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Cataract surgery and map dot dystrophy

Eye Conditions | Last Active: Feb 13, 2023 | Replies (30)

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@bluekittymom

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.

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Hi @bluekittymom I am wondering how your eyes and vision is now? In my situation I was in pain before the surgery, I basically had no other option other than to have the procedure as I described done. I could not function normally and be in pain in my bed often. Quality of life was very low. I do agree that the outlook doctor gives after the procedure is too good. Although in my case the doctor warned me about pain and that light sensitivity could last for months. I was happy to take it all, as almost everything was better than keep on suffering. Immediately after the procedure with pain management, I was very optimistic; Everything was colored beautifully and I too could see sharply like an eagle. This was because the epithelium was gone and life can be seen somewhat unfiltered as I would describe it. But with the healing, some of the blurriness returned as well. I did not have it in the same way as you described which sounds awful, I am sorry to say. I also do know and was warned that glasses could become an issue. However, not being able to get good glasses was nothing new to me as my vision was already totally messed up because of the MDFD. I made the mistake to order prescription glasses too soon. I got my eyes measured with bandage lenses still in and my vision was pretty good, nothing too shocking, basically the same as a while before the MDFD diagnosis. However, the lenses probably caused for some cilinder in my eyes that was measured and the glasses I got where not good at all. A waste of money. Now I am patiently waiting (it can take up to a year before the eyes can be healed in total from this procedure I learned) for my eyes to further heal and for a good moment to get relaible eye measurement so I can order some good glasses again. I still have some pairs of reading glasses wich are fine for now, but long term I need better glasses. All the best.