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Positive Dysphotopsia after Cataract Surgery
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Hi Bobbyo
Iam also in the Pittsburgh area.I had both eyes done about 3 weeks apart.I had the Toric lens put in,Right eye for distance and left eye for close.I can see a bundle of line type streaks going from 10 to 4 oclock on any light source at night.It is in both eyes.My vision is really good but streaks bother me at night.I read on other forums that a cause can be a wrinkle on the back of pocket that lens is in.Some people have had success with a YAG laser being used to smooth out wrinkle.Iam thinking I would like to get a second opinion on what i should do.
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I had the YAG done on my right eye. It did eliminate the diagonal "Maddox rod" line but did nothing for the starbursts. I am holding off doing YAG on other eye for now.
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I definitely had an, almost immediate, Posterior Capsular Opacity (PCO) after my cataract surgery. I believe my was a “clouding” of posterior capsule due to fibrosis. My symptoms were blurrying vision and considerable starbursts around car headlights. In online reading, I see “wrinkling” can also occur to the capsule after cataract surgery. The YAG seems to be much-used and highly successful remedy for PCO, but any eye procedure has its risks. Yes, I’d get a second opinion for sure.