Has anyone had a lens exchange due to dysphotopsia?

Posted by deady @deady, May 12, 2025

Has anyone in this group had a lens exchange due to dysphotopsia?

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Most doctors are reluctant to do a lens exchange.

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Most doctors are reluctant to do a lens exchange.

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@snowy1926 My doctor has offered exchanging my acrylic lens with a silicone lens to see if the rounded edges of the silicone lens will put an end to my negative dysphotopsia which I have been experiencing ever since I had cataract surgery in my right eye. It is an unbearable condition that I was told is “common” in my first postoperative appt after surgery when I walked into the doctors office crying because I had no idea what was going on and why I had this dark arc on the corner of my right eye. I am furious that there was no disclosure in my preop appt re: what I’ve been now told is a common side effect of cataract surgery. Are you in the ophthalmology profession?. If you could offer any more insight, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,

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@snowy1926 My doctor has offered exchanging my acrylic lens with a silicone lens to see if the rounded edges of the silicone lens will put an end to my negative dysphotopsia which I have been experiencing ever since I had cataract surgery in my right eye. It is an unbearable condition that I was told is “common” in my first postoperative appt after surgery when I walked into the doctors office crying because I had no idea what was going on and why I had this dark arc on the corner of my right eye. I am furious that there was no disclosure in my preop appt re: what I’ve been now told is a common side effect of cataract surgery. Are you in the ophthalmology profession?. If you could offer any more insight, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,

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@tia01 a silicone lens just not have a rounded Edge any longer.

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