Hello all - if anyone has any experience using the Tecnis Synergy IOLs, please share your views. Thanks!
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Had both eyes done last Thursday 19 th Dec after a long and hard decision. Have had bad eye sight-myopia- for over 45 years and recently due to age was suffering with nearsight as well. Night driving was hit and miss and in general and was advised that i had the start of cataracts, just hated wearing any type of eye wear so had TECNIS SYNERGY lens in both eyes. It was done on the same day.The decision to go with these was made by the surgeon who knew the people trailing these and had first hand experience in their progress. i did my own research as well. After the procedure, could see quite well within minutes for distance but near vision blurred. Halos very bad on the day but day by day getting better. The one thing that did scare me was the flickering of light which got worse on day 2 but again started to settle down and now occasional depending on light source. My near vision is still not great and although told that I could return to work within 3-4 days, the reality is that if you are straining to see, you will get headaches and have problems trying to focus. The eyes got extremely dry yesterday when i tried to read through mountain of paperwork and i had to resort back to wearing dark glasses for relief especially watching TV/computer screen. i also have, just in the left eye, what feels like a muscle flicking involuntarily but it is very occasional.Could be the lenses settling or the eye is just tired. I have been using the artificial tears as needed. The other thing I have noticed is that the vision is waxy when looking at some thing close and I assume that the various eye drops maybe the reason so guess once I stop using them, things will improve. I went for a check up on DAY 5 and have 20/20 vision , just struggling with clear near vision although tolerable. The one thing that stands out is that the distance vision is fantastic. Yesterdat, when watching my favourite soap opera on H D TV, it almost felt i was watching in 3D as ,the quality of vision is beyond anything experienced with my glasses or contact lenses
thanks for sharing. you are the first ever synergy experience on the forum. several trifocal implantees have reported that their near vision came in a few days/weeks after surgery. how is nighttime glare/halos? keep us posted.
Hi Lens flickering is very common after this surgery, many experience it.
I had occasionally lens flickering after surgery too, I think it was gone after 3-4 weeks.
You are very early after surgery, things will improve a lot. It takes about 6 weeks for the eyes to heal, in this period you will experience strange things, vision will probably also get worse some days, and better the next day, this fluctuation is normal. Dry eyes is also very common, use as many artificial tears as you like, just remember to wait at least 5 minutes between different eye drops. But I can hear you are well informed already, so I guess you just need to wait for healing to be done :-)
Night time vision in general has been good. The halos got better but today seem to go back to Day 1. I have also noticed star bursts around white light street lamps. A neighbours front door lamp which is yellow light has a split red and green halo which is quite amusing. Early days I know...i haven't attempted driving as yet so will update you of that experience in due course
Hi just thought I would update you as DAY 8 and this morning woke up with eyes just feeling normal, the tightness/ dryness much better. The near vision has improved, am able to focus without anything appearing blurred from about 30 cm and have not experienced any "blind spots" when moving from close object to far which i believe is the advantage technis synergy has over previous lenses. Still have hazy vision in most lights which will hopefully improve over time.
hi just an update as week 3. eyes feel tired most of the time and still have hazy vision, not sure if this is normal after 3 weeks?
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hi nivo how are you doing?
Hi all, 6 weeks after surgery now, eyes are still settling and how well i see, especially near vision does depend on how l have slept. my right eye is still giving me a problem as vision is hazy and have noticed floaters which are more prominent when staring at a computer screen. when i explained this at my last check up i was told not to compare the eyes but allow my brain to adapt. I am having problems with night driving even when it is not pitch dark with the glare of lights- headlights, traffic lights, break lights. i have noticed a streak of light around light sources through my right eye that runs from 4oclock to 10 oclock( best way i can describe it) and that is on top of the normal starburst(a bit like sparklers) around light sources which do get better as they get nearer. The thing I can advise anyone is dont do both eyes together even if you are in good health and low risk candidate. its natural to always compare one eye to the other and when the vision you get through them dont match, the adaption is very hard- your brain is trying to cope with adapting to both. Last check up revealed that i was near sighted in the right eye - the surgeon said most people would not have noticed, i was obviously sensitive. When i explained that i noticed the right eyevision was foggy as soon as the lenses were placed in the eye- the surgeon thought it was interesting.i was also advised not to worry too much as it can all be fixed. i am hoping that the vision stabalises soon as every day i get up, i dont know what to expect and working on a computer screen daily is hard. The upside is that in good light, i have great vision near, intermediate and far. The downside is that tecnis synergy has not as yet lived upto its hype.
iyour visions is that better after surgery or before ? can you see differnce ? you can see near to far very well ? is. it worthy that you did the surgery with tecnis synergy ? are you happy with it ?
hi thelionartist its been about 10 weeks now and vision has greatly improved. i can see both distance and at about 15cm for near vision- providing there is good lighting. i still struggle in dim light conditions for near vision and night vision has not improved. i learnt a new word- neuro-adaptation- after i had the op and am praying that in the long run, i will not notice the night halos starbursts etc which has stopped me from driving for now. I had an issue with my left eye as felt it had been over corrected but after my last visit to the surgeon, who disregarded this and told me not to dwell on this imbalance in the two eyes but instead look through them together, this has helped me greatly. I still have a streak of light that i see through my left eye when looking directly at a light source but have tried not to dwell on it too much- have certainly stopped squinting at light sources with my right eye shut. i used do that a lot just to prove to my self that the left eye was not perfect- i guess that is the negative side of human nature! i miss not being able to see close up especially when putting on make up as need to use magnifying mirror. i have refrained from using glasses as really wanting for the eyes to adapt. its difficult to say if i am happy as still adapting but would definately advise anyone thinking of doing this type of procedure to factor in the side affects as a given. I accept that my vision will never be as great as my natural lens and as long as i bear that in mind, i am not disappointed as i can see at all distances, when i wake up in the morning and not to have to worry about removing my contact lenses at night or reaching for my glasses on the morning! Just waiting for the neuro adaptation to kick in to give near perfect eyesight without the unwanted side effects... Hope it helps with your journey..
told me not to dwell on this imbalance in the two eyes but instead look through them together, this has helped me greatly.
this simple advice is actually spot on. if i analyse what each eye (the corrected eye and the unoperated astigmatic eye) then each eye has a lot of issues. I notice the "double vision effect in my astigmatic eye, its bluriness, dimness etc, and the IOL eye has soft focus, halos, starbursts, rings and is also dim, but ignoring that and looking with both eyes my vision is almost faultless until 3ft from my face, and good enough to use my phone to write this 1.5ft from my face.
The term "greater than the sum of its parts" is a good description, but actually my vision is brighter, sharper, clearer and more dynamic with the 2 eyes together. It's remarkable.
As Ive said before, it could be that it's working so well as my unoperated eye balances the operated one, but I think its to do with the amount of light and depth of 3D vision your brain is given to process.
can you see your smartphone in dim light and in outdoor ? ( read text easly ) can you see the TV at night in dark room ? can you work on your PC ?
Sorry to intercept but for me, yes to all above. but thats because all those devices have their own light source. I work with PC screens all day, use tablets and phone regularly, ride motorbike every day and night. and ive been like this since 3-4 weeks post op.
Reading a book in dim light is harder, but still achievable. at that point i would prefer to use reading glasses though for the magnification and focus.
hi yes i can see my phone in all lights really well. i work with computers and sometimes find it takes a little while for the eyes to adjust when i am at work because of the over head lighting source, the other thing that affects this is if my eyes are dry which is usually when i have not had enough sleep. As for tv in a dark room, the vision is crystal clear- better than with my contact lenses or glasses. As i said earlier, issue is halos, glare, starbursts caused by certain light sources at night. Even when watching a scene on tv that has a lot of white light, there is a glow that is noticeable but hopefully the brain will block out in due course... Now, reading small print in dim light- its been 10 weeks since my surgery and still cant do it. J &J Synergy claims are that small print can be read in dim light after testing these lenses out on study groups- all i can say is i am not there yet..