Vision issues - how do you cope?

[fireball]

You just amaze me! I'd love to give purple a go...sounds really GROOOVY. You in Welly?

sadly no, up in auckland... should have been more attentive to your location
maybe cheap $2 shop pair to trial see how you like the purple thing going on....

[Number One]

sadly no, up in auckland... should have been more attentive to your location

Bloody tease! Thanks anyway

[irishlad]

If implants working ok no point messing with them. You would find other limitations if switched to single vision. All surgery is risky, only done if vital.

[Number One]

If implants working ok no point messing with them. You would find other limitations if switched to single vision. All surgery is risky, only done if vital.

Thanks again for your thoughts.


Figured that surgery wasn't really an option...they kinda hinted that they wouldn't be able to guarantee a good result and that it can run a high risk of failure (loss of vision, retinal detachment and other things I would not care to try or risk) second time round and that the implants may not attach cleanly.

So EYErishlad - What's your professional 'off the record' musings on a 4 yr old who has had congenital cataracted lenses removed at 2 and aphakia (sorry not sure that's spelt right) with limited to no peripheral vision? Surgeon left the lense capsule in place, with the view that once he's grown they'll be able to insert IOD around 15-18yrs ..will the capsule really just hangout and continue to grow and be viable and acceptable for that long?Amazing isn't it.

What about the various types of IOD? What is best value for the 'wearer'? What gives the best vision/flexibility? Also taking into account 'natural visual issues that result from just getting older - what's going to be best in the long run?

Multi or single? What's the argument and decision for either?

Sorry to do the spanish inquisition, just interested to hear other 'qualified peoples' thinking - we are just going off what our guys say and they are great but given how my ops didn't leave me with the greatest result I am very keen to ensure I am making the best decisions for my boy.

[irishlad]

I am a qualified contact lens optician. In NZ that qualification is not fully recog Inised so I work as a dispensing optician. I measure people up for specs & lenses and also quality check all products coming into the store (when I am there). I have also done some part time work for a couple of Auckland Opthalmologists, doing the hard work for them after operations so they can sign people off as sorted.

With your son don't worry. He should be fine to have IOL's implanted. Traditionally single vision lenses were the only option. That took patient from being Aphakic to Pseudo-Aphakic. Now a lot of surgeons are working with multifocal IOL's. They are good and getting much better. When your son get his done circa 2023 I would expect them to be very good. He will really have Bionic eyes.

[homer]

i have worsening eye sight
astigmatism in one eye and a little in the other

usually i find if theres a problem or a something coming at me say a bird a rabbit or cat ,in these events i just shut both eyes .

As for actually seeing its quite good ,but when cloudy or very grey its quite hard to focus properly ,or at night sometimes hard to see clearly

In the later events i find guess work comes in to play
....works for me