I had cataract surgery 2 days ago. It was on my left eye. That day things were wonderful until evening. I have long dark hair and it seemed as if it were hanging beside the outside corner of my eye. Turns out it’s not hair but a curved line. Am wondering if anyone else has had this? And if it will go away? At my eye DR appointment the next day she said I would get used to it. Grrrr I didn’t want to trade on evil for another.
Yep! Had the exact same thing as you describe, I am just short of 5 months since surgery now though and I honestly notice it a hell of a lot less, if at all unless I really think about it! Try not to stress about it, easier said than done but honestly I've found this whole procedure is about just being as patient as possible, the recovery and adjustment period is a hell of a lot slower than what they like to make out, but it does definitely improve!!
I didn't have a single line like you but I can tell you that I had a number of lines that looked like cracks in a pane of glass. (I thought my cataract lens was cracked!) Others on here have described their's as sort of spider web lines. In any event, mine showed up a day or so after surgery but did eventually go away. I think it might have been a week, or perhaps two. This was a few years ago.
I wouldn't worry too much about it for now. Cataract surgery does inflict a bit of trauma on the eye and it can take awhile for the eye to settle down and heal completely. Mine certainly did.
You might search other posts here about this issue.
Hi Vicky, unfortunately its the same old, same old storey. I have the same in both eyes and yes they said i would get used to it. The good thing is you should get used to it as i have and after a year ago i had the surgery i do not notice much now, if that is any comfort to you. I tend to concentrate more on how good my eyesight his and would not change it for the world even thou i have mega halos at night time.
This sounds like a case of what is called negative dysphotopsia.
Negative dysphotopsia appears in patients as a temporal crescent-shaped shadow after in-the-bag IOL implantation following cataract surgery
Do an internet search for articles on this topic "eliminating negative dysphotopsia"
One such article, claims the immediate postop incidence for negative dysphotopsia appears to be around 20%, and the long-term chronic dysphotopsia complaints are closer to 1.5% to 3%.
Not everyone's peripheral retina is at the same point. People who have a functional retina extending far anteriorly will have a higher chance of experiencing this than people who don't. Seems to be more common with the acrylic square-edge IOLs,
What is your IOL?