Question:
I had cataract surgery on my left eye a year ago and I need to have the
right eye done. Immediately following surgery, I saw what I call a
fluttering in my peripheal vision. I also see crescents of glare and the
crescents jump. This is not just occasionally but hundreds of times a day.
I have video of my eye, and when a reflection is in the pupil, it is jumping
around. When a reflection is on the iris is when I see so many crescents.
I have had second and third opinions.
My opthamologist does not know what is wrong, and referred me to doctors in
St. Louis, MO. The first thought I had some micro nystagmus, so he sent me
to a neuro opthamologist at Barnes Hospital. Even though I was in his
office three hours, (with students), this doctor saw me a total of about 15
minutes. He thought there was some movement and shimmering but ruled out
the nystagmus.
He called in a doctor that he thought would be qualified to explant the
lens, (if it finally came to that). This doctor said there wasn't any
movement but thought the problem may be due to vitreous movement and
eflex. ---
I realize this is very long and I apologize but I do not know what to do. I
know there are people with much, much, more serious problems, but I would
like to have the best care I can get for my right eye. I have considered
going to Wiilmer Eye Institute, even though it is several hundred miles from
my home.
Answer:
You need doctors, not the casual input of strangers. I can certainly
empathize with your fear. I would think you are in quite good hands
with the people at Barnes in St. Louis. US News lists Wilmer as tops
in the country, but at least Barnes is on the best eye hospitals list,
tied with the Mayo Clinic. That's not so bad! It might also be helpful
to see which of the hospitals on that list
(http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/health/hosptl/specopht.htm)
has people who specialize in neuro problems.
It might also be really nice to know what actually happened with the
first eye before you have the second done, so I hope you can find a way
to pin that down before you have to have the surgery.
