocal IOL. I`ve seen a picture of the lens on line and that is what was put in my eye. According to what I`ve read online that is not the lens that should have been put in. The lens was put in the sulcus and in this area you need a special 3 piece lens.
I had the appointment at the Kellogg Center and I`m not sure what to think. What they want me to do is continue with the drops ( Prednisolone and Kertorlac) four times a day for each. I have a return appointment on November 22nd. The retina specialist said I still have some swelling( I don`t know exactly where this is) and I asked him about a surgical solution. He wanted to wait and didn`t say much except it might clear up with time. I have had this blurriness and floater problem now for 3 months, and I asked him if my vision would ever return to what I had prior to cataract surgery. How much time he couldn`t answer. I`m disappointed but need to have patience and keep taking these drops. I had stopped taking the Prednisolone for awhile , but will take it again and follow his guidelines. I guess I was hoping to have a better solution for this condition, and I have this fear that it is going to be a permanent problem.
I'm sorry that you did not get a more clear-cut answer from the doctor as to the timeline for a full recovery. We would all like doctors to be able to give us specific timelines, especially when we don't feel at our best.
While this might not be a "permanent problem" as you suggested in the last sentence of your post, it certainly might take time to resolve. None of us like to wait and watch, but this is generally better than rushing into a surgical procedure. I hope you get some more answers when you return on Nov. 22.
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As I recall, you were going to see a cornea specialist on 8/31. I hope that you got some helpful information and a treatment plan.
Will you post an update and let me know how you are doing?
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1 ReactionI still have blurry vision and thousands of floaters like someone took a pepper shaker and peppered the inside of my eye!!!!!!
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I recently had surgery at the Kellogg Eye Center in Ann Arbor with good results. They have excellent specialists there. I hope you get some answers and a treatment plan in October.
Other than the blurry vision and floaters, do you other eye discomfort?
Hello @metermaidman
You posted that you would be having an appointment at the Kellogg Eye Center this week. I was thinking about you and I hope you received some helpful information.
I would enjoy hearing from you. Will you post an update?
I had the appointment at the Kellogg Center and I`m not sure what to think. What they want me to do is continue with the drops ( Prednisolone and Kertorlac) four times a day for each. I have a return appointment on November 22nd. The retina specialist said I still have some swelling( I don`t know exactly where this is) and I asked him about a surgical solution. He wanted to wait and didn`t say much except it might clear up with time. I have had this blurriness and floater problem now for 3 months, and I asked him if my vision would ever return to what I had prior to cataract surgery. How much time he couldn`t answer. I`m disappointed but need to have patience and keep taking these drops. I had stopped taking the Prednisolone for awhile , but will take it again and follow his guidelines. I guess I was hoping to have a better solution for this condition, and I have this fear that it is going to be a permanent problem.
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2 ReactionsI need an answer to a question I asked this Dr. Because this lens is not in the capsular area where the cataract was located. I had looked up some info and the article I read said that this procedure is very, very rarely ever done and if done needs a very special lens put in. So my question is what does this lens look like as the lens I have in my eye has what one Dr. told me two curved support legs attached to the lens. In the article I had read I thought the lens itself was a 3 piece lens(all lens) no support legs. So is there any way I can find out what this lens looks like ?
What is the name of the lens? It sounds like you have important questions to ask your specialist.
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1 ReactionI have a standard monofocal IOL. I`ve seen a picture of the lens on line and that is what was put in my eye. According to what I`ve read online that is not the lens that should have been put in. The lens was put in the sulcus and in this area you need a special 3 piece lens.
Hi @metermaidman
I'm sorry that you did not get a more clear-cut answer from the doctor as to the timeline for a full recovery. We would all like doctors to be able to give us specific timelines, especially when we don't feel at our best.
While this might not be a "permanent problem" as you suggested in the last sentence of your post, it certainly might take time to resolve. None of us like to wait and watch, but this is generally better than rushing into a surgical procedure. I hope you get some more answers when you return on Nov. 22.
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