Immediately after surgery, patients usually see with a gentle approach. The next day, the vision should be clearer. Some patients see improvement within several hours, although most patients take 24 to 48 hours. Sometimes it can take 1 to 2 weeks for vision to stabilize while the eye adapts to the new intraocular lens (IOL) implant.
However, even with accurate measurements, the intraocular lens can move slightly during surgery, which also causes its position to change. The eye doctor will re-examine your eyes the next day to determine if the intraocular lens has remained in its correct position. If the intraocular lens has moved, the eye doctor can easily change the position of the lens. You may find that it takes a week or two before you see the world around you clearly again.
You'll also need to go to the eye doctor at the Diagnostic Eye Center to schedule a follow-up appointment the day after the procedure. The presence of a chorioretinal scar due to previous choroiditis near the fovea should always be thoroughly evaluated before cataract surgery. Preoperative OCT can be a good non-invasive tool to rule out the presence of ERM before cataract surgery. We can determine if you are a good candidate for cataract surgery and explain the procedure to you in more detail.
One of the best things about having cataract surgery is knowing that you'll finally be able to see clearly again. If you've had cataract surgery and your vision is still blurry or blurry, you may have a common condition called posterior capsule opacification (PCO). Sometimes, clinical findings can be so subtle that a slight loss of vision due to TON before cataract surgery can be overlooked. With the improvement of cataract surgical instrumentation and the advent of shorter-duration cataract surgeries, iatrogenic phototoxicity is now a rare occurrence.
Pseudophachic cystoid macular edema (CME), also known as Irvine-Gass syndrome, is one of the most common causes of vision loss after cataract surgery. When you undergo laser cataract surgery, the recovery time is shorter than in traditional cataract surgery, because using the LensX laser softens the lens before it is removed. Subtle macular edema due to previous vascular disease, such as the occlusion of the old affluent vein or the occlusion of a vein from an old branch, may be overlooked before cataract surgery due to the absence of obvious signs of vascular disease. Patients must wait at least 24 hours after cataract surgery before they can drive again.
The presence of superficial subretinal fluid secondary to central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) may be overlooked due to blurred vision before cataract surgery. Depending on the stage of the MRD, cataract surgery may be combined with the removal of the MRD after detailed patient advice. Non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) after cataract surgery has a reported incidence of one case per 2000 procedures. Cataract surgery is often the best way to treat the condition and leave patients with clearer and sharper vision.
