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Positive Dysphotopsia after Cataract Surgery

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I honestly don't know if the PD will "settle down" or I'll just learn to ignore it, which is what the literature suggests.
In any event, I do appreciate you taking the time to explain your situation and answer my questions.
I wish you the best going forward!

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bobbyo | @bobbyo | Jun 12, 2023

Thank you for your kind thoughts!

In what I’ve read, studies of PD don’t seem too extensive. On percentages, short term PD incidence lasting from a few days to a few months or a year is, as much as, 67 percent! Certainly, patience is the key there as you hope for fibrous growth and neuroadaption (i.e. PD “settles down”, improves).

The troublesome long term PD, by some studies, seems to occur in only 2+ percent of patients. I think that the possible reasons for long term PD can be many like my pigment dispersion syndrome of right eye. Or, of course, the square edge IOLs that we’ve read about.

So, with the knowledge I could accumulate, I took my “best shot” by going with the round edge IOL on this second eye. At 4 1/2 months since the surgery, I AM encouraged that there is some dissipation in PD symptoms.

Good luck!🍀

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