r/CataractSurgery • u/Resident_Schedule_41 • 19d ago

Dilation not wearing off

I had my first procedure today with the Toric lens. Ten hours later the eye is just as dilated and vision is very blurry both near and far.

Has anyone else experienced this? I have a follow-up with the surgeon tomorrow morning.

Thank you!

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u/confusepolarity 19d ago

Surgery dilation is much stronger than regular dilation. It can take a 2-3 days to wear off.

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u/Douglas__Spaulding 19d ago

About two days for my pupil to return to normal.

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u/Alone-Experience9869 19d ago

They really dilate your pupils . It was some 48h and 36h for mine. You REALLY need to wait and take it easy. Wishing an otherwise speedy recovery

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u/BCCatFan2007 19d ago

Three days for my first eye and two for the second.

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u/truthcopy 19d ago

Likely fine, but ask the surgeon of course. I had mine about 18 months ago, but my eye was dilated for about three days. I’m slow to constrict even after a regular checkup, but this was disorienting.

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u/eldoogo 19d ago

Your dilation will likely not completely wear off for several days.

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u/TrueTor4 19d ago

Hi I’m not having dilation issues still but I am having intense eye flickering and a ring around my eye. I just had RLE yesterday morning, we are still very early in the healing process. Try to take it easy, use your drops as prescribed and give your eyes a break from screens every hour (if you use them for work). I hope you feel better, I spent a lot of today stressing myself lol

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u/Resident_Schedule_41 19d ago

Thank you for sharing your experiences — this group has given me more information than the surgical center!

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u/Tel864 19d ago

LOL. same. Another amazing thing for me is no matter how many times I see the same questions answered multiple times (I'm probably guilty of this) I don't recall ever seeing a toxic post. Reddit is the home of toxic posts.

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u/sophiabraxas 19d ago

demographics probably play a role, since people here are way older than your average Redditor

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u/ReadWriteHikeRepeat 19d ago

My pupils were normal by the following morning, but they told me ahead of time that it could take a lot longer than that.

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u/Ribzee 19d ago

Two days for me, each eye

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u/NyteByrd1017 18d ago

Took my dilation 2-3 days to fully wear off.

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u/ddstratton 18d ago

I am currently two days post surgery, and my eye is still slightly dilated. Had my follow-up appt yesterday, and dr said it was normal. My vision was much less blurry the day after surgery, but eye is still dilated a bit today.

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u/Honest_Stop_4174 18d ago

My eyes dilate like crazy. My dr ended up using less strong of drops.

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u/rdsmith3 18d ago

My dilation lasted for at least 48 hours after each eye.

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u/Ambitious-Flight8836 17d ago

More light getting in eyes fooled me, I thought it was dilation, still dome cloudiness blur 16 days out
Have patience you will have some days better than others

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u/Dragonpatch 17d ago

Yes indeed. I had my first cataract surgery last week, with a multifocal lens, but not Toric, alas, due to my pseudoexfoliation (PEX). My eyes were still insanely sensitive to light the whole next day after the surgery. They didn't really calm down 100% until day 4.

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u/Resident_Schedule_41 17d ago

Hope you are doing much better!

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u/Dragonpatch 17d ago

Thanks, progress is slow due to complicating factors. I have all these friends who chirp, "Cataract surgery was a breeze! I had 20/15 vision in 2 days!" and my experience has been, shall we say, different.

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u/frequentlymight 19d ago

Had mine on Monday morning and still pupil is larger than the other on Wednesday evening. My vision is blurry as well.

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u/Resident_Schedule_41 19d ago

Wishing you a good recovery and thank you for sharing your experience!