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Positive Dysphotopsia after Cataract Surgery

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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, too, had yag, for a fold in the capsule. (Maddox Rod effect) .
After cataract surgery (L) on 1/23/23, I had positive photopsia from a wrinkle in the capsule. Sky to ground, 40 degree single large “ray”, pretty much at night with leds, etc. Had yag procedure 5/9/23 because with time it never resolved. When I walked out of the office was seeing multiple thin rays, hoped it was something to do with dilation.

Still have them, with inside leds, and outside lights after dark, and moon(crazy!) Starts with one thin vertical ray, another ray appears, to make an X, then it’s a starburst of multiple rays, thin, but multiple. They can rotate, and the primary ray can often have a rainbow sheen to it. From a side eye view, the rays look thin, slightly curving, hydra- like, often seeming to cross over my face. I have a pvd in both eyes, a “fish hook” image I can see from the retinal area of the vitreous detachment, and can see the vitreous “moving” as I turn my gaze side to side. I’ve pretty well adapted to that. Also have very dry eyes.
I have a Alcon Clarion lens, due to small cataracts causing night blindness.
The L eye was second eye operated on, R was just fine. Funny, L eye seems often to be the problem child for many. How are you doing? It’s depressing for sure. I did the surgeries be ABLE to night drive; haven’t even tried to drive at night, what I see is too distracting!