intra occular implant optimised for distant vision
2007-09-20 02:12:40 · 15 answers · asked by It's me :) 6 in Health ➔ Optical
Anyone undergoing surgery is scared. No matter what the surgery.
Essentially this is what happens, and what it feels like.
You'll go to the surgery center. At home you should have washed your hair and face well the morning of the surgery. When you get there, they'll take you back and you might be directed to rewash your face with some of "their" soap stuff. They'll give you a gown to put on over your clothes.
After you sit in a chair, a nice fluffy lazyboy like chair, or lay on a gurney, the nurse of anesthesiologist will start an IV in one of your arms or back of your hand. Then you'll get a little bit of medicine and you won't really care what they do after that, cuz you'll be a bit drifty.
They might make your eye numb at this time when you are sort of drifted off to sleepyland for a short time. Then they'll put a band around your head with a special patch which may be 'heavy' to cause some pressure on your eye. This dehydrates the vitreous gel behind the lens so that during surgery there's not pressure coming from behind.
You'll get up and walk into the operating room and sit or lay down on the operating table. They'll give you a little more medicine, clean your eye, put some plastic drapes over your head. You'll have those green nasal prong things that pushes oxygen into your nasal pharynx. You'll be sort of gently calm and sleepy.
They may tape your head so you can't suddenly move during the surgery. Then a very, very small incision is made at the edge of the clear part the front of the eye. Within about 10 minutes you'll be suddenly told it's time to walk back into the other room. You may not remember anything that was done or said. They'll offer you something to eat or drink like tea, milk, orange juice, apple juice, and a pastry possibly (NO steak and potatoes...just a snack).
Then after about a half hour when you are more 'back', they'll give you instructions on when to remove the patch, how to clean around your eye, how to put drops in.
The drop thing: When you put your drops in that eye, if it says you should shake the bottle first, DO IT. You might face the ceiling with your face or lay down, pull the lower lid down a little which forms a sac between the eyeball and the lid. Drop the drop into that sac. It'll cause you to have a startle reaction and want to squeeze. If you do squeeze, don't let go of that lower lid yet. Let the drop sit there in the sac till your startle reaction is over. Then let go of the lid and allow your eyes to close. DON'T Sqeeuze. If you do and the drop goes down your face, you MISSED.
After a period of about 20 seconds or so, blink a few times gently and reclose. The medication will absorb into the eye under the lid after about 30 seconds or so. If you reblink a little, you recoat the surface of the eye with the medication and you'll get a better result (because you actually GET the medicine in the eye).
Your vision will be a bit fuzzy at first, from the ointments and meds, but you'll notice that things are really CLEAR and the other eye sort of looks like everything is yellow or orange. That's the color of the lens. The new eye will not have those tints.
You'll go back to the doc the next day, and by the 3rd day you'll be asking when can you get the other eye done.
I've been on both sides of this procedure. Yes it is scary. But once you've done one, you'll be ASKING to do the other, that's how 'easy' it'll have seemed to you as an experience.
If you have any questions with this on the day of surgery or whenever, let me know, be glad to walk you through it.
2007-09-20 05:39:07 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm 23 and had both of my eyes done last year.
The first eye was a breeze. I felt something like cold water in my eye, and then I saw a bright light wiggling around, I asked the doc what it was and he said "That's me, I'm inside your eye" I didn't feel anything other than a small bit of pressure. After the surgery I looked a little funny, my eye was very red and constricted, but no real pain. The only discomfort I had was it felt like I had scratched my eye. But, they give you lubricating drops to use when your eye starts to feel dry or scratchy.
The second eye was a bit more painful simply because I don't think the 2nd anest. doped me up as much. It wasn't really pain, it was more like a LOT of pressure. Again though, not too bad, I had it played out worse in my head than it actually was.
For the first week or so I had to sleep with a patch on my eye, couldn't get water in them and couldn't bend over to a certain point. But, I will say this, almost as soon as I got out of surgery my eyesight was improved tremendously.
Since having the surgery I had to get bifocals since my eye does not focus like a normal eye should. The only complaint I have about this is everything up close is very blurry and my neck hurts alot because I have a desk job. Another thing Ive noticed is I can actually feel the lens inside my eye. You're not supposed to rub your eyes to start with but if anything puts any sort of pressure on my eyeball, me rubbing, someone accidentally touching it, I can feel it and it can be painful.
Another little side effect, you can also see the new lens in there. If the light hits it just right you can see it reflecting. In pictures Ive noticed that you can see it as well.
Anyways, just relax, its natural to be nervous. The worst part for me was the IV because I'm terrified of needles. Everything will be fine.
2007-09-20 13:26:14 · answer #2 · answered by obsolete_allurement 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Having any surgical procedure is scary. But cataract extraction with an IOL is one of the easiest procedures to go through now a days. I would recommend to be as relaxed as possible the procedure usually dose not take very long and in 99.99% of cases is done as an out patinet procedure. if you have any question or concerns ask your ophthalmologist before the surgery, most surgens are aware of the anxity a procedure like this can cause and are more than happy to answer any queation you have.Good luck!!!!
2007-09-20 12:58:13 · answer #3 · answered by brneyedgirl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had first eye done 3 Aug and am having other eye done next Friday 28th Sept. So long as you dont have problem with anesthegia it will be so easy. For me I don't freeze so drops dont work so when I went to theatre they stuck needle straight thro eyeball - that was horrendeous cos then only then did I start to freeze. If you dont have problem with anesthetic as I do - it will be so easy. When I was on op table I was fine and afterwards great - my prob. was just before. Don't worry everyone is so good but if you hate needles get some Bach's rescue remedy and take before. That is what I am doing this week and also Nelson's Arnica caps. take before you go it will heal from inside out.You will be star-bursting with "new" eye for a while but it will settle down. I have had glasses since was 14 now dont need them - great! Do not worry - I know it is easy for me to say - but if you can take local anesthetic you will have no probs. Let me know how you get on. I will be thinking of you.
2007-09-24 02:05:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My sister has this op a couple of years ago and all went well. She said it was much much less unconfortable than she'd expected, the care was excellent and that the op was a complete success. She's just waiting now to go and have the other eye done, and can't wait! Good luck and try to relax a bit, it's scary but you'll do just fine. Hugs
2007-09-20 09:26:18 · answer #5 · answered by Silver Lady 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Though not strictly accurate, the phrase "ten a penny" occurs, they're so common.. Cataract ops are now highly successful, with minimal discomfort and consultant ophthalmologists are well-versed in the procedure. No worries. Go for it! - your petrification is quite unnecessary. Best wishes!
2007-09-20 09:36:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have had both my eyes done it is a very easy operation . Years ago it was a big deal but now it is over in a very short time . You will be fine ignore anyone who says otherwise. Good luck you won't regret having it done.
2007-09-20 09:57:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have had several Eye operations( not for cataracts) and nowadays they are quite routine and very,very successful don't worry you might even enjoy the experience, honest.
2007-09-22 08:28:09 · answer #8 · answered by inthedark 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing myself - but my father had it done and the difference it made to him was fantastic, he was not in pain - he described a slight discomfort. Go for it and think about how different things are going to be for you, best of luck x
2007-09-20 09:29:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trust me no pain, just a little discomfort and the benefits are fantastic! Good luck and dont worry!
2007-09-21 20:38:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋