Hi Michelle. Can you do a video on why monofocal iol's is recommended for eyes with commordities ( hope I got this correct ) like diabetic retnopathy and glaucoma? Have you ever seen success with multifocal iol's and these conditions?
Dr. Lee. Excellent video on "unhappy after cataract surgery." I am in this camp but may be influenced by a massive amount of floaters (asteroid) that need to be removed through a vitrectomy. In one of your future videos, could you address vitrectomies, their pros and cons and what impact floaters have on the quality of vision after cataract surgery. Many thanks. Herb
I had cataract surgery 18 months ago. I am very dissatisfied with my vision. I have much difficulty with my ability to read and my distance vision is much less than I had before surgery. My doctor says everything looks fine but I can't see very well. I don't know if it was worth it. So many people say they can see much better. I cannot.
Very unhappy with my cataract surgery my vision after surgery is 20/40 I fill very unsecure driving at night time can't see well anought. Also can't read they prescribe glasses but is worse😢
I am thrilled with the results of cataract surgery. Have high myopia and wore contact lenses since 1968 (first non-gas permeable and later rigid gas permeable). I did quite a bit of research before cataract surgery and also discussed my expectations with the doctor. Up to 95% of my life is reading books and documents and computer work and I wanted to be able to do that without glasses. I said I would be willing to wear glasses to drive, if necessary. I went with monovision IOL implants with one eye corrected for near and the other for distance. I knew I would have no problems because my contact lenses were fitted that same way and I had worn them for decades. I now have 20/25 OU and I don't need glasses to drive. Every day I wake up and don't have to reach for eyeglasses or insert contact lenses is a blessing. My life now is so much better.
Was there any consideration as to which eye went for distance and which for near? It seems having the same set up would be successful but my surgeon doesn't seem to take that into account: wants to do my weaker eye first, and set it up for distance (this eye was actually better for near) and do a mini-monovision with the second surgery by setting the stronger eye (naturally better for far) for near.
@ckp2ator389 the dominant eye is set for far vision. It sounds like you don't know what that is. Please research it. My left eye is weaker ie had a higher minus prescription but it is actually the dominant eye. So the left eye would be corrected for distance vision
@@shobhnakapoor1399 Yeah, I later saw that dominant eye is not necessarily the one better at distance. It's the one that the brain chooses, generally they say for right handed people it's the right eye, but not true in every case. I'm going to do a couple of the self-tests (e.g., look at centered object with both eyes, then cover each eye separately, which eye sees object). Thanks for the correction. Did you end up getting monovision with your surgery?
@@deborahd8651 Left eye: Alcon SN60WF; Right eye: Johnson & Johnson DCB00. My right eye (my dominant eye) is corrected for distance and my left eye is corrected for near. Had left eye surgery first in 2018 with right eye surgery in 2021. Still absolutely thrilled with results. Your situation may be different as each patient must be evaluated on a number of different variables.
Had cataract surgery 7/12/2024 on left eye. Even though I have 1.4D astigmatism. Never needed distant lenses. Only 1.75 reading glasses. Surgeon promised me I would see clearly again at a distance and be able to drive again at night without the headlight glare. Intraocular lense J&Johnson DC 800 implanted. She decided I did not need Toric for astigmatism. Now vision is at 20/60 without corrective lenses. Everything ghosting, blurry eyes constantly trying to focus. Referred to Lasik surgeon. He wants to wait 3 months to hopefully get rid of astigmatism. I am MISERABLE. Optometrist examined eyes. Prescribed glasses to help with the 1.5 astigmatism that I now suffer with due to the surgery. Hoping that I will be able to even drive again in the daytime and see things at a distance clearly, No one seems to know what went wrong. Make sure your Dr chooses wisely the right cataract lense. I would give anything to be able to go back and get her to put in the Toric. They cannot redo this surgery. Lasik is my only option.
@@janathomas4203 The cataract surgeon had originally said I had the options of replacing the lens she had just put it in a week prior. Or prescription lenses and or Lasik surgery. Immediately that same day as the post cataract eye exam she called me at home stating urgently that after concurring with the other Cataract surgeons at her clinic she cannot replace my lense with a new one. Referring me to a Lasik surgeon within their system.I need to talk to her again about all this prior to seeing the Lasik surgeon for the second time. 3rd eye exam with his office. He is monitoring my eye to see if it stabilizes enough for lasik to supposedly fix the astigmatism that the cataract surgery made much worse. He claims that is a minimum of 3 months following cataract surgery. I spoke with an optometrist off the record about all this. He said Lasik is not always the answer and is very invasive. I wish I knew what is the best path to getting my vision restored properly and safely.
I had cataract surgery in 2018 and I'm extremely happy with the result. I was a contact lens wearer from the mid-60s and I'm beside myself to not need glasses to see. I went with the lens' to see in the distance. I had been using readers prior to this and didn't mind still using readers. My vision is nearly 20-20.
My eyes re adjusting to the light has been the worst part of my surgery, because nothing is consistent. My doctor said that everyone heals differently so I take it day by day. Nothing else I can do.
My eyes were extremely photosensitive after keratectomies and cataract removal. Outside I was almost totally blind. Even the darkest of sunglasses didn't help enough that I could walk independently on a sunny day. This lasted weeks and I was becoming very anxious that I'd never adjust. Now, almost a year later, my eyes have readjusted to light. Hang in there.
I just watched your video. I had cataract surgery in 2008. Things went well at first but soon led to a detached retina. Cataract surgery is the leading cause for this not MMA or Cage Fighting. Candidates for the surgery need to know. Thank you for a presentation 😊.
When I found out cataract surgery lenses were permanent I decided to get basic uncorrective lenses and do my vision correction with eye glasses just like I've done all my life. I'm pleased with my results. I do have dry eyes now which are easily helped by preservative free OTC eye drops. I was legally blind before the surgery and can now see again. A true miracle for me.
Could you please clarify the number of people that get dry eye after cataract surgery (42%) but go on to be fully satisfied after follow-on treatment. Specifically, after treatment of the dry eye what does the 42% reduce to that are fully satisfied after the treatment. Thanks.
I had PanOptix in both eyes about a year ago. I'm very satisfied now, but the first two months were hard and I had days I wish i hadn't done it. I didn't have cataracts, but decided to get the lens exchage so i could just see better without having to have multiple pairs of glasses. My vision today in 20/20 far and near, but it took 10 months to get there. I was testing 20/30 distance after the surgery, but close was already 20/20. I had a negative dysphotopsia in my left eye that took 6 to 7 months to completely clear up. I also had YAG to both eyes at 11 months - it was very easy and helped get that last little bit of distance back. Dry eye was a slight issue as well - i still use Systane drops in the morning and before bed. I still see some halos at night (especially red LEDs), but its gotten much better and doesn't bother me at all now. Best wishes to everyone out there going through the healing process.
Hi I just had PanOptix done in both eyes 3 weeks apart, second eye was 4 days ago. I was at the beginning of cataracts but was fed up of wearing contacts and reading glasses. Vision from far was -7 and -5.5. I am not happy right now. Distance is bad in both eyes. You say that you weren't happy after 2 months and it took 10 months to improve . From your experience does the distance get better with time? How long? I am not sure what YAG ( I did look it up) . Did your eyes improve with the Panoptix or was it because of the YAG surgery? I feel like I am making myself crazy lol reading too much. I will see my doc next week for a follow up but need to hear from someone who has been through it!! Thank you!!!
I too had Panoptics in one eye so far. Near vision is almost perfect while distance vision is blurry. I can't see leaves detail on trees 20 feet away. My nonoperated eye has better distance vision than the one with Panoptics . I'm hoping my problem will clear up. It has only been a month since surgery.
I had Panoptix toric lenses implanted 10 months ago. Even though this lens has considerations, the upside is well worth it. It seemed to me as time went on my vision and the ability to deal with the halos got better to where it's no longer an issue. Give it time, good luck.@@mindyluba9668
I had cataract surgery a year ago, and my eyes are worse than they were. I had the yag done , I got glasses and used my eye drops, I even bought expensive mascara, and my eyes are blury 90% or more of the time. I'm very unhappy with the surgery!!!! I wish there was something I could do to make my eyes better. 😢
@@SM-sj6lj In the early months, i considered going to Shannon Wong, MD to see what the options might be. Look him up here on youtube. He has a lot of cases where he has replaced lenses that people aren't happy with. I know it wouldn't be cheap, but might be worth it in the end.
Doctor Lee, I've seen a couple videos on new accommodating lenses that are in trials. As I understand it, the muscles that allow for natural focusing atrophy by the late 50s. So what good does it do to have accommodating IOL lenses that depend on those muscles? It seems that such lenses are ripe for unhappy results.
Had cataract surgery seven weeks ago. I used to have one eye with near signtedness and the other with intermediate. My brain interpreted, and I used spectacles only for road driving or movie/theatre going. These glasses did not prevent my seeing at closer ranges (for example the dashboard). Now the ex-intermediate eye, the one operated, doesn't see correctly at ANY distance except precisely 1 foot. It doesn't hurt, but feels bloated, with floaters and a side bar. And I'm desperate, not being able to see my cat's face or my bookshelves. I amm feeling so desperate that my older thoughts of suicide have come back again. Only, this time, by stabbing through my destroyed eye...
I had my cataracts removed and after consulting with the doctor and making the decision I went with the standard lens that insurance pays. All I wanted was to have good distance vision and I did not mind reading glasses. I got results far better than I ever had as I had extreme far sightedness. At +6.00 in the right eye and a +6.25 with +3.00 on the bifocal to my last exam at 20/20 in the right eye for distance and 20/25 in the left eye at distance I am blown away by the improvement in my life. I have also been rather light sensitive and to degree I am still a bit but nothing a cheap pair of sunglasses won't handle. This is so strange for me as I had glasses since I was 3 years old and at 66 years old to suddenly not need then 90% of the time is just something I never expected. I always figured if the operation could achieve a reduction int he weight of my glasses to a +2.00 to +3,00 I would have been completely satisfed but to get the clarity and having NO issues with glare at night I have with my rebuilt eyes this is so awesome. When I had the final exam last week and the doctor told me see you next year I was so happy I shook his hand.
Appreciate Your channel. I am happy again with my cataract surgery from 2 years ago.. I used a good younger doctor here in Arizona. We did the upgraded Toric lens. Best vision I have had since I was 8 years old. I am 55 now. No longer need glasses for distance or reading which is wonderful. Unfortunately 3 month ago I had a detachment of the Retina. I got another surgeon to fix that with a vitrectomy. She did a good job. I have the good post cataract surgery vision once again..
I saw so many ad experiences on the internet that i didnt want to get my cataracts done. Finally did them on 12/03/23 and couldn't be happier. Just did the basic lens that is covered by Medicare. No issues, other than some wierd flashing the first 4 to 6 weeks from bright light entering from the sides behing my glasses lenses. I did lenses for close and distance with glasses, just like I've been since 3rd grade.
What is your opinion on having only one eye done at a time? My vision is "far out" but one eye is much worse than the other. So if I had surgery on the worse eye if it failed I would still have my better eye. Or is twice the surgery twice the risk, in general? Thank you.
I had both eyes operated together for Lasik. The doctor said it was alright. I'll regret that decision for the rest of my life. Something did go wrong - in both eyes. I'm going to space my cataract surgeries two months apart, I would suggest everyone to do the same.
I had my vision corrected for cataracts in July 2022 (multi-focal IOL in both eyes - July 2022), age 50. After cataract surgery my vision was terrible, not clear/crisp at any distance, blurry, full of obstructing floaters (like looking through soup), nighttime halos and starbursts so bad that I cannot drive, and overall not great. I saw better before the surgery while wearing glasses or contacts. It took a year of complaining to my doctor before being assured that Lasik would “correct” my already “corrected” vision, but not he halos and starbursts. After having Lasik, nothing has changed. There is no consistency in my vision, it just sucks all the time. I now have to wear 3 different glasses (prescription distance, readers 1.25 & 3.0) after being told I could "throw my glasses away after cataract surgery." There was no "wow" moment for me. My eyes always feel strained, they burn every night, and I always feel like I'm wearing irritating contacts that I just want to take out...but I can't because this is just my crappy vision now. It has been a frustrating year that has negatively impacted the enjoyment of my life. I feel like I've had some horrible accident or illness that has left me with impaired vision. I regret having the surgeries and I wish I didn't do it. I'm going to other doctors to hopefully fix this disaster. So many promises not fulfilled...I want my money back.
identical story here. I spent close to $8k and told I wouldn't need glasses at all. I cant see up close, I can't see clearly at a distance. Shadows, Daylight, etc awful and I no longer can drive at night and during winter, that is 4:30 pm. I am 57 and really messed up. Why is there no recourse available? or is there?
@@jerryknapp6175 Gosh, I feel the same way...my depth perception is terrible - can't see close or far in one eye, because my doctor told me that I should get the multi-focal lens , even though it was only in my left eye....can't drive at all! 😡 I am hoping to have my lens taken out and a straight lens to correct nearsightedness (like my other eye), be the replacement. But, I am really concerned about the risks...oh, also, see almost double at times with my left eye..I feel like I got duped, because they talked me into this lens...wish I had listened to my gut and not gotten the multi-focal lens... 😢
Well at least I'm glad to see I'm not alone I had my left eye done in September and I wish I would not have I was seeing better before the surgery now I can't see far or close up and reading is a problem along with the sunlight and my eyes constantly burn I have an appointment coming up I'm almost sure they got the power wrong on my lens I was supposed to get my right eye done but I canceled the appointment I feel so lost it wasn't what I was expecting...
I have the regular cataract surgery done. Not the lasix. I was able to see things close up really well but things far away were blurred after about 6 ft. After the surgery, My close-up vision is horrible. I have to use a strong pair of reading glasses and my far away vision is better but it's still blurry. I'm sorry I ever got the surgery. Now I have to wear regular glasses and readers. It's a pain in the arse.
@@Crash911CPR I totally understand what you're going through. It is a really terrible situation that could have been avoided if your doctor(s) was completely honest with you. Doctors don't tell you of the awful dark side of cataract surgery, they only tell you how wonderful your life is going to be after the procedure and that you'll be so happy and can throw your glasses away (that's what they told me). None of it is true. I still need prescription glasses that still aren't great AND I also go between different power readers depending on what I'm doing: 1.5 power for general up close and 3.0 power for anything really small that I'm working on right in front of my eyes. It is truly a frustrating way to live considering I was perfectly fine prior to surgery. Having cataract surgery, multi-focal premium IOL implants in both eyes, has made my vision worse than before and my doctor just doesn't give a crap. They got their money (mostly insurance $) and they'd rather "complaining/unhappy" patient just go away rather than deal with them. What they're doing should be illegal.
Hi folks, it's a big decision and I'd like to help. I had my surgery 1 day ago and I can see brilliant. Everyone's luck will very, but I did all I could to maximize my chances. I picked the top surgeon in my area, I paid as much extra as he said he wanted for the extra stuff to maximize my chances. I spend may be 100 hours on research, I made them triple check all the measurement's, I figured out exactly what I want from my surgery and triple communicated it to my surgeon. Things can still go wrong, but that's when you want the best surgeon at your side. If everything goes perfect a monkey can do this, but when there's a problem with your eye only a great surgeon will save you. And don't forget about the greatest surgeon of them all watching over you!!! Good luck and I hope your surgery turns out better than mine.
I also had the best surgeon and hours of research and here I’m after a cataract surgery 38 hours later and I still have a blurry vision and cannot focus on anything and I was promised 20/20 vision, my eye pupil is still dilated after all this time, still have pains in my eye, gritty eyes. I use drops and hope for the best. Distance vision is not good so as close, at middle distance I see something like contours of items and just wish they weren’t blurry.
5 days after surgery: eyes are still blurry most of the time, cannot read with that eye, distance vision fluctuate and depends if eye got hydrated or not, not happy with my vision at all yet. Letters don’t have a focus at any distance. Occasionally in the morning I can see some flowers outside if the fresh air goes on my face, noticed a number plate outside. But inside any sharpness disappear and mostly blurred. Maybe because of dexamethasone and antibiotics drops, I don’t know. Seeing doctor in a day.
I like this doctor's candidness, but need to deal with one misnomer. It isn't "night time" glare - it is "all the time" glare! If you work on a PC, you've had it. My only recommendation to would-be cataract patients is PLEASE DO NOT opt for a multi-focal lens or even a so-called "comfort" lens (aka "EDoF" or AT LARA lens). The glare I have 4 months on from surgery is impairing my ability to function as I did previously. If I could go back in time, I would choose a monofocal lens. The glare off the EDoF is nothing like what was described in the Carl Zeiss product brochure. I am suffering with the awful levels of glare that was shown for the Tri Focal 'AT LISA TRI' lens. I generally regret having this surgery. Even the YAG capsultomy, after 10 weeks, made things slightly worse. I was fine with glasses, but surgeons seem to assume you want to be glasses-free. I just wanted to be cataract free so I didn't have to change my glasses prescription every few weeks. I hope this advice helps someone.
About a year ago, I had cataract surgery with the PanOptix lens implanted. I had HIGH expectation, but my vision has been so blurry that I have had to move my chair closer to the TV and increase the type font whenever I use the computer to send or receive e-mail or read anything on my iPad / Kindle reader. I had YAG surgery, but that didn't help. I've seen a couple of eye doctors who examined my eyes and said everything looks good with the PanOptix lens implant. My ophthalmologist and optician have told me that my blurry vision is from dry eye. I use eye drops, but they don't help much. Unless I want to go through the risk of lens replacement, there is nothing more that can be done.
Thanks for this information, helps to limit expectations…..I’m very interested in results of LAL surgery especially patients with astigmatism or very poor eyesight ie -7.00 or worse 🤓🔍
I had my cataract surgery around 20 years ago. I’ve had no issues. My left eye I see up close and my right eye is for distance. It does take getting used to. I didn’t want glasses and I got used to it. I have no regrets.
Just had my first eye done. I can see better out of it. But i have to wait 2 weeks to get the other one done. So one eye is blurry and the other is great. So i dont have good visual judgment, i walk into walls, ran the car into the side of the carport ect. How in the world can people possibly see with one lens for reading and one for distance? I tried taking out the lens in my glasses for the good eye, that made it really interesting and on top of that i looked like a mega nerd. But overall im pleased.
2700 out of my pocket and the results were terrible.i have terrible vision in the left eye. And the Doctor said they wanted to do the right eye i said hell no not in my life time. Awful just awful
I dislike glasses and decided the best option was multi-focal for both eyes. Three weeks ago I had cataract surgery on my left eye. It took only two days and I was seeing very well. Two weeks ago I had cataract surgery on my right eye. My vision remains blurry in the right eye and doesn't seem to be improving. With the first surgery (left eye) the doctor was done in about 5 minutes. The second surgery (right eye) the doctor spent a lot more time on and I was in quite a lot of pain for 2 days post op. So not sure if there were any complications that he did not tell me about. Now that they have my $7100, it seems they're in no hurry to follow up with my concerns except to say I need to give it more time. I hope they're right.
Oh wow...I'm in the same boat...because of my glaucoma, I was only able to have the multi-focal (Apthera) lens in my left eye (thank goodness)! I am definitely not a fan of the multi-focal...nothing is in focus - not near or far (in my right eye), which was my good eye and did not have as bad of glaucoma- so, now, I am hoping to be able to have a replacement lens. It has been 2 months and no change..my doctor told me to give it time, too - but, he also told me that if I want to have the multi-focal lens taken out and replaced with the same kind of lens I have in my right eye, I have to have the surgery within 6 months of the original surgery. Ughh...so, I will probably do that - I have terrible depth perception now, that I never had before..best wishes to you! Please keep after your doctor! I still may get another opinion.
@@sunnydee154 Thanks for your comments. It's been a few weeks and it seems the doctor was somewhat correct that my right eye would improve. My left eye has 20/20 and my right eye has 20/30 vision. I have another appointment mid November to see if there has been more improvement. I was told that for what I paid, they want me to have the best vision possible and if my right eye is still at 20/30 they will set up another appointment for a laser procedure. Not sure what a laser procedure entails but it's supposed to correct the vision to 20/20. I asked what the cons are to the laser procedure and she said none. I think a multi-focal lens in only one eye would be difficult to adjust to. I see your point about depth perception as it's taking some time for me to get used to especially while driving. It takes a lot of nerve to lay on that table and let someone poke around in your eyeballs. I guess I'm lucky and have no other issues with my eyes. My dad had glaucoma and needed to use eye drops 4 times a day. When we're young we take our sight for granted. It's not until we get older that we realize how much we rely on our sight. Best of luck to you.
@@lawrencecarpenterjr2286 It's been a few months since the surgery and I now have 20/20 vision in both eyes. It seemed to take forever for my right eye to get to 20/20 vision. Hopefully it all works out for you.
Thank you for the video. I had my Cataract surgery done 20 months ago. Unfortunately, the new lens is clouding over and seriously affecting the vision in that eye. I am waiting for the Yag Laser treatment in the hope of this helping. I am very disappointed that this has happened.
@@davidfwilliams1960 Where did you have your Yag LAser Surgery? I had cataract surgery and it was not successful and interested of that Yag Laser Surgery!!
Welcome back Dr. Lee! My grandmother, who only understands Chinese, will be having cataract surgery soon, but doesn't understand what it is. Do you think you could make a video about cataracts and cataract surgery in Chinese?
I have found this information extremely useful as I am going to have this op'. It's made me more knowledgeable on the 'after -effects' Now I can discuss with my doctor on type of lense etc. Very many thanks.
in may 2023 had cataract surgery. my left eye was the worst and was told i was almost blind with the cataracts. both eyes were done about 2 weeks apart. surgery felt as if it was about 15 minutes. i am 71 years old and my vision is just about perfect. nothing hurts at the operation , get it done you will love the results
I had right eye surgery for weeks ago. My vision is better than 20/20 for distance and I need reading glasses for up close, which I’m very happy with. However, see flickering shadows on both sides of my vision that’s very bothersome at times. It’s really bad when I’m looking at things that are within 5-15 feet away.
I had my cataract surgery about 2 weeks ago with multifocal lens on my right eye. I am only getting about 80% far, 40% mid and 10% near range vision as of now. The halo effects of lights really bothers me. I might have been at a very early stage of cataract where surgery might not have been necessary. I wish I had seen your video before the surgery. Thanks Dr Lee
I was a similar situation. Early cataract in the right eye only. I also got the multi focal lens. I also see many rings around white lights. I see this at night but also during the day if it’s a bright spotlight. I’m just going to have to live with that. The focus seems to have changed slightly. I had the surgery a month ago. Initially I could see 2020 far, mid and near. I stopped wearing prescription glasses. My left eye is slightly below 2020 in distance. Very strange not to wear glasses after all these years. My new prescription correction for both eyes near and far. I’m still waiting for them to be made. Unfortunately it’s taking longer than I hoped for. Curious how the vision will be with the new glasses
I'm due for cataract surgery soon and the thought of it is freaky! Just the idea of touching the eyeball makes me squeamish, I hope they knock me out cold!
Yes I know what you mean I’m the same but after having surgery yesterday I was amazed at how easy it was you don’t feel any pain or see anything and I knew the surgeon was there but only felt light touch on my face. Can’t wait to have my other eye done
I had cataracts at birth and even though I had surgery at an early age, my brain was never developed and just decided to focus all its power on my good eye and I’ve had perfect vision in that one eye my whole life
I had cataract surgery about 8 years ago. And asked for the single lens IOL for distances only, since I only wore glasses for reading. And not to have mono vision lens......but think the doctor did this and I have double vision now. Wish I would have never had cataract surgery. I keep asking the new doctor if this can be fixed with a different lens and he says no. And just keeps putting prism in my glasses, which helps some. Driving is so stressful.
Dr. Lee, I had Laser cataract surgery on both eyes. Left eye in December of 2023 and Right eye March of 2024. My right eye is fine but in my left eye all objects are smaller and seem farther away. In addition my left eye is getting blurry and my vision seem to be worsening. I have asked my eye doctor about the small object issue and he says there isn't much he can do about it. I really don't believe I am being told the truth. Please advise
Please do research. My surgery was a disaster for me. In Houston, with a well regarded doctor. Had I known, I would never have done. And $6K out of pocket. If people tell you it's 99% effective - that is a lie.
I had my right eye done about 6 months ago with a Toric lens (astigmatism-correcting). Everything went well, but I did not have it done until my eye was pretty bad, so there was not much to lose if things did not go well. I also have cataracts in my left eye, and I have been holding off for the same reason. My new lens is mono-focal. I was 70 at the time of the surgery.
Dr implanted incorrect lenses. My vision is so jacked up that glasses cannot correct it ( have bought 3 pair of progressives) . BUT I can legally drive - so no dr is willing to fix it. He kept telling me to "get used to it" and then "oh well its too late now to make any changes" I need readers for books, have to enlarge computer screens to work and cannot read road signs... but because I am not legally blind - he can count this as a success story. There needs to be more oversight as to who gets what lenses and double checking the power. my career is SHOT, had to change jobs. Selling all my sport and hobby gear. yeah, not "satisfied"
There are cataract surgeons that can do “IOL exchange” meaning removing your incorrect lens and putting another one. This surgery is not without its potential complications but if you do it with someone who is specializing in it, you should be fine.
@@driliagor I was told by a replacement surgeon that my vision is too good to risk it...they only will do it if there is a significant chance of radical improvement. (Ie you only have 30% vision so taking that chance is worth it) I am 90% so there is a greater chance that replacement would do nothing or make it worse. He said no one would risk it for my case. So I just have to live with it... I may get some improvement from Lasix but frankly after spending nearly 10k I am not willing to risk it.
Same here. Reputable doc, but 4 months in, I am left with floppy iris, no near vision (trifocal lens), and a loose lens that jiggles with every eye movement. It's outrageous that there seems to be no recourse for real damage done by careless surgeons.
I'm in my 30s. I got cataract surgery 20 days ago. Doctor advised to go for enhance toric lens without knowing medical terms I agreed n surgery done in one eye. My profession is teaching.but now my near vision is not clear. What I can do now.. please suggest mam. Whether I can go for resurgery for changing trifocal lens ?
I had initial IOL replacement surgery Dec 2022. Both eyes within 2 weeks. I was upsold to the Panoptix IOL, $6250. These lenses did not work for me, super glare from headlights at night, weeping and terrible vision. Had both replaced with monofocal IOL’s with astigmatism correction. The basic lenses Medicare pays for. My experience, do not go for any IOL other than the basic replacements even if you have to wear glasses after.
Hi I was talked into the panoptic lens. They are horrible. The glare at night with Starburst. Can't drive at night anymore. I went to see a top specialist he told me don't have anyone go into your eyes. It can make matters worse. I was so disappointed. My quality of life has changed. He told me that the Panoptic lens have many complaints from people.
I have been wearing tri-focals for about 23 years. Had cataracts for years but they weren't bad.... Then, all of a sudden they got a lot worse. It was at Christmas and all the lights just blurred together. It was very noticeable and troublesome. So, I had the surgery two weeks ago. Right now I am still wearing my same trifocals. If I take them off and close the one eye that didn't have surgery I do see a little better with the eye that had surgery. Everything though is very bright and I have to wear sunglasses on a sunny day. I am still in the hopeful stage that after I do the second eye next month......I will get my aha moment. Right now I don't have it. Keeping my fingers crossed. I also have astigmatism but due to income status and insurance coverage could only get the traditional lens. So,,,,, I know I am going back into glasses. I just hope it won't be the full trifocals. I hate those things. . {{{{{{{{{{{{sigh}}}}}}}}}}}}
I had cataract surgery for both eyes. Distance vision is perfect but I still have to wear glasses all the time to see anything close up and for reading. I got sick and tired of putting on readers when I wanted to read printed material. Oh well. At least the blur is gone.
Nope. I had cataract surgery 10 or so years ago (I"m 77 now). I am perfectly happy, I have 20/20 distance vision in both eyes and rarely need to use reading gasses.
I had cataract surgery whereby the new lenses would have my spectacle prescription. I am in the UK. My left eye was done first.....fantastic, but I had to wait a month before the other eye was given my spectacle prescription.When one eye is given your prescription and the other remains as before it is very disturbing experience. My left eye did not need glasses but my right eye did. So while waiting for surgery on my right eye, I had to take out the left lens of my glasses while retaining the right lens in order to see properly. One month later I receive my new lens........but it is blurry and feels the same way as it did before surgery. Confused, I decided to try on a pair of my glasses from before surgery, my left eye cannot see properly, which is to be expected, but my right eye can see perfectly through the right lens. So therefore, they forgot to give me my glasses prescription as promised, in my right eye. My only recourse is to have a 'Piggy-back' Lens, meaning another lens placed over my existing lens, at some phenomenal cost to me, as changing a lens is unadvisable.
I had cataract surgery in my right eye - I went from needing glasses to correct distance vision issues to legally blind in just months. I was in my late 40s - so unusual. My main complaint is that I can see the lens in my right eye, not only do I see a moon shape, my eye feels gritty. I know this is a known issue, I was told by my doctor that it would be like that for a few weeks, then I was told maybe 6 months. I never went back, it's permanent. I wear glasses full time because my brain is tricked into not seeing the lens, it sees the rim of my glasses and I don't get that gritty feeling. it's been quite a few years since this happened and I have a very slow developing cataract in my left eye. Not causing issues yet, but I can see the dull colours developing if I cover my right eye.
Did not realize that one eye was corrected for distance and the other for short until I saw your video. It has been a month since my surgery and my night glare (Halo) effect seems high and I am told that the eyes will get adjusted to it eventually. I really hope that is the case. I also have issues seeing my monitor even as I type this with blurred text. Both near and far vision is good it is the medium one (monitor 2 to 3 feet away) is my issue. Will report back in a few months. Thanks for the informative video
I got floaters post-surgery. Not sure how common this is. Might this be worth a video? They're supposed to go away with time. (This also isn't the first time I've had floaters, so I'm not too worried.) On the upside, I can now actually *watch* these videos, not just listen to them while seeing a gauzy haze on the screen.
Well, maybe it should be reassuring to me that you didn't mention people unhappy because their lenses distorted their color vision, and they could no longer see colors TRUE. That has been a major concern of mine regarding cataract surgery, which I haven't had yet. I am 73, and hoping that my now mild cataracts won't develop in my lifetime to the point where I'll need surgery, but if they do, I want absolute assurances that I won't see distorted colors with shades or casts on them that weren't there before. I have discussed this with my opthamologist, and he hasn't provided any convincing assurances. His answers are vague and have left me unsure. Have you received complaints about distorted color vision from your patients? What have you told them? For me, this is a very important issue.
I had cataract surgery and afterward discovered that the new lens floureces with ultraviolet light. Ha, I now have a superpower! I was using my ultraviolet flashlight to check for scorpions at night.
I am very unhappy. They asked me if I want long or short vision. I chose long vision. I didn’t realize my close up vision would be so bad I can’t see anything on my phone with that eye. So now the eye that I didn’t have done has to see close up and the other is long distance only. I don’t even trust anyone to take the cataract out of my other eye. My eyes get so tired now. My doctor says he can not replace the lens without tearing up my eye. They have a long way to go to perfect cataract surgery.
I am heartbroken with my vision after cataract surgery. I was sold Crystalens, which were supposed to eliminate my need for reading glasses. Now I need bifocals, too! I didn’t need glasses for distance. Now I do! I have been to other doctors to see if the lenses can be removed. I was told the lenses cannot be removed “from the bag”. I paid over 5k for lenses that made my vision worse!
I would never do this again. After surgery I have floaters that impair my vision, high pressure inside my eyes, still need to wear glasses. Was not told about possible bad results. Had to have injections into my eye while wide awake to reduce pressure. Eyesight is worse than before surgery. Beware. It can work well for some but when it goes bad it is horrible.
My surgeon wants to implant monovision foe my cataract surgery. I'm worried I won't be able to ajust. How does a surgeon decide which lense is best for me ??
My right eye is 20/20 6 wks after surgery, but my left eye isn’t “in focus” at ANY distance. After I read for a while, wearing reading glasses, neither eye focuses for a while. This is maddening.
I harbored no illusions about wearing glasses before and after surgery, as I was born with Albinism. I did my research, but knew my sight would only worsen over time. I have problems with light and glare and was warned by the retinal specialist. Even so, I am thrilled. As an Albino I could have it so much worse!
Not unhappy, but surprised. My right eye was operated on last week and the left will be operated on next week. I was happy with the new lens, but surprised that I had a larger field of vision with my new lens... like a wide-angle lens vs. a normal one. My surgeon said that I was extremely far-sighted, so I am not certain if that is the reason. Should be interesting after the second surgery.
I had cataract surgery in 2017 and I am very happy with the results. I opted for the multi focal lens. In addition to being nearsighted i also became reliant upon more and more powerful reading glasses. Prior to the surgery, i already struggled with glare when driving at night. Was especially bad if the road was wet. Part of this may have been the type of cataracts that I had. They were a main cataract surrounded by a ring of other cataractd.
After having panoptix multi-focal lenses implanted, my right eye still has residual astigmatism. I had Lasik surgery 20 years ago, and my doctor tells me this is currently impeding me having either another Lasik or a PRK procedure because of dryness in my right eye. I am using Xiidra and preservative free drops, and have tested at 475 on the cornea scale. Generally, how long will it take to bring my eye up to 500+ so that I'm eligible? I'm almost 6 months out from surgery. Thank you!
Had cataract surgery many years ago. As soon as they took the bandage off, I saw a bright half-circle in that eye. It is light reflecting off the edge of the lens. It's still very annoying, especially at night when street lights or headlights are present. I was told nothing could be done.
Hi Dr. Lee, Thank you for this video. I got my cataracts removed about four months ago. I chose to go with monofocal lens, adjusted for distance. I I did not want to deal with halos/glares. And also monofocal lens is one clear lens, which is more simailar to our natural lens. I don't know if this makes any difference. I just did not want to deal with the imperfect multifocal technology. I expected perfect vision, and would not mind wearing glasses for reading. I do have very dry eyes, although things appear to be improving. My vision is not great, in that I get blurred vision. My near vision is quite poor. I never realized how much I read. I do have to wear glasses all the time just for that. I thought reading was just for reading books. But, it is for much more. My optometrist told me that dry eyes can last up to 9 months after surgery. I really do hope that the dry eyes improve, and that my vision also improve. I guess I expected too much as I heard from so many people how great their visions are after cataract removal. But, your explanation helped me to understand my feelings about the results better.
most are unhappy because they seem to think they will have 20/20 and won't need correction for close work or driving (this was my mother in laws complaint). Or the Dr can't correct to 20/20 in both eyes making also requires glasses to fix. I was not warned that i would have a very different reaction on the second surgery (unexpected panic attack) Mine is 20/20 in the left and 20/40 on the right because of a life long malformation of the right lens itself which was originally diagnosed as amblyopis until i was 63. Over all the doctors need to be more forth coming in what a person can or can't expect before the surgery happens.
I had both my eyes done about 6 mouths ago. I have difficulty to see and it feels as if I have hair in front of both my eyes, sometimes it feels as if the hair is pricking my eyes. The doctor told me she knows about this problem it will go away in about a year’s time. This is the worst thing I’ve ever done and I have had many operations with no problems.
I thought we needed a new tv and nearly bought one but my cataract surgery appointment came up and yo and behold it wasn't the TV that was out of focus it was my eyeballs. Fantastic get it done.
Michelle, I have been following your Channel for a long time. Your content was a great help and informed and educated me prior to my cataract surgery... I learned a lot from you and felt reassured and i opted to, and had very successful cataract surgery on both my eyes. Thanks to all your content!. I have a question relating to my wife's condition and I hope you could shed some light on it. She had a detached retina and had to have two surgeries on the same eye. After that her eye developed a severely dense cataract making her blind in that eye. Her Retina doctor told her that if the Cataract was removed, she "may develop double vision". From your experience, and all the patients you have treated, have you had cases of "double vision"? In your opinion, does it make sense for her to have that cataract removed to restore Vision in that eye? NOTE: I am aware you cannot answer definitively without seeing a patient, but I would just like to hear your experience based on statistical data and your experience with cases of double vision. Your advice / opinion will be much appreciated!... Again, thank you and best wishes. Jay C
I can't focus on a computer screen 2 or 3 feet away, or the car dashboard, without glasses, but with reading glasses I am ok. I was very nearsighted before surgery, now 20/20 in both eyes. Use more lubricant eye drops than before the surgery.
Michelle, I fly, I have selected Zeiss as my IOL of choice. And I have astigmatism and know for the FAA I need both eyes for distance. 1) is this a good decision. 2) I'm having trouble finding a surgeon in Chicago, oddly that carries the Zeiss IOL. What would you suggest?
Prior to the surgery, I wore glasses for distance only. After the surgery, I need to wear my glasses at all times. That, in and of itself has been very disappointing. Also, with my new glasses, I have trouble reading computer screens. I have been back toy optometrist several times to no avail. I almost wish I had not had the surgery but there is no going back.
Great Video, I wish I had left mine alone. I had dry eye before surgery, the doctor said my tear ducts were blocked, but she did not want to clear them, as I could get worse after. My eyes always feel uncomfortable, even though I use drops every day, and I could read in daylight, without glasses, before the surgery now I cant.
I had my cataract surgery about 2 weeks ago with multifocal lens on my right eye. I am only getting about 80% far, 40% mid and 10% near range vision as of now. The halo effects of lights really bothers me. I might have been at a very early stage of cataract where surgery might not have been necessary. I wish I had seen your video before the surgery. Thanks Dr Lee
This is a very brave action to allow folks who are unhappy with Cataract surgery to be able to voice their extreme dissatisfaction. Frankly I'm happy with my early diagnosis and since I'm still 20/20 with glasses, I will leave well enough alone. That said, I'm cutting all added sugars and carbs from my diet and have heard so many positive results that includes eye health. I am upset mostly that the VA Eye Clinic never mentioned anything to help avoid worsening or improving symptoms. This is why we go to RUclips and channels like this one. A MAJOR thumbs up and of course I subscribed to this channel.
Diagnosed with cataract in the right eye, the weak one of the two that has an astigmatism. The risk/reward given my past experiences with the medical industry gives me pause to do anything. I have a consul with the cataract surgeon in a month becoming more convinced to cancel the appointment and live with what I have. I am 80/20 against doing it because of my past experiences and when it goes wrong it is permanent for the rest of your life. Read the horror stories. They wish they never did it and left in the lurch. To get diagnosed took 3 separate trips over 5 weeks. The information flow from them is abysmal. The number of things that can go wrong are numerous.
I had cataract surgery 16 years ago and it was a drastic improvement of my vision (I was -14 before) with pretty much no side effects. I did have to have the YAG a few years later. Also I got the monofocal IOL, so can't comment on the multifocal ones.
I did my left eye many years ago and just now did the right. I am male and 88. The right is now spectacular. This is with a basic IOL. My left eye has CVO and I've been getting shots for four years. Every four weeks I get the Eyela shot. Where can I get a replacement left eye?
I had a cataract removed from my left eye a few months ago and had the right eye done to match it. I used to wear progressive trifocals because of nearsightedness in both eyes. The left eye is great, although I need cheaters. The right eye, however, is the issue. This was the better eye. Now I have a slight ghosting when reading anything. Letters are not sharp. Prescription bifocals don't help. I'm starting to believe I received a defective lens. I now wish I had left the good eye alone. I also wish I had gone with near vision lenses rather than distance. I didn't think about all the up close things I used to be able to do without glasses (like shaving, trimming nails, reading my watch). Now I have to have the readers to do those those things. I could've done well with glasses for distance.
I had a terrible result from my cataract surgery.. World class surgeon in San Diego. I paid out of pocket for a better lens ( $5K) and since I had laser 10 years ago doc said he could not get a good reading even though they used the lasted equipment and took many measurement's. My eye sight is worst than it was but the yellow hue is gone. I cannot drive at night either. Wish I never did it. :(
My problem with my cataract surgery was seeing colors on peoples faces, as well as double vision. I'm still farsighted, but I'm now nearsighted as well. Before surgery I had no such problem. My vision computer distance is clear.
I was asked if I want to remain near sighted or far sighted. I told them I wanted to be near sighted because I had been near sighted for the majority of my life. They badgered me to have it be far sighted and I finalled gave in. They said I probably wouldn't have to wear glasses. That was a big lie! I now have 2 eyes that don't work together. if I don't wear my glasses I get a headache. I hope everyone who reads this will make their own decision.
At 3:15 you mentioned that if it's "early enough" a lens exchange can be done. What is the time limit? After that, what is the risk, and is the risk so high that it absolutely should not be done?
There is no official "time limit." I like to do lens exchanges within 3 months of surgery if possible, before the lens is scarred down. The lens can be removed after that though, but there is risks of the lens being difficult to remove and possible complications to the capsular bag that holds the lens in place. Hope that answers your question somewhat!
@@MicheleLeeMD That did answer (more than "somewhat" 😀). Thank you. I think you did mention in a previous video the scarring risk. Could you cover lens exchange as a future topic? I think some people think that cataract lenses can be swapped easily and without risk, for example if they change their minds between mono- and multifocal, or if they want to change lens types or brands. I don't see cataract lens exchange discussed in other videos.
I agree! I need advice...Dr. Lee is saying it is best within 3 months, and my doctor is saying 6 months...need some guidance in this area. If three months is optimal, I'm running out of time! :o @@woofinu
@@woofinu Good idea, Quite a lot of folks have issues with how surgery turned out.Would be worth doing. Not as a generic follow-up topic, but reasons for and problems with. People really don't want to go though surgery again, but sometimes it's necessary. bearing in mind this should be a one-shot deal,it's actually really important to get right BEFORE any surgery occurs. For a lot of these surgery places, they would do very well to actually sit down and TALK with a patient,rather than hand out a bland tick box questionnaire..which can sometimes be very badly worded.
@@bigmacntings7451 I think a big problem is that there are other operations that appear similar where a lens can be replaced with less risk of scarring, and non-professionals may not know the differences. They may think they can try cataract lens after lens until they find one that they like.
When I informed my surgeon about how I couldn’t see at night when driving due to the glare of my lenses, she was very dismissive. Told me why do I have to drive at night?? Umm because I have a life to live! Mind you, I had cataracts due to after effects and treatments of when I had leukemia when I was 19/20. I had the cataract surgery in August 2021 when I was 23 after my vision was quickly becoming cloudy since the start of that year. I think people tend to forget the smaller percentage of younger patients that need to get this surgery. I had it due to my health history after effects. Had nothing to do with aging eyes and me being older. I wish I had more awareness of the possible side effects because I definitely did not know losing my night vision was a possibility for this particular lens I have. In fact, it was portrayed to be perfect and give me 20/20 vision (which I ended up going back to needing glasses within the next year 🙄). Although getting a clearer vision back, I lost my night vision, which affects my life in terms of work and social interactions. And me being in my 20s, which I was very self reliable and loved driving myself places day and night prior to, it did take a shot at my confidence level. It really sucks 😩 I really just hope it gets better over the years because I hate having to rely on people to drive me out at night or just stay in because I don’t have a ride ❤️🩹
Thank you for sharing. I'm old and your story tells me I'm not alone in my perception of my drs being dismissive and avoiding giving me full information of the potential risks.
Just had 2 Toric lenses done with my cataract surgery. Although it is not perfect, I wish this technology would have been available in the early 80’s My left eye astigmatism was so bad that I was discharged from the US Navy for medical reasons. Not even Lasik in the early 2000’s could fix my left eye. Again it’s not perfect but it’s such an improvement I am not going to complain. Good information Thanks
As you mentioned, I think my dissatisfaction is due to unrealistic expectations, BUT I blame that on my doctor and his staff. I understand their desire to promote the positive aspects of the surgery. But it is wrong to overpromise, and not to prepare the patient for how difficult the adjustment period might be, or that the results may not be perfect. I also blame myself for believing them 100% and not doing my own research and asking them more questions. I will be going back to progressives just like before and honestly, I feel a bit cheated that I paid for premium lenses and should not have.
Post Op I have blinding glare from any overhead light or natural sunshine now. I have to wear glasses with the attached solar shield to block the glare. Night or day. Maybe this will help your listeners. Thanks Dr Lee for your informative videos. I’ve learned a lot from you.
I MUST SAY I need up close vision for fine details at work and did not know I would LOSE it after he put in lenses that restored my far away sight. Someone really needs to think and talk to their Ophthalmologist before surgery about it, I would not have minded wearing glasses to see at a distance versus struggling at work trying to use magnifying glasses and such! Believe me when you can't see up close that matters too!
I had cataract surgery and have developed double vision and require special glasses for driving, tv etc.In fact malls, parking lots, being a passenger in a car are very disconcerting.I also cannot guage the depth of steps.Not happy post op (2020 so going on 3 years+😢
I had cataract surgery 2 years ago caused from steroid use from cancer. I just had lasor to get rid of the cloudy vision in my right eye five days ago. But I still see signs blurry and at night the lights have a big star shape glare. Is this normal? He had put in the trifocal lens and did one eye stronger and one eye less so I can read. He said I had very dry eye; and made a serum from my blood to use as eye drops, I used every eye drop and gel over the counter but still have difficulty seeing up close and further away which makes driving hard: is this normal?
Reason 1 for me. I was recovering fine until the medicated drops (Imprimis) ended. Now it’s been 5 weeks of debilitating dry eyes. Yesterday was the first day of a slight improvement. Glad to catch your video and hear it’s somewhat normal😅.
I had cataract surgery in 2016 in IL, only 1 eye my Left eye did everything correct and true until I was released as instructed, eye drops, I followed directions and read everything I was given. The result was my left eye was worse than pre-surgery. Still to this day now 2/2024 my left eye remains worse than before surgery. I will not and have no intention to go back to where they performed and was promised my eyes would be fixed, I would have been better off never having had the cataract surgery. Oh and I wasn’t given a choice as to what lens for whatever reasons, I didn’t need surgery in my Right eye. Moving to Nashville at end of this year, I may go to a more qualified eye surgeon.
$13k for RLE and two months of the best vision of my life and then retinal tear and hemorrhaging followed. The surgeons at the hospital disagree with doctors that perform RLE
My cataract is much worse in left eye than right. My old eye doctor a few years ago said not bad enough for surgery. My new doc is encourging me to get surgery now. She said the longer you wait the more they have to cut. I read a lot and normally just hold book close and read without glasses. Not sure what I am going to do but tend to think I will wait another year.
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I have chronic Uveitis that is connected to my autoimmune condition and I have cataracts to, can I have successful cataract surgery?
How about a video on how the surgeon/ eye doctor decide if I'm a good candidate for monovision.
Hi Michelle. Can you do a video on why monofocal iol's is recommended for eyes with commordities ( hope I got this correct ) like diabetic retnopathy and glaucoma? Have you ever seen success with multifocal iol's and these conditions?
Dr. Lee. Excellent video on "unhappy after cataract surgery." I am in this camp but may be influenced by a massive amount of floaters (asteroid) that need to be removed through a vitrectomy. In one of your future videos, could you address vitrectomies, their pros and cons and what impact floaters have on the quality of vision after cataract surgery. Many thanks. Herb
when you have a patient who only wants a monofocal (same focal point in both eyes), how do you pick what distance to set the focal point?
I had cataract surgery 18 months ago. I am very dissatisfied with my vision. I have much difficulty with my ability to read and my distance vision is much less than I had before surgery. My doctor says everything looks fine but I can't see very well. I don't know if it was worth it. So many people say they can see much better. I cannot.
me too 😭 i regret having it done
Me too. I saw better before with my glasses
I developed ptosis.
Very unhappy with my cataract surgery my vision after surgery is 20/40 I fill very unsecure driving at night time can't see well anought. Also can't read they prescribe glasses but is worse😢
Comments make me wonder...shud I go thru with my surgery scheduled for end of January....
I am thrilled with the results of cataract surgery. Have high myopia and wore contact lenses since 1968 (first non-gas permeable and later rigid gas permeable). I did quite a bit of research before cataract surgery and also discussed my expectations with the doctor. Up to 95% of my life is reading books and documents and computer work and I wanted to be able to do that without glasses. I said I would be willing to wear glasses to drive, if necessary. I went with monovision IOL implants with one eye corrected for near and the other for distance. I knew I would have no problems because my contact lenses were fitted that same way and I had worn them for decades. I now have 20/25 OU and I don't need glasses to drive. Every day I wake up and don't have to reach for eyeglasses or insert contact lenses is a blessing. My life now is so much better.
What lenses did you have implanted?
Was there any consideration as to which eye went for distance and which for near? It seems having the same set up would be successful but my surgeon doesn't seem to take that into account: wants to do my weaker eye first, and set it up for distance (this eye was actually better for near) and do a mini-monovision with the second surgery by setting the stronger eye (naturally better for far) for near.
@ckp2ator389 the dominant eye is set for far vision. It sounds like you don't know what that is. Please research it. My left eye is weaker ie had a higher minus prescription but it is actually the dominant eye. So the left eye would be corrected for distance vision
@@shobhnakapoor1399 Yeah, I later saw that dominant eye is not necessarily the one better at distance. It's the one that the brain chooses, generally they say for right handed people it's the right eye, but not true in every case. I'm going to do a couple of the self-tests (e.g., look at centered object with both eyes, then cover each eye separately, which eye sees object). Thanks for the correction. Did you end up getting monovision with your surgery?
@@deborahd8651 Left eye: Alcon SN60WF; Right eye: Johnson & Johnson DCB00. My right eye (my dominant eye) is corrected for distance and my left eye is corrected for near. Had left eye surgery first in 2018 with right eye surgery in 2021. Still absolutely thrilled with results. Your situation may be different as each patient must be evaluated on a number of different variables.
You have a wonderfully honest, natural and clear way of communicating. Thank you.
Had cataract surgery 7/12/2024 on left eye. Even though I have 1.4D astigmatism. Never needed distant lenses. Only 1.75 reading glasses. Surgeon promised me I would see clearly again at a distance and be able to drive again at night without the headlight glare. Intraocular lense J&Johnson DC 800 implanted. She decided I did not need Toric for astigmatism. Now vision is at 20/60 without corrective lenses. Everything ghosting, blurry eyes constantly trying to focus. Referred to Lasik surgeon. He wants to wait 3 months to hopefully get rid of astigmatism. I am MISERABLE. Optometrist examined eyes. Prescribed glasses to help with the 1.5 astigmatism that I now suffer with due to the surgery. Hoping that I will be able to even drive again in the daytime and see things at a distance clearly, No one seems to know what went wrong. Make sure your Dr chooses wisely the right cataract lense. I would give anything to be able to go back and get her to put in the Toric. They cannot redo this surgery. Lasik is my only option.
Why can't they replace the lens? My understanding is that can be done.
@@janathomas4203 The cataract surgeon had originally said I had the options of replacing the lens she had just put it in a week prior. Or prescription lenses and or Lasik surgery. Immediately that same day as the post cataract eye exam she called me at home stating urgently that after concurring with the other Cataract surgeons at her clinic she cannot replace my lense with a new one. Referring me to a Lasik surgeon within their system.I need to talk to her again about all this prior to seeing the Lasik surgeon for the second time. 3rd eye exam with his office. He is monitoring my eye to see if it stabilizes enough for lasik to supposedly fix the astigmatism that the cataract surgery made much worse. He claims that is a minimum of 3 months following cataract surgery. I spoke with an optometrist off the record about all this. He said Lasik is not always the answer and is very invasive. I wish I knew what is the best path to getting my vision restored properly and safely.
I had cataract surgery in 2018 and I'm extremely happy with the result. I was a contact lens wearer from the mid-60s and I'm beside myself to not need glasses to see. I went with the lens' to see in the distance. I had been using readers prior to this and didn't mind still using readers. My vision is nearly 20-20.
My eyes re adjusting to the light has been the worst part of my surgery, because nothing is consistent. My doctor said that everyone heals differently so I take it day by day. Nothing else I can do.
My eyes were extremely photosensitive after keratectomies and cataract removal. Outside I was almost totally blind. Even the darkest of sunglasses didn't help enough that I could walk independently on a sunny day. This lasted weeks and I was becoming very anxious that I'd never adjust. Now, almost a year later, my eyes have readjusted to light. Hang in there.
I just watched your video. I had cataract surgery in 2008. Things went well at first but soon led to a detached retina. Cataract surgery is the leading cause for this not MMA or Cage Fighting. Candidates for the surgery need to know. Thank you for a presentation 😊.
When I found out cataract surgery lenses were permanent I decided to get basic uncorrective lenses and do my vision correction with eye glasses just like I've done all my life. I'm pleased with my results. I do have dry eyes now which are easily helped by preservative free OTC eye drops. I was legally blind before the surgery and can now see again. A true miracle for me.
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Why dd you ask us to send questions if you aren't going to answer them?.
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Could you please clarify the number of people that get dry eye after cataract surgery (42%) but go on to be fully satisfied after follow-on treatment. Specifically, after treatment of the dry eye what does the 42% reduce to that are fully satisfied after the treatment. Thanks.
mine got worse after the surgery, I really wish I had left them alone.
I had PanOptix in both eyes about a year ago. I'm very satisfied now, but the first two months were hard and I had days I wish i hadn't done it. I didn't have cataracts, but decided to get the lens exchage so i could just see better without having to have multiple pairs of glasses. My vision today in 20/20 far and near, but it took 10 months to get there. I was testing 20/30 distance after the surgery, but close was already 20/20. I had a negative dysphotopsia in my left eye that took 6 to 7 months to completely clear up. I also had YAG to both eyes at 11 months - it was very easy and helped get that last little bit of distance back. Dry eye was a slight issue as well - i still use Systane drops in the morning and before bed. I still see some halos at night (especially red LEDs), but its gotten much better and doesn't bother me at all now. Best wishes to everyone out there going through the healing process.
Hi I just had PanOptix done in both eyes 3 weeks apart, second eye was 4 days ago. I was at the beginning of cataracts but was fed up of wearing contacts and reading glasses. Vision from far was -7 and -5.5. I am not happy right now. Distance is bad in both eyes. You say that you weren't happy after 2 months and it took 10 months to improve . From your experience does the distance get better with time? How long? I am not sure what YAG ( I did look it up) . Did your eyes improve with the Panoptix or was it because of the YAG surgery? I feel like I am making myself crazy lol reading too much. I will see my doc next week for a follow up but need to hear from someone who has been through it!! Thank you!!!
I too had Panoptics in one eye so far. Near vision is almost perfect while distance vision is blurry. I can't see leaves detail on trees 20 feet away. My nonoperated eye has better distance vision than the one with Panoptics . I'm hoping my problem will clear up. It has only been a month since surgery.
I had Panoptix toric lenses implanted 10 months ago. Even though this lens has considerations, the upside is well worth it. It seemed to me as time went on my vision and the ability to deal with the halos got better to where it's no longer an issue. Give it time, good luck.@@mindyluba9668
I had cataract surgery a year ago, and my eyes are worse than they were. I had the yag done , I got glasses and used my eye drops, I even bought expensive mascara, and my eyes are blury 90% or more of the time. I'm very unhappy with the surgery!!!! I wish there was something I could do to make my eyes better. 😢
@@SM-sj6lj In the early months, i considered going to Shannon Wong, MD to see what the options might be. Look him up here on youtube. He has a lot of cases where he has replaced lenses that people aren't happy with. I know it wouldn't be cheap, but might be worth it in the end.
Doctor Lee, I've seen a couple videos on new accommodating lenses that are in trials. As I understand it, the muscles that allow for natural focusing atrophy by the late 50s. So what good does it do to have accommodating IOL lenses that depend on those muscles? It seems that such lenses are ripe for unhappy results.
Had cataract surgery seven weeks ago.
I used to have one eye with near signtedness and the other with intermediate. My brain interpreted, and I used spectacles only for road driving or movie/theatre going. These glasses did not prevent my seeing at closer ranges (for example the dashboard).
Now the ex-intermediate eye, the one operated, doesn't see correctly at ANY distance except precisely 1 foot. It doesn't hurt, but feels bloated, with floaters and a side bar. And I'm desperate, not being able to see my cat's face or my bookshelves.
I amm feeling so desperate that my older thoughts of suicide have come back again. Only, this time, by stabbing through my destroyed eye...
I had my cataracts removed and after consulting with the doctor and making the decision I went with the standard lens that insurance pays. All I wanted was to have good distance vision and I did not mind reading glasses. I got results far better than I ever had as I had extreme far sightedness. At +6.00 in the right eye and a +6.25 with +3.00 on the bifocal to my last exam at 20/20 in the right eye for distance and 20/25 in the left eye at distance I am blown away by the improvement in my life. I have also been rather light sensitive and to degree I am still a bit but nothing a cheap pair of sunglasses won't handle. This is so strange for me as I had glasses since I was 3 years old and at 66 years old to suddenly not need then 90% of the time is just something I never expected. I always figured if the operation could achieve a reduction int he weight of my glasses to a +2.00 to +3,00 I would have been completely satisfed but to get the clarity and having NO issues with glare at night I have with my rebuilt eyes this is so awesome. When I had the final exam last week and the doctor told me see you next year I was so happy I shook his hand.
Congratulations! I'm very glad your results are much better than you expected.
I love to hear great new. 😊
I thought my was wife was SO BEAUTIFUL!!! before the surgery 😥
Appreciate Your channel. I am happy again with my cataract surgery from 2 years ago.. I used a good younger doctor here in Arizona. We did the upgraded Toric lens. Best vision I have had since I was 8 years old. I am 55 now. No longer need glasses for distance or reading which is wonderful. Unfortunately 3 month ago I had a detachment of the Retina. I got another surgeon to fix that with a vitrectomy.
She did a good job.
I have the good post cataract surgery vision once again..
Oh dear, that is my biggest fear - is a detached retina, especially with my glaucoma. Was it very painful? I'm sorry you had to go through that!
I saw so many ad experiences on the internet that i didnt want to get my cataracts done. Finally did them on 12/03/23 and couldn't be happier. Just did the basic lens that is covered by Medicare. No issues, other than some wierd flashing the first 4 to 6 weeks from bright light entering from the sides behing my glasses lenses. I did lenses for close and distance with glasses, just like I've been since 3rd grade.
What is your opinion on having only one eye done at a time? My vision is "far out" but one eye is much worse than the other. So if I had surgery on the worse eye if it failed I would still have my better eye. Or is twice the surgery twice the risk, in general? Thank you.
I had both eyes operated together for Lasik. The doctor said it was alright. I'll regret that decision for the rest of my life. Something did go wrong - in both eyes. I'm going to space my cataract surgeries two months apart, I would suggest everyone to do the same.
I had my vision corrected for cataracts in July 2022 (multi-focal IOL in both eyes - July 2022), age 50. After cataract surgery my vision was terrible, not clear/crisp at any distance, blurry, full of obstructing floaters (like looking through soup), nighttime halos and starbursts so bad that I cannot drive, and overall not great. I saw better before the surgery while wearing glasses or contacts. It took a year of complaining to my doctor before being assured that Lasik would “correct” my already “corrected” vision, but not he halos and starbursts. After having Lasik, nothing has changed. There is no consistency in my vision, it just sucks all the time. I now have to wear 3 different glasses (prescription distance, readers 1.25 & 3.0) after being told I could "throw my glasses away after cataract surgery." There was no "wow" moment for me. My eyes always feel strained, they burn every night, and I always feel like I'm wearing irritating contacts that I just want to take out...but I can't because this is just my crappy vision now. It has been a frustrating year that has negatively impacted the enjoyment of my life. I feel like I've had some horrible accident or illness that has left me with impaired vision. I regret having the surgeries and I wish I didn't do it. I'm going to other doctors to hopefully fix this disaster. So many promises not fulfilled...I want my money back.
identical story here. I spent close to $8k and told I wouldn't need glasses at all. I cant see up close, I can't see clearly at a distance. Shadows, Daylight, etc awful and I no longer can drive at night and during winter, that is 4:30 pm. I am 57 and really messed up. Why is there no recourse available? or is there?
@@jerryknapp6175 Gosh, I feel the same way...my depth perception is terrible - can't see close or far in one eye, because my doctor told me that I should get the multi-focal lens , even though it was only in my left eye....can't drive at all! 😡 I am hoping to have my lens taken out and a straight lens to correct nearsightedness (like my other eye), be the replacement. But, I am really concerned about the risks...oh, also, see almost double at times with my left eye..I feel like I got duped, because they talked me into this lens...wish I had listened to my gut and not gotten the multi-focal lens... 😢
Well at least I'm glad to see I'm not alone I had my left eye done in September and I wish I would not have I was seeing better before the surgery now I can't see far or close up and reading is a problem along with the sunlight and my eyes constantly burn I have an appointment coming up I'm almost sure they got the power wrong on my lens I was supposed to get my right eye done but I canceled the appointment I feel so lost it wasn't what I was expecting...
I have the regular cataract surgery done. Not the lasix. I was able to see things close up really well but things far away were blurred after about 6 ft. After the surgery, My close-up vision is horrible. I have to use a strong pair of reading glasses and my far away vision is better but it's still blurry. I'm sorry I ever got the surgery. Now I have to wear regular glasses and readers. It's a pain in the arse.
@@Crash911CPR I totally understand what you're going through. It is a really terrible situation that could have been avoided if your doctor(s) was completely honest with you. Doctors don't tell you of the awful dark side of cataract surgery, they only tell you how wonderful your life is going to be after the procedure and that you'll be so happy and can throw your glasses away (that's what they told me). None of it is true. I still need prescription glasses that still aren't great AND I also go between different power readers depending on what I'm doing: 1.5 power for general up close and 3.0 power for anything really small that I'm working on right in front of my eyes. It is truly a frustrating way to live considering I was perfectly fine prior to surgery. Having cataract surgery, multi-focal premium IOL implants in both eyes, has made my vision worse than before and my doctor just doesn't give a crap. They got their money (mostly insurance $) and they'd rather "complaining/unhappy" patient just go away rather than deal with them. What they're doing should be illegal.
Hi folks, it's a big decision and I'd like to help. I had my surgery 1 day ago and I can see brilliant. Everyone's luck will very, but I did all I could to maximize my chances. I picked the top surgeon in my area, I paid as much extra as he said he wanted for the extra stuff to maximize my chances. I spend may be 100 hours on research, I made them triple check all the measurement's, I figured out exactly what I want from my surgery and triple communicated it to my surgeon. Things can still go wrong, but that's when you want the best surgeon at your side. If everything goes perfect a monkey can do this, but when there's a problem with your eye only a great surgeon will save you. And don't forget about the greatest surgeon of them all watching over you!!! Good luck and I hope your surgery turns out better than mine.
I also had the best surgeon and hours of research and here I’m after a cataract surgery 38 hours later and I still have a blurry vision and cannot focus on anything and I was promised 20/20 vision, my eye pupil is still dilated after all this time, still have pains in my eye, gritty eyes. I use drops and hope for the best. Distance vision is not good so as close, at middle distance I see something like contours of items and just wish they weren’t blurry.
5 days after surgery: eyes are still blurry most of the time, cannot read with that eye, distance vision fluctuate and depends if eye got hydrated or not, not happy with my vision at all yet. Letters don’t have a focus at any distance. Occasionally in the morning I can see some flowers outside if the fresh air goes on my face, noticed a number plate outside. But inside any sharpness disappear and mostly blurred. Maybe because of dexamethasone and antibiotics drops, I don’t know. Seeing doctor in a day.
I like this doctor's candidness, but need to deal with one misnomer. It isn't "night time" glare - it is "all the time" glare! If you work on a PC, you've had it. My only recommendation to would-be cataract patients is PLEASE DO NOT opt for a multi-focal lens or even a so-called "comfort" lens (aka "EDoF" or AT LARA lens). The glare I have 4 months on from surgery is impairing my ability to function as I did previously. If I could go back in time, I would choose a monofocal lens. The glare off the EDoF is nothing like what was described in the Carl Zeiss product brochure. I am suffering with the awful levels of glare that was shown for the Tri Focal 'AT LISA TRI' lens. I generally regret having this surgery. Even the YAG capsultomy, after 10 weeks, made things slightly worse. I was fine with glasses, but surgeons seem to assume you want to be glasses-free. I just wanted to be cataract free so I didn't have to change my glasses prescription every few weeks. I hope this advice helps someone.
My eyes were ruined by having cataract surgery 2 yrs ago. I asked about exchanging the lenses but was told he would not do it.
me too worse thing I ever did.
Oh man. What lens did you choose?
@@Al-ok1lj dont know about Kandie but I never got a choice.
Synergy and Vivity toric both “ premium lenses. Waste of money for me.
Excellent presentation, done with the reapect for the older generation. Thank you!
About a year ago, I had cataract surgery with the PanOptix lens implanted. I had HIGH expectation, but my vision has been so blurry that I have had to move my chair closer to the TV and increase the type font whenever I use the computer to send or receive e-mail or read anything on my iPad / Kindle reader. I had YAG surgery, but that didn't help. I've seen a couple of eye doctors who examined my eyes and said everything looks good with the PanOptix lens implant. My ophthalmologist and optician have told me that my blurry vision is from dry eye. I use eye drops, but they don't help much. Unless I want to go through the risk of lens replacement, there is nothing more that can be done.
I had the same experience. Wish I did not get PanOptix!
Thanks for this information, helps to limit expectations…..I’m very interested in results of LAL surgery especially patients with astigmatism or very poor eyesight ie -7.00 or worse 🤓🔍
I had my cataract surgery around 20 years ago. I’ve had no issues. My left eye I see up close and my right eye is for distance. It does take getting used to. I didn’t want glasses and I got used to it. I have no regrets.
Just had my first eye done. I can see better out of it. But i have to wait 2 weeks to get the other one done. So one eye is blurry and the other is great. So i dont have good visual judgment, i walk into walls, ran the car into the side of the carport ect. How in the world can people possibly see with one lens for reading and one for distance? I tried taking out the lens in my glasses for the good eye, that made it really interesting and on top of that i looked like a mega nerd. But overall im pleased.
This is my current experience! I’m wearing glasses with one lense popped out. One eye looks small and the other huge.
@@kayc.7290 Is it working for you?
Just get a new pair of glasses with no prescription in one lens.
2700 out of my pocket and the results were terrible.i have terrible vision in the left eye. And the Doctor said they wanted to do the right eye i said hell no not in my life time. Awful just awful
I dislike glasses and decided the best option was multi-focal for both eyes. Three weeks ago I had cataract surgery on my left eye. It took only two days and I was seeing very well. Two weeks ago I had cataract surgery on my right eye. My vision remains blurry in the right eye and doesn't seem to be improving. With the first surgery (left eye) the doctor was done in about 5 minutes. The second surgery (right eye) the doctor spent a lot more time on and I was in quite a lot of pain for 2 days post op. So not sure if there were any complications that he did not tell me about. Now that they have my $7100, it seems they're in no hurry to follow up with my concerns except to say I need to give it more time. I hope they're right.
Oh wow...I'm in the same boat...because of my glaucoma, I was only able to have the multi-focal (Apthera) lens in my left eye (thank goodness)! I am definitely not a fan of the multi-focal...nothing is in focus - not near or far (in my right eye), which was my good eye and did not have as bad of glaucoma- so, now, I am hoping to be able to have a replacement lens. It has been 2 months and no change..my doctor told me to give it time, too - but, he also told me that if I want to have the multi-focal lens taken out and replaced with the same kind of lens I have in my right eye, I have to have the surgery within 6 months of the original surgery. Ughh...so, I will probably do that - I have terrible depth perception now, that I never had before..best wishes to you! Please keep after your doctor! I still may get another opinion.
@@sunnydee154 Thanks for your comments. It's been a few weeks and it seems the doctor was somewhat correct that my right eye would improve. My left eye has 20/20 and my right eye has 20/30 vision. I have another appointment mid November to see if there has been more improvement. I was told that for what I paid, they want me to have the best vision possible and if my right eye is still at 20/30 they will set up another appointment for a laser procedure. Not sure what a laser procedure entails but it's supposed to correct the vision to 20/20. I asked what the cons are to the laser procedure and she said none.
I think a multi-focal lens in only one eye would be difficult to adjust to. I see your point about depth perception as it's taking some time for me to get used to especially while driving. It takes a lot of nerve to lay on that table and let someone poke around in your eyeballs. I guess I'm lucky and have no other issues with my eyes. My dad had glaucoma and needed to use eye drops 4 times a day. When we're young we take our sight for granted. It's not until we get older that we realize how much we rely on our sight. Best of luck to you.
Don’t trust them. See my post and get a 2n for third opinion please.
Smh I’m going through the exact thing 🤦♂️
@@lawrencecarpenterjr2286 It's been a few months since the surgery and I now have 20/20 vision in both eyes. It seemed to take forever for my right eye to get to 20/20 vision. Hopefully it all works out for you.
Thank you for the video. I had my Cataract surgery done 20 months ago. Unfortunately, the new lens is clouding over and seriously affecting the vision in that eye. I am waiting for the Yag Laser treatment in the hope of this helping. I am very disappointed that this has happened.
The YAG is very easy and fast. I had it done 11 months after surgery and very happy with it. Best wishes.
it happens. Just get the yag and be done with it. I had the yag 6 weeks after surgery in both eyes. quick and easy fix.
@@davidfwilliams1960 Where did you have your Yag LAser Surgery? I had cataract surgery and it was not successful and interested of that Yag Laser Surgery!!
Welcome back Dr. Lee!
My grandmother, who only understands Chinese, will be having cataract surgery soon, but doesn't understand what it is. Do you think you could make a video about cataracts and cataract surgery in Chinese?
I have found this information extremely useful as I am going to have this op'. It's made me more knowledgeable on the 'after -effects' Now I can discuss with my doctor on type of lense etc. Very many thanks.
in may 2023 had cataract surgery. my left eye was the worst and was told i was almost blind with the cataracts. both eyes were done about 2 weeks apart. surgery felt as if it was about 15 minutes. i am 71 years old and my vision is just about perfect. nothing hurts at the operation , get it done you will love the results
You are lu KY mine with 21 years younger than you my vision is very bad now I should use glasses.... 😢😢😢
Which lenses did they put in your eyes? I am so glad that your's were a success.
I had right eye surgery for weeks ago. My vision is better than 20/20 for distance and I need reading glasses for up close, which I’m very happy with. However, see flickering shadows on both sides of my vision that’s very bothersome at times. It’s really bad when I’m looking at things that are within 5-15 feet away.
I had my cataract surgery about 2 weeks ago with multifocal lens on my right eye. I am only getting about 80% far, 40% mid and 10% near range vision as of now. The halo effects of lights really bothers me. I might have been at a very early stage of cataract where surgery might not have been necessary. I wish I had seen your video before the surgery. Thanks Dr Lee
I was a similar situation. Early cataract in the right eye only. I also got the multi focal lens. I also see many rings around white lights. I see this at night but also during the day if it’s a bright spotlight. I’m just going to have to live with that. The focus seems to have changed slightly. I had the surgery a month ago. Initially I could see 2020 far, mid and near. I stopped wearing prescription glasses. My left eye is slightly below 2020 in distance. Very strange not to wear glasses after all these years. My new prescription correction for both eyes near and far. I’m still waiting for them to be made. Unfortunately it’s taking longer than I hoped for. Curious how the vision will be with the new glasses
@@DavidCornwell-p3h you can face problems to mid or near vision how can solve this which glasses wear to optimise this problem please reply
I'm due for cataract surgery soon and the thought of it is freaky! Just the idea of touching the eyeball makes me squeamish, I hope they knock me out cold!
Yes I know what you mean I’m the same but after having surgery yesterday I was amazed at how easy it was you don’t feel any pain or see anything and I knew the surgeon was there but only felt light touch on my face. Can’t wait to have my other eye done
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To all new viewers. Very informative channel
I appreciate your support ❤️
I had cataracts at birth and even though I had surgery at an early age, my brain was never developed and just decided to focus all its power on my good eye and I’ve had perfect vision in that one eye my whole life
I had cataract surgery about 8 years ago. And asked for the single lens IOL for distances only, since I only wore glasses for reading. And not to have mono vision lens......but think the doctor did this and I have double vision now. Wish I would have never had cataract surgery. I keep asking the new doctor if this can be fixed with a different lens and he says no. And just keeps putting prism in my glasses, which helps some. Driving is so stressful.
Dr. Lee, I had Laser cataract surgery on both eyes.
Left eye in December of 2023 and Right eye March of 2024.
My right eye is fine but in my left eye all objects are smaller and seem farther away.
In addition my left eye is getting blurry and my vision seem to be worsening.
I have asked my eye doctor about the small object issue and he says there isn't much he can do about it.
I really don't believe I am being told the truth.
Please advise
Thank you Dr Lee. I'm 55 and will have cataract surgery 2 months from now. You brought up some great points to think about. 😊
Please do research. My surgery was a disaster for me. In Houston, with a well regarded doctor. Had I known, I would never have done. And $6K out of pocket. If people tell you it's 99% effective - that is a lie.
I had my right eye done about 6 months ago with a Toric lens (astigmatism-correcting). Everything went well, but I did not have it done until my eye was pretty bad, so there was not much to lose if things did not go well. I also have cataracts in my left eye, and I have been holding off for the same reason. My new lens is mono-focal. I was 70 at the time of the surgery.
I had my surgery on August 20th and received mono-focal lenses I love them everything is so bright and clear.
Dr implanted incorrect lenses. My vision is so jacked up that glasses cannot correct it ( have bought 3 pair of progressives) . BUT I can legally drive - so no dr is willing to fix it. He kept telling me to "get used to it" and then "oh well its too late now to make any changes" I need readers for books, have to enlarge computer screens to work and cannot read road signs... but because I am not legally blind - he can count this as a success story. There needs to be more oversight as to who gets what lenses and double checking the power. my career is SHOT, had to change jobs. Selling all my sport and hobby gear.
yeah, not "satisfied"
There are cataract surgeons that can do “IOL exchange” meaning removing your incorrect lens and putting another one. This surgery is not without its potential complications but if you do it with someone who is specializing in it, you should be fine.
@@driliagor I was told by a replacement surgeon that my vision is too good to risk it...they only will do it if there is a significant chance of radical improvement. (Ie you only have 30% vision so taking that chance is worth it) I am 90% so there is a greater chance that replacement would do nothing or make it worse. He said no one would risk it for my case. So I just have to live with it... I may get some improvement from Lasix but frankly after spending nearly 10k I am not willing to risk it.
So sorry
Same here. Reputable doc, but 4 months in, I am left with floppy iris, no near vision (trifocal lens), and a loose lens that jiggles with every eye movement. It's outrageous that there seems to be no recourse for real damage done by careless surgeons.
I'm in my 30s. I got cataract surgery 20 days ago. Doctor advised to go for enhance toric lens without knowing medical terms I agreed n surgery done in one eye. My profession is teaching.but now my near vision is not clear. What I can do now.. please suggest mam. Whether I can go for resurgery for changing trifocal lens ?
I had initial IOL replacement surgery Dec 2022. Both eyes within 2 weeks. I was upsold to the Panoptix IOL, $6250. These lenses did not work for me, super glare from headlights at night, weeping and terrible vision. Had both replaced with monofocal IOL’s with astigmatism correction. The basic lenses Medicare pays for.
My experience, do not go for any IOL other than the basic replacements even if you have to wear glasses after.
Hi I was talked into the panoptic lens. They are horrible. The glare at night with Starburst. Can't drive at night anymore. I went to see a top specialist he told me don't have anyone go into your eyes. It can make matters worse. I was so disappointed. My quality of life has changed. He told me that the Panoptic lens have many complaints from people.
I have been wearing tri-focals for about 23 years. Had cataracts for years but they weren't bad.... Then, all of a sudden they got a lot worse. It was at Christmas and all the lights just blurred together. It was very noticeable and troublesome. So, I had the surgery two weeks ago. Right now I am still wearing my same trifocals. If I take them off and close the one eye that didn't have surgery I do see a little better with the eye that had surgery. Everything though is very bright and I have to wear sunglasses on a sunny day. I am still in the hopeful stage that after I do the second eye next month......I will get my aha moment. Right now I don't have it. Keeping my fingers crossed. I also have astigmatism but due to income status and insurance coverage could only get the traditional lens. So,,,,, I know I am going back into glasses. I just hope it won't be the full trifocals. I hate those things. . {{{{{{{{{{{{sigh}}}}}}}}}}}}
I had cataract surgery for both eyes. Distance vision is perfect but I still have to wear glasses all the time to see anything close up and for reading. I got sick and tired of putting on readers when I wanted to read printed material. Oh well. At least the blur is gone.
Nope. I had cataract surgery 10 or so years ago (I"m 77 now). I am perfectly happy, I have 20/20 distance vision in both eyes and rarely need to use reading gasses.
I had cataract surgery whereby the new lenses would have my spectacle prescription. I am in the UK. My left eye was done first.....fantastic, but I had to wait a month before the other eye was given my spectacle prescription.When one eye is given your prescription and the other remains as before it is very disturbing experience. My left eye did not need glasses but my right eye did. So while waiting for surgery on my right eye, I had to take out the left lens of my glasses while retaining the right lens in order to see properly. One month later I receive my new lens........but it is blurry and feels the same way as it did before surgery. Confused, I decided to try on a pair of my glasses from before surgery, my left eye cannot see properly, which is to be expected, but my right eye can see perfectly through the right lens. So therefore, they forgot to give me my glasses prescription as promised, in my right eye. My only recourse is to have a 'Piggy-back' Lens, meaning another lens placed over my existing lens, at some phenomenal cost to me, as changing a lens is unadvisable.
I had cataract surgery in my right eye - I went from needing glasses to correct distance vision issues to legally blind in just months. I was in my late 40s - so unusual. My main complaint is that I can see the lens in my right eye, not only do I see a moon shape, my eye feels gritty. I know this is a known issue, I was told by my doctor that it would be like that for a few weeks, then I was told maybe 6 months. I never went back, it's permanent. I wear glasses full time because my brain is tricked into not seeing the lens, it sees the rim of my glasses and I don't get that gritty feeling. it's been quite a few years since this happened and I have a very slow developing cataract in my left eye. Not causing issues yet, but I can see the dull colours developing if I cover my right eye.
Did not realize that one eye was corrected for distance and the other for short until I saw your video. It has been a month since my surgery and my night glare (Halo) effect seems high and I am told that the eyes will get adjusted to it eventually. I really hope that is the case. I also have issues seeing my monitor even as I type this with blurred text. Both near and far vision is good it is the medium one (monitor 2 to 3 feet away) is my issue. Will report back in a few months. Thanks for the informative video
I got floaters post-surgery. Not sure how common this is. Might this be worth a video? They're supposed to go away with time. (This also isn't the first time I've had floaters, so I'm not too worried.) On the upside, I can now actually *watch* these videos, not just listen to them while seeing a gauzy haze on the screen.
Floaters never go away i had my surgery when i was 10 years old i had congenital complications in both eyes now i am 26 and still see floaters.
Please do a video on floaters after cataract surgery.
Well, maybe it should be reassuring to me that you didn't mention people unhappy because their lenses distorted their color vision, and they could no longer see colors TRUE. That has been a major concern of mine regarding cataract surgery, which I haven't had yet. I am 73, and hoping that my now mild cataracts won't develop in my lifetime to the point where I'll need surgery, but if they do, I want absolute assurances that I won't see distorted colors with shades or casts on them that weren't there before. I have discussed this with my opthamologist, and he hasn't provided any convincing assurances. His answers are vague and have left me unsure.
Have you received complaints about distorted color vision from your patients? What have you told them? For me, this is a very important issue.
I had cataract surgery and afterward discovered that the new lens floureces with ultraviolet light. Ha, I now have a superpower! I was using my ultraviolet flashlight to check for scorpions at night.
I am very unhappy. They asked me if I want long or short vision. I chose long vision. I didn’t realize my close up vision would be so bad I can’t see anything on my phone with that eye. So now the eye that I didn’t have done has to see close up and the other is long distance only. I don’t even trust anyone to take the cataract out of my other eye. My eyes get so tired now. My doctor says he can not replace the lens without tearing up my eye. They have a long way to go to perfect cataract surgery.
I am heartbroken with my vision after cataract surgery. I was sold Crystalens, which were supposed to eliminate my need for reading glasses. Now I need bifocals, too! I didn’t need glasses for distance. Now I do! I have been to other doctors to see if the lenses can be removed. I was told the lenses cannot be removed “from the bag”. I paid over 5k for lenses that made my vision worse!
I would never do this again. After surgery I have floaters that impair my vision, high pressure inside my eyes, still need to wear glasses. Was not told about possible bad results. Had to have injections into my eye while wide awake to reduce pressure. Eyesight is worse than before surgery. Beware. It can work well for some but when it goes bad it is horrible.
My surgeon wants to implant monovision foe my cataract surgery. I'm worried I won't be able to ajust. How does a surgeon decide which lense is best for me ??
My right eye is 20/20 6 wks after surgery, but my left eye isn’t “in focus” at ANY distance. After I read for a while, wearing reading glasses, neither eye focuses for a while. This is maddening.
I harbored no illusions about wearing glasses before and after surgery, as I was born with Albinism. I did my research, but knew my sight would only worsen over time. I have problems with light and glare and was warned by the retinal specialist. Even so, I am thrilled. As an Albino I could have it so much worse!
Not unhappy, but surprised. My right eye was operated on last week and the left will be operated on next week. I was happy with the new lens, but surprised that I had a larger field of vision with my new lens... like a wide-angle lens vs. a normal one. My surgeon said that I was extremely far-sighted, so I am not certain if that is the reason. Should be interesting after the second surgery.
I liked your video, but I almost passed it by because of the picture. You are far classier than the picture suggests! I say this as a YT fan.
I had cataract surgery in 2017 and I am very happy with the results.
I opted for the multi focal lens. In addition to being nearsighted i also became reliant upon more and more powerful reading glasses.
Prior to the surgery, i already struggled with glare when driving at night. Was especially bad if the road was wet. Part of this may have been the type of cataracts that I had. They were a main cataract surrounded by a ring of other cataractd.
Plz help ....I just had cataract surgery and multifocal lens implanted.... facing lots of glares and haloes what to do plz suggest
After having panoptix multi-focal lenses implanted, my right eye still has residual astigmatism. I had Lasik surgery 20 years ago, and my doctor tells me this is currently impeding me having either another Lasik or a PRK procedure because of dryness in my right eye. I am using Xiidra and preservative free drops, and have tested at 475 on the cornea scale. Generally, how long will it take to bring my eye up to 500+ so that I'm eligible? I'm almost 6 months out from surgery. Thank you!
A very informative and educational video. tnx and KUDOS TO THIS CHANNEL.!!!
I really appreciate your feedback and kind words ❤
Had cataract surgery many years ago. As soon as they took the bandage off, I saw a bright half-circle in that eye. It is light reflecting off the edge of the lens. It's still very annoying, especially at night when street lights or headlights are present. I was told nothing could be done.
Hi Dr. Lee, Thank you for this video. I got my cataracts removed about four months ago. I chose to go with monofocal lens, adjusted for distance. I I did not want to deal with halos/glares. And also monofocal lens is one clear lens, which is more simailar to our natural lens. I don't know if this makes any difference. I just did not want to deal with the imperfect multifocal technology. I expected perfect vision, and would not mind wearing glasses for reading. I do have very dry eyes, although things appear to be improving. My vision is not great, in that I get blurred vision. My near vision is quite poor. I never realized how much I read. I do have to wear glasses all the time just for that. I thought reading was just for reading books. But, it is for much more. My optometrist told me that dry eyes can last up to 9 months after surgery. I really do hope that the dry eyes improve, and that my vision also improve. I guess I expected too much as I heard from so many people how great their visions are after cataract removal. But, your explanation helped me to understand my feelings about the results better.
most are unhappy because they seem to think they will have 20/20 and won't need correction for close work or driving (this was my mother in laws complaint). Or the Dr can't correct to 20/20 in both eyes making also requires glasses to fix. I was not warned that i would have a very different reaction on the second surgery (unexpected panic attack)
Mine is 20/20 in the left and 20/40 on the right because of a life long malformation of the right lens itself which was originally diagnosed as amblyopis until i was 63.
Over all the doctors need to be more forth coming in what a person can or can't expect before the surgery happens.
I had both my eyes done about 6 mouths ago. I have difficulty to see and it feels as if I have hair in front of both my eyes, sometimes it feels as if the hair is pricking my eyes. The doctor told me she knows about this problem it will go away in about a year’s time. This is the worst thing I’ve ever done and I have had many operations with no problems.
I thought we needed a new tv and nearly bought one but my cataract surgery appointment came up and yo and behold it wasn't the TV that was out of focus it was my eyeballs. Fantastic get it done.
Michelle, I have been following your Channel for a long time. Your content was a great help and informed and educated me prior to my cataract surgery...
I learned a lot from you and felt reassured and i opted to, and had very successful cataract surgery on both my eyes. Thanks to all your content!.
I have a question relating to my wife's condition and I hope you could shed some light on it.
She had a detached retina and had to have two surgeries on the same eye. After that her eye developed a severely dense cataract making her blind in that eye. Her Retina doctor told her that if the Cataract was removed, she "may develop double vision". From your experience, and all the patients you have treated, have you had cases of "double vision"? In your opinion, does it make sense for her to have that cataract removed to restore Vision in that eye?
NOTE: I am aware you cannot answer definitively without seeing a patient, but I would just like to hear your experience based on statistical data and your experience with cases of double vision. Your advice / opinion will be much appreciated!...
Again, thank you and best wishes. Jay C
I can't focus on a computer screen 2 or 3 feet away, or the car dashboard, without glasses, but with reading glasses I am ok. I was very nearsighted before surgery, now 20/20 in both eyes. Use more lubricant eye drops than before the surgery.
Michelle, I fly, I have selected Zeiss as my IOL of choice. And I have astigmatism and know for the FAA I need both eyes for distance. 1) is this a good decision. 2) I'm having trouble finding a surgeon in Chicago, oddly that carries the Zeiss IOL. What would you suggest?
Prior to the surgery, I wore glasses for distance only. After the surgery, I need to wear my glasses at all times. That, in and of itself has been very disappointing. Also, with my new glasses, I have trouble reading computer screens. I have been back toy optometrist several times to no avail. I almost wish I had not had the surgery but there is no going back.
Great Video, I wish I had left mine alone. I had dry eye before surgery, the doctor said my tear ducts were blocked, but she did not want to clear them, as I could get worse after.
My eyes always feel uncomfortable, even though I use drops every day, and I could read in daylight, without glasses, before the surgery now I cant.
Yup.
I had my cataract surgery about 2 weeks ago with multifocal lens on my right eye. I am only getting about 80% far, 40% mid and 10% near range vision as of now. The halo effects of lights really bothers me. I might have been at a very early stage of cataract where surgery might not have been necessary. I wish I had seen your video before the surgery. Thanks Dr Lee
My Dr advised against this lens bc of halos and my increased risk after Lasic.
@user-lg5bf3ft9i which lens are u using??
@@johnpaulandrews2410 you mean the brand? It is Zeiss
@@LindaLee-k1d ok, how is your vision now??
This is a very brave action to allow folks who are unhappy with Cataract surgery to be able to voice their extreme dissatisfaction. Frankly I'm happy with my early diagnosis and since I'm still 20/20 with glasses, I will leave well enough alone. That said, I'm cutting all added sugars and carbs from my diet and have heard so many positive results that includes eye health.
I am upset mostly that the VA Eye Clinic never mentioned anything to help avoid worsening or improving symptoms. This is why we go to RUclips and channels like this one.
A MAJOR thumbs up and of course I subscribed to this channel.
carnivore for 2 years now. My vision has improved.
Diagnosed with cataract in the right eye, the weak one of the two that has an astigmatism. The risk/reward given my past experiences with the medical industry gives me pause to do anything. I have a consul with the cataract surgeon in a month becoming more convinced to cancel the appointment and live with what I have. I am 80/20 against doing it because of my past experiences and when it goes wrong it is permanent for the rest of your life. Read the horror stories. They wish they never did it and left in the lurch. To get diagnosed took 3 separate trips over 5 weeks. The information flow from them is abysmal. The number of things that can go wrong are numerous.
I had cataract surgery 16 years ago and it was a drastic improvement of my vision (I was -14 before) with pretty much no side effects. I did have to have the YAG a few years later. Also I got the monofocal IOL, so can't comment on the multifocal ones.
I did my left eye many years ago and just now did the right. I am male and 88. The right is now spectacular. This is with a basic IOL. My left eye has CVO and I've been getting shots for four years. Every four weeks I get the Eyela shot. Where can I get a replacement left eye?
I had a cataract removed from my left eye a few months ago and had the right eye done to match it. I used to wear progressive trifocals because of nearsightedness in both eyes. The left eye is great, although I need cheaters. The right eye, however, is the issue. This was the better eye. Now I have a slight ghosting when reading anything. Letters are not sharp. Prescription bifocals don't help. I'm starting to believe I received a defective lens. I now wish I had left the good eye alone. I also wish I had gone with near vision lenses rather than distance. I didn't think about all the up close things I used to be able to do without glasses (like shaving, trimming nails, reading my watch). Now I have to have the readers to do those those things. I could've done well with glasses for distance.
I had a terrible result from my cataract surgery.. World class surgeon in San Diego. I paid out of pocket for a better lens ( $5K) and since I had laser 10 years ago doc said he could not get a good reading even though they used the lasted equipment and took many measurement's. My eye sight is worst than it was but the yellow hue is gone. I cannot drive at night either. Wish I never did it. :(
Nothing but good to say... both eyes done... It does take time to heal for sure but no regrets. :) I have Thyroid issues so that comes with dry eyes.
I have a underactive Thyroid never heard a connection with that and dry eyes? Can you tell me more.
My problem with my cataract surgery was seeing colors on peoples faces, as well as double vision.
I'm still farsighted, but I'm now nearsighted as well. Before surgery I had no such problem.
My vision computer distance is clear.
Which lens are u using??
I was asked if I want to remain near sighted or far sighted. I told them I wanted to be near sighted because I had been near sighted for the majority of my life. They badgered me to have it be far sighted and I finalled gave in. They said I probably wouldn't have to wear glasses. That was a big lie! I now have 2 eyes that don't work together. if I don't wear my glasses I get a headache.
I hope everyone who reads this will make their own decision.
At 3:15 you mentioned that if it's "early enough" a lens exchange can be done. What is the time limit? After that, what is the risk, and is the risk so high that it absolutely should not be done?
There is no official "time limit." I like to do lens exchanges within 3 months of surgery if possible, before the lens is scarred down. The lens can be removed after that though, but there is risks of the lens being difficult to remove and possible complications to the capsular bag that holds the lens in place. Hope that answers your question somewhat!
@@MicheleLeeMD That did answer (more than "somewhat" 😀). Thank you. I think you did mention in a previous video the scarring risk.
Could you cover lens exchange as a future topic? I think some people think that cataract lenses can be swapped easily and without risk, for example if they change their minds between mono- and multifocal, or if they want to change lens types or brands. I don't see cataract lens exchange discussed in other videos.
I agree! I need advice...Dr. Lee is saying it is best within 3 months, and my doctor is saying 6 months...need some guidance in this area. If three months is optimal, I'm running out of time! :o @@woofinu
@@woofinu Good idea,
Quite a lot of folks have issues with how surgery turned out.Would be worth doing.
Not as a generic follow-up topic, but reasons for and problems with.
People really don't want to go though surgery again, but sometimes it's necessary.
bearing in mind this should be a one-shot deal,it's actually really important to get right BEFORE any surgery occurs.
For a lot of these surgery places, they would do very well to actually sit down and TALK with a patient,rather than hand out a bland tick box questionnaire..which can sometimes be very badly worded.
@@bigmacntings7451 I think a big problem is that there are other operations that appear similar where a lens can be replaced with less risk of scarring, and non-professionals may not know the differences. They may think they can try cataract lens after lens until they find one that they like.
When I informed my surgeon about how I couldn’t see at night when driving due to the glare of my lenses, she was very dismissive. Told me why do I have to drive at night?? Umm because I have a life to live! Mind you, I had cataracts due to after effects and treatments of when I had leukemia when I was 19/20. I had the cataract surgery in August 2021 when I was 23 after my vision was quickly becoming cloudy since the start of that year. I think people tend to forget the smaller percentage of younger patients that need to get this surgery. I had it due to my health history after effects. Had nothing to do with aging eyes and me being older. I wish I had more awareness of the possible side effects because I definitely did not know losing my night vision was a possibility for this particular lens I have. In fact, it was portrayed to be perfect and give me 20/20 vision (which I ended up going back to needing glasses within the next year 🙄). Although getting a clearer vision back, I lost my night vision, which affects my life in terms of work and social interactions. And me being in my 20s, which I was very self reliable and loved driving myself places day and night prior to, it did take a shot at my confidence level. It really sucks 😩 I really just hope it gets better over the years because I hate having to rely on people to drive me out at night or just stay in because I don’t have a ride ❤️🩹
Thank you for sharing. I'm old and your story tells me I'm not alone in my perception of my drs being dismissive and avoiding giving me full information of the potential risks.
why do you think you should have special privileges because you are young. Do you imagine that older people enjoy not being able to drive at night?
Just had 2 Toric lenses done with my cataract surgery. Although it is not perfect, I wish this technology would have been available in the early 80’s My left eye astigmatism was so bad that I was discharged from the US Navy for medical reasons. Not even Lasik in the early 2000’s could fix my left eye. Again it’s not perfect but it’s such an improvement I am not going to complain. Good information Thanks
As you mentioned, I think my dissatisfaction is due to unrealistic expectations, BUT I blame that on my doctor and his staff. I understand their desire to promote the positive aspects of the surgery. But it is wrong to overpromise, and not to prepare the patient for how difficult the adjustment period might be, or that the results may not be perfect. I also blame myself for believing them 100% and not doing my own research and asking them more questions. I will be going back to progressives just like before and honestly, I feel a bit cheated that I paid for premium lenses and should not have.
I had cataract surgery and as of one year my vision is better than when I was taking class one flight physicals. 20/16 in the left and 20/20 right.
I’m 72 and heading toward surgery sometime in the next year or so. This was very helpful.
Post Op I have blinding glare from any overhead light or natural sunshine now. I have to wear glasses with the attached solar shield to block the glare. Night or day. Maybe this will help your listeners. Thanks Dr Lee for your informative videos. I’ve learned a lot from you.
Me too!
I MUST SAY I need up close vision for fine details at work and did not know I would LOSE it after he put in lenses that restored my far away sight. Someone really needs to think and talk to their Ophthalmologist before surgery about it, I would not have minded wearing glasses to see at a distance versus struggling at work trying to use magnifying glasses and such! Believe me when you can't see up close that matters too!
yes! it was only by going onto youtube that I found this out,none of thd doctors I consulted mentioned this, I too would rather have near vision
I had cataract surgery and have developed double vision and require special glasses for driving, tv etc.In fact malls, parking lots, being a passenger in a car are very disconcerting.I also cannot guage the depth of steps.Not happy post op (2020 so going on 3 years+😢
I had cataract surgery 2 years ago caused from steroid use from cancer. I just had lasor to get rid of the cloudy vision in my right eye five days ago. But I still see signs blurry and at night the lights have a big star shape glare. Is this normal? He had put in the trifocal lens and did one eye stronger and one eye less so I can read. He said I had very dry eye; and made a serum from my blood to use as eye drops, I used every eye drop and gel over the counter but still have difficulty seeing up close and further away which makes driving hard: is this normal?
Reason 1 for me. I was recovering fine until the medicated drops (Imprimis) ended. Now it’s been 5 weeks of debilitating dry eyes. Yesterday was the first day of a slight improvement. Glad to catch your video and hear it’s somewhat normal😅.
Are you aware you can get lubricating eye drops for dry eyes? I was told to use them.
For dry eye, taking liposomal,hyaluronic acid and omega 3 helps
I had cataract surgery in 2016 in IL, only 1 eye my Left eye did everything correct and true until I was released as instructed, eye drops, I followed directions and read everything I was given. The result was my left eye was worse than pre-surgery. Still to this day now 2/2024 my left eye remains worse than before surgery. I will not and have no intention to go back to where they performed and was promised my eyes would be fixed, I would have been better off never having had the cataract surgery. Oh and I wasn’t given a choice as to what lens for whatever reasons, I didn’t need surgery in my Right eye. Moving to Nashville at end of this year, I may go to a more qualified eye surgeon.
$13k for RLE and two months of the best vision of my life and then retinal tear and hemorrhaging followed. The surgeons at the hospital disagree with doctors that perform RLE
My cataract is much worse in left eye than right. My old eye doctor a few years ago said not bad enough for surgery. My new doc is encourging me to get surgery now. She said the longer you wait the more they have to cut. I read a lot and normally just hold book close and read without glasses. Not sure what I am going to do but tend to think I will wait another year.