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Crystalens Implant Experience

by jessedog, Nov 06, 2006 12:00AM

I had a Crystalens IOL implanted last week on Nov 1st. The day after surgery my vision was 20/50 in that eye but I was esperiencing ghosting and was uncomfortable driving. It is almost a week later and I feel my vision has not improved (still experiencing ghosting). My vision in the other eye is still ok (Cataract is not advanced yet) so I am driving during the day but will not drive at night. Funny thing is I can read clearly up to about 20 inches so I am ok on the computer or reading a book. My doctor had told me that calculating the proper lens strength was going to be more involved because of previous Lasik surgery but I was expecting better distance vision.

Does this sound like a normal experience with Crystalens? I have a follow-up apt tomorrow.

Thanks.

Doctor's Answer

by Forum-OD-MP, Nov 07, 2006 12:00AM

all of that is fine. you could still improve significantly with time. one week out is not nearly enough time to "judge" the performance yet...

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by Dr. EIZenhower, Nov 07, 2006 12:00AM

Normal p.o. experience, post lasik a little harder to hit distance correction with IOL.

by jessedog, Nov 07, 2006 12:00AM

I had a follow-up visit today and the Doc told me that I have an astigmatism which is causing my problem. He said that I must have originally had some astigmatism on my lens (or lens sack) which was compensated for with my original LASIK but now that a new lens is in place is over corrected causing problems. We are going to wait at least a month before considering follow-up LASIK surgery to adjust for the astigmatism. I will wear glasses while driving until then.

by jeepman, Jan 10, 2007 12:00AM

To: jessedog

jessedog:

How are you doing now after your last surgery?

Can you see with the new lense better now than you

could after surgery?

I have the same problem as you described with the

crystalens.

jeepman

by jeepman, Jan 10, 2007 12:00AM

To: jessedog

jessedog:

How are you doing now after your last surgery?

Can you see with the new lense better now than you

could after surgery?

I have the same problem as you described with the

crystalens.

jeepman

by jessedog, Jan 23, 2007 12:00AM

To: Jeepman

Sorry I have not responded, I have not been on this forum in a few weeks. I have lasik surgery scheduled for February 15th which will correct an astigmatism problem and a slight near-sighted problem I am having with my Crystalens eye. My doctor told me that the calculations were made more difficult because of the initial Lasik surgery and that is why I am a bit near-sighted. The astigmatism problem could only be satisfactorily corrected with this follow-up Lasik procedure. Regarding the lens itself, it has settled down and I no longer have any discomfort or any considerable glare like I did when it was first implanted. I'll wait for after the LASIK surgery to comment on my reading ability since I'm a bit near-sighted right now I'm expecting my reading to be a bit worse after the surgery.

Good luck to you.

by Dr. Crysta, Jan 25, 2007 12:00AM

To: Jeepman

In order to calculate the correct lens powers for patients who have had previous refractive surgery you have to have the pre-lasik keratometry readings. K readings refer to the curvature of your cornea. The ghosting is likely coming from the lasik procedure not the lens.

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