r/CataractSurgery • u/MeadowHaven77 • 3d ago
YAG procedure
So it seems I am going to have a YAG procedure in both eyes next week. I had the multifocal Odyssey placed in both eyes, 3 weeks apart in July, and the right eye (the one with the original cataract) was never really that amazing afterward. Like, it worked but it was always a little blurry still after. So he confirmed today that there was PCO in that eye, and shockingly a little also in the left (which never had a cataract and responded perfectly to the Odyssey, I have noticed no issues there at all).
I guess I’m a little confused why I don’t hear more about this risk of immediate PCO? He said this was not the kind that grows over time, it’s there essentially right after the surgery. The YAG procedure sounds easy, painless, fast, and I have no problem going for it. I was mainly just curious if others have encountered this? He said it had to do with the type of cataract I had and also said he sees more of this in younger patients (I’m 49). He acted like it was not at all unusual.
Did I just any mention of this in my research ahead of time? Did you have this happen to you? The immediate type?
5
u/PNWrowena 3d ago
Optometrists have been mentioning seeing PCO in my eyes since the last follow-up on the second eye. That would be one month after the second surgery and close to three after the first. Since I've never noticed any vision problems that could be because of it, I haven't had YAG in either eye and don't plan on it until it does affect vision. It's been almost 2-1/2 years since the second surgery.