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I’ve had one lens replaced and after 4 weeks I’m finding that the new lens causes a ‘flare’ when I look at a bright LED light: sun etc. This is far worse than the ‘flare’ I got looking at oncoming car headlights pre-op. Will this settle down and go? Really wondering now if it was worth it and should I have the left eye done. I was quite young to have the op but bad myopia resulted in my lenses starting to cloud. My wife says she can see the new lens sparkling in my eye when there’s a light shining into it. Wierd. I’d be interested in others experience of having your lenses replaced.
It’s more likely the cornea sparkling than the lens - probably where the surgeon cut to get at the lenses. My surgeon described the cut pattern as a hot-cross bun.
I had both eyes done, a fortnight apart, March 2021. They’re both fine now
Did you complete the course of eye drops? See your surgeon if in doubt
You probably just need to get referral for YAG laser treatment. It’s very common very quick. Nothing to worry about.
what sort of lens did you get ? Single or multi/varifocal ?
Supposedly a lot of people never get used to the fancier ones
(my plain one seems to have some very minor edge reflections sometimes - doesn't bother me but I do see it, mostly when bright light is to one side)
I had both eyes done on one very intense day in 2019 when I was 43. My right eye was pretty shit and my left was going to get worse quickly. MrsL agreed that me being able to see was quite important so we spent our new kitchen money on two posh multi-focus lenses fitted privately in one sitting to save some surgery fees.
It took more than 4 weeks before things settled down but it wasn’t too bad in hindsight and improved as the drops tapered off. Bright lights and flaring was the last thing to go down to the new normal for me. I’d say it was closer to 2 months to be honest.
The nature of my lenses means I get crazy concentric rings around bright lights rather than a fuzzy halo. Driving on wet winter nights is probably the hardest thing I do now as the halos can make seeing beyond them quite tricky but I’ve got used to it after a couple of winters now.
Stick with it and your brain will get used to the flaring and stop seeing it so much.
No regrets now, my eyesight is pretty perfect for close and far vision and it shouldn’t ever get worse.
Have you had a check from your surgeon yet? If not maybe give them a ring if you’re worried.
I've had both sides done, there is still some settling down to do at 4 weeks.
Driving on wet winter nights is probably the hardest thing I do now as the halos can make seeing beyond them quite tricky but I’ve got used to it after a couple of winters now.
That’s rather disturbing, because I’m waiting to get a referral for the second time to have my right eye done. The flare from any bright headlights is becoming very difficult to cope with, it’s like a starburst firework and extends right across the road, making it very difficult to see the edge of the carriageway, except in the rare instance where there’s a white line painted along it. Reading that is rather upsetting. ☹️
@countzero Are your new lenses multi focal? I can’t comment on non-multi flaring. My concentric ring halos are strange and come and go depending on a huge range of factors; distance, brightness, direction I’m looking in etc.
I notice it most when the clocks change and it gets dark but it doesn’t take me long before I can ignore it most of the time.
I’ve learnt to look at the darkness to the side of oncoming cars and that seems to work best. It’s a bugger if a car has one light brighter than the other though, that seems to exacerbate the halos.
But, and this is a big but, I was going to be blind in a matter of years without these lenses. That’s why I spent some money and got both done at the same time to avoid the gap where one eye was fixed and the other wasn’t. That was nub of my decision; yes, driving at night isn’t as good as it could be but I can drive at night! And the rest of the time my eyes are great.
It’s amazing what your brain will learn to deal with when it has to.
Things should settle down as you get used to the new normal. Your vision can often feel very bright with glare/flare etc post op. Your eyes will have adapted slowly to the lens changes but then you get the sudden change in vision immediately post op.
Probably too soon for needing YAG laser, for the few weeks post op you'll have some inflammatory cells in your anterior chamber and possibly some corneal oedema which can cause glare & scatter which should have almost resolved 4 weeks post op
Your wife can see the odd flash from the lens as the lens implant is thinner and flatter than three lens that was removed &; at the right angle you get a reflection from the front surface of the implant, completely normal & shouldn't effect your vision/ Recovery
Thanks - I’ve got the simple one distance lens so will need to wear reading glasses which will be a pain but hopefully my long distance vision will improve. Seems that I just need to let things settle.