Vision Issues After Cataract Surgery - FAQs (EyeCare 20/20 Retina & Vision Center)

Dr. Neil Notaroberto, cataract surgeon and retina specialist, discusses common causes of vision issues after cataract surgery.

[karenkaplin]

I had cateract surgery in both eyes 3 years ago. My story is a truly happy one.Everything is excellent- no problems. I can see clearly and my night vision is 100times what it was before surgery.My optometrist Mr. Darryl Hanson said to get the correct lazer measurement.I paid extra for that.And I had Dr. Patodie from the Patodie Institute in Sarnia do the cateract surgery. I wear no prescription lenses for the PAST 3 years.I wore glasses from the age of 16 to73 years old.Its like going from very little sight to sight I had as a youth.A miracle. Karen

[phenomenalfemale]

There is a Lot most eye Drs will never tell you before the cataract surgery. The 'clouded lens' that is taken out serves more than one function and no piece of plastic will replicate the removed lens. This surgery needs to be replaced with a Better treatment as this surgery has a number of down sides. We have cataracts drops that dissolve cataracts in dogs but no such drops for humans despite cataracts having been occurring in human eyes for over 100 years. Human eyes are more valuable than dog eyes!

[Wind-Chime]

Thank you for the information. I had cataract surgery last week, your video gave me some hope

[marybrown]

Thanks for the information, having problems with inflammation. Gave me some hope.

[dylan-qovw]

Hi, Dr. Notaroberto, i've come to your video late based on the publication time but let me just say so impressed that you took the time to respond to every question! I had my second cataracts surgery done by an ophthalmologist in my area and despite being day three since the operation my healing process, unlike my first eye, has been scary--my vision is greatly dimmed to around 20% and yellowed due to a greatly reduced size of my pupil so too little light is passing through. (i also have Negative D.and some mino strode light flashes but don't worry me as my reduced vision). My dr said yesterday it was due to the extra medication he had to use because of my "floppy iris" that was stretched. I'm so worried that i may not regained my vision 100% even though he kept saying that my eye has been healing nicely. Please share a thought if you could. Grateful to be able to post my question.

[offraed]

Thanks for this. Just had surgery on my second eye. First eye vision was almost clear within 20 hrs hours of surgery. Second eye appears to be slower to show a clear image. One day gone and not there yet. Your brief video has assured me. Thanks.

[sidneybowerman]

I have recently had two cataract operations here in the UK. One cataract was described by my surgeon 'as being like a stone'. Thankfully still a great outcome on both eyes. I found this video very helpful, thankyou.

[dianaposey]

Nice. Straight to the point. Thank you

[nonenone]

What causes the depth perception problems and double vision???

[jonmajarucon]

Thanks so much doctor. I am waiting patiently for my eye and swelling to recede. Your information was so comforting. Thanks!

[jolandabecker]

Please help doctor. My mom had a cararact surgery and for 4 weeks she could see fantastic then suddenly one day her reading started to go, the next day she couldnt read at all and said there is a big cloud in her visual acuity. We went back to the doctor he said he saw optic neurites, they booked her into hospital and put her for 5 days on cortizone plus mri scans etc. All the bloodwork came back clean with no sign of optic neurites traces. They said she must just wait. A month after she saw the neurologist again he said he found absolutely nothing that could cause this nerve wise, we went back to the eye doctor and he said he def saw optic neurites.

Now we dont know what to do. Her vision has increased slightly but she still cant read snd still has the spot of cloudiness, could it just be pco? She hasnt has the laser done yet, or do you think the lens was the wrongly calculated strengthwise? In the beginning for 4 weeks she saw the best she ever saw, could it be the wrong strength lens? We dont understand what happened and now the doctors are also not giving us answers.

In your humble opinion do you think its just PCO or how can we know if the wrong lens was inserted? Would appreciate your help so so much!!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[rosemasi]

Had both eyes done by laser and astigmatism correction best thing I ever did I see clearly at night for the first time in years

[mmblue]

Hi Dr Neil, During the operation on my right eye, I called out when I felt a very sharp pain twice…thankfully it mostly levelled off when they added more freezing…but I was tense for the remainder of the operation as I waited to feel that sharp pain again.

Unfortunately the operation on my left eye was not just bad, it was horrific, at one point…I felt a extreme burning and it felt like my cornea was twisting and changing shape as if it was alive and trying to remove itself from my eye. 😢

I had screamed out…and after what seemed ages someone asked what was hurting and then she told the Doctor my blood pressure was raised. It hurt so much and it was so bizarre that I was at a loss as to what to say except, it burned and hurt.
The Doctor and his staff are very quiet during the operations…so there was no comforting or reassurance given.
They also had to keep me a bit longer after the operation as my blood pressure was still high at the end of the operation.
I have never had high blood pressure.

I had told the Doctor before the operations that I was worried about the freezing as dental freezing does not work on me very well sometimes.
He had told me it was not a problem.

After the operation on my left eye..all he said was, you are very sensitive…I was stressed and did not say much.
I did try asking him about what happened at my appointments after the operation…but he again just said you are sensitive.

My right eye has healed well and I’m extremely happy.
My left eye was swollen after the operation so I was given eye drops for it…but it’s been over a month and it’s still blurry…(the big black specks are still shrinking) and I’m worried about my vision clearing up.

Can you please give me some insight into what happened….It was all so very stressful….and my doctor seems reluctant to discuss it.

*One of the nurses who was putting lots of drops in my eyes before the operation…said something about, she was not sure why he was still using this method to freeze etc before his operations.

[ckpator]

Hello Dr. Neil. I had an evaluation by an opthalmologist and am scheduled for my first cataract surgery in a couple months. I am highly myopic (-17 OD, -8.5 OS) with the right eye uncorrectable with glasses. Doctor recommended monofocal IOLs set for intermediate distance. One thing she mentioned was that she'd set the refraction so that post surgery my eyes would be (-3 OD, -2 OS). Do you know why there'd be a difference in the setting, i.e., why not have both set to -2? I'm going to follow up with her when she's back from vacation but just want to educate myself on the possibilities.

[deborahsimonson]

I've had double vision since having cataract surgery in both eye's 6 years ago. None of the eye doctors seem to be able to talk about this or say why. I only needed glass's for close up before the surgery, and got the single vision lens put in for distant, well now my vision is bad at all ranges, and I see double. So upset about this. The newest eye doctor put prism's in my new glasses, this does help some. But everything looks flat like I have no depth perception. Wish the was a way to fix this all. I didn't even notice that my sight was getting worse and felt like I was talked into getting cataract surgery when I really didn't need it. I do also have bad dry eye's since the surgery, which I treat many times a day with drops.

[TomasGraf-rrco]

I had the surgery a year ago. I can't read without glasses now (which I expected). Seeing distance is acceptable during full light, as soon as it gets a little bit dimmer - is awful and blurry (I was given prescription glasses to fix it). Indoors I see everything blurry at a distance, and at night I can't read a sign ten feet in front of me (slightly farther away when I'm wearing the glasses), so I can't drive. So other than completely destroying my vision and having to switch between glasses, it's perfect! Oh yeah, and in low light I get terrible halos and weird foggy misty light spots.

[wsdwsd]

Hello, after the cataract procedure, I experienced sharp stabbing pain inside the eye followed by liquid squirting out from the site of the pain. What could have caused this?

[norama]

أستغرب لماذا لا يوجد يوم واحد فقط كتطوّع من الاطبًاء لعلاج المرضى بلا تأمين صحّي ..لا حياة دائمة ..كلّنا ضيوف راحلون ..ما أجمل الأثر الطّيب بعد رحيل القلوب الطيبة ..!

[leslie]

I had both my cataracts done with the lens replacement on 12/1 and 12.3. Yesterday I noticed a larger floater all of a sudden and went to the optometrist since the surgeon was closed. She assured me that there was nothing wrong everything was in place and that floaters can develop. I’m wondering why a sudden larger floater appeared that is causing the eye to be blurry. Other than that I had been told it takes time for my eyes to adjust due to lifelong nearsighted/astigmatism since I was 7. The dry eye is annoying however I do have 2 autoimmune disorders as well.

[lechipham]

I had cataract surgery in my left eye 24 days ago. The next day when doctor took the shield off I saw a dark half moon shadow always present, especially when bright light. Also, part of my vision towards my ear became very cloudy and blurry as if I was in a steam room. On top of that I have off balance feeling all the time. I can't drive even. Doctor said it is normal to experience the above symptoms and they will go away. But I don't see any improvements at all and it is very frustrating and bothersome. I don't know if the same thing will happen to my right eye when I have it done too. Please help shed some lights for me!! My doctor didn't seem to be keen to discuss further with me. He kind of brush it off and said my brain will adapt to it. Thank you very much in advance