Day 1 after cataract surgery

[carbonel]

My eye doesn't hurt anymore, other than a minor ache. This part is good. Yesterday I was feeling a rather sharp sting every time I blinked. Also, today I'm feeling awake and reasonably functional.

However, my vision in my left eye is blurry with some double vision and weird artifacts moving around the vision of the outside corner. Visual acuity is about equivalent to my right eye without glasses (-10 diopters or so), only more annonying.

I'm seeing the ophthalmic surgeon this afternoon, where I expect he will tell me things are perfectly normal for this stage of recovery.

I sure hope so.

Comments

[xinef.livejournal.com]

After his first surgery, Andrew said it looked he had a thick sheet of waxed paper in front of that eye. Took about 4 days to clear up and his vision improved rapidly after that. He isn't around, or I'd ask him if your symptoms sounded familiar.

Best wishes!

[buttonlass.livejournal.com]

I used to hear the complaint about visual acuity and feeling like there was a film or something, all the time from cataract patients, when I was in optics. I bet it's normal.

[1crowdedhour.livejournal.com]

Glad things went well, but I will be gladder to hear that things go the way you (very sensibly) reckon they will.

Thanks for keeping us posted.

[janetmk.livejournal.com]

Thanks for writing about this. Heal quickly!

I'll be having cataract surgery sometime later this year so I'm especially interested.

[arkuat]

I hope so too!

[lydy.livejournal.com]

I hope your eye heals quickly. Sounds frustrating.

Two Days Later

[biblio-tech.livejournal.com]

So, now I'm worried. You haven't posted an update. Let us know...