Flashes Of Light In Peripheral Vision After Cataract Surgery

I believe that s what i have after cataract surgery and will ask my surgeon about it at my next appointment.

Flashes of light in peripheral vision after cataract surgery.

6 weeks after surgery dilating drops were instilled and they lasted over 36 hours before i could see without dark glasses. The retina sits way back in your eye sensing light and sending messages to the brain. Light flashes and floaters there is a possibility of detachment of posterior vitreous after cataract surgery leaving the vitreous separated from the retina. It clouds your vision also making you see flashes of light and spider webs moving.

Dysphotopsias are visual symptoms that some patients may notice in the first few weeks following cataract surgery. Shimmering flickering of peripheral vision after cataract surgery with iols. Surgery can cause posterior vitreous detachment where the vitreous separates from the retina. What are symptoms of dysphotopsia.

Dysphotopsia visual symptoms are divided into two broad categories. These visual symptoms typically resolve soon after surgery and rarely cause persistent problems for patients. During the dilation the lens must have shifted because i m seeing more of the edge of the iol wider shadow plus the angle of light entering the lens has also moved forward causing more flickering. When these fibers get pulled or rubbed it can cause flashes or light sparks from the friction.

It makes you see moving spider webs and clouds in your vision along with flashes of light. Flashes of light in the eye. It could be positive dysphotopsia.