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Cataract surgery and map dot dystrophy
Eye Conditions | Last Active: Feb 13, 2023 | Replies (30)Comment receiving replies
Both my eyes underwent the corneal epithelial debridement procedure. Respectively 5 and 3 months ago. The pain from the procedure is managable with drops and painkillers. If you know the pain from map dot fingerprint erosions then it is the same sort of pain. I do recommend to do the procedure as the quality of my life improved. After the procedure it can take forever to heal though. One eye is now OK , the other eye still has some minor issues but it is slowly but surely getting better. Much less to almost no pain anymore and improved vision. At the moment it still to early for me to get proper glasses but once it is possible to get new glasses I will be very happy. Hope this helps and I am happy to help if want to know more about the procedure or my experiences.
All the best.
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Thank you Dutchman Michael. Can you please elaborate on what was wrong with your cornea? What exactly is corneal epithelial debridement? Many thanks, Marianne
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Hello,
My eye pain came from the cataract surgery and not the SK Map Dot Surgery. It took about 10 weeks for my eyes to stabilize after the SK Surgery. The glare about 3 days after surgery is off the charts. I had to have all the blinds closed and only go for walks at night. After another 2-3 days, the glare does go away. I did get back my peripheral vision which was a huge plus and lost some but not all of the astigmatism. Lines appeared much straighter. But, if you wear glasses now, be prepared to have challenges after the surgery. I was far sighted and had a lot of astigmatism before the surgery .The first week, I could READ without glasses. Then my eyes started to heal and I went back to being far sighted with some astigmatism and no glasses that worked! Basically, you can't even see TV. Walking in my house was difficult as I had to hold onto walls and counters. Being a passenger in a car was awful as I had motion sickness. I did get 2 cheap single focal glasses and had to get my eyes refracted 2 twice for each pair. But yes, I spent 10 weeks getting frustrated because I couldn't see much and was totally dependent on my husband. He was a saint! That is the part that doctors never tell you about. Drugs can help with the pain, it is how to live in this blury, wavy world that they skirt around.