Wednesday, January 28, 2009

It's now been 9 months

I went for a recheck with my surgeon last week and I'm still seeing 20/20. Still having issues with the halos, though. Some nights the anti-halo drops work better than others--I haven't figured out why. Some nights its perfect, most nights its ok, and every now and then its like I didn't even put them in.

But, overall, I'm still happy with the results.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I was wondering if you are still having these halos... they are identical to what I am experiencing. I have had one eye corrected, at 3 weeks out, and am hesitant to get the second eye done because I think the halos will be even more prominent when both eyes are done. And I am not sure what it would be like to live with this forever. If you still have them are they any better or just as bad? Did your doctor give you any explanation for it?

Nancy said...

Yes, I still have the halos. There's been no improvement on them since day one, and it's now been a year and a half.

The Dr. says the halos are caused when the pupil dialates beyond the perimeter of the ICL lens. Apparently my pupils are large for my age. I understand that concept, because it does make sense, but I think there's more to it than that. Some days my halos are worse than others (in dim lighting situations--they're always there at night). There have been times when they're really bad, and I expect that when I look into the mirror my pupils will be really big. And yet they're not any bigger than they are on days when the halos aren't as bad.

As for 'living with this forever', I guess it depends on what your vision problems were before surgery. For me, even with the halos, the pros still outweigh the cons.