Flashes Of Light In Peripheral Vision After Cataract Surgery

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.

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. It could be positive dysphotopsia. When these fibers get pulled or rubbed it can cause flashes or light sparks from the friction. Dysphotopsia visual symptoms are divided into two broad categories.

After surgery you have a slightly higher chance that it pulls away from the back of the eye a problem. Shimmering flickering of peripheral vision after cataract surgery with iols. What are symptoms of dysphotopsia. Sometimes after cataract surgery with lens implants light might strike the lens implant at a certain angle that might cause a flash in the peripheral vision and sometimes light might strike a lens implant in such a way that it can appear reflective to another person looking at the pupil of the eye.

Tiny fibers float in the vitreous fluid and are attached to the retina. The retina sits way back in your eye sensing light and sending messages to the brain. These visual symptoms typically resolve soon after surgery and rarely cause persistent problems for patients. I believe that s what i have after cataract surgery and will ask my surgeon about it at my next appointment.

Surgery can cause posterior vitreous detachment where the vitreous separates from the retina. Dysphotopsias are visual symptoms that some patients may notice in the first few weeks following cataract surgery. Flashes of light in the eye.