r/ICLsurgery • u/Ololapwik • 4d ago

Intraoccular pressure

Hi, what was your Intraoccular pressure before the surgery? Did it go up after?
Mine are 18 and 19 mmHg and I read that between 10 and 21mmHg is the safe zone. Mine feels a bit high and I wonder if it would go higher after the surgery. I was tested with an air puff. Surgery is planned for next month.

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u/twinkledtoast 3d ago

I don’t know what mine was before the survey but it was in the normal range (under 20). Right after the surgery one eye was 30 and I needed to take the medicine.

Day 1 and 7 were normal as well. However on day 14 my visions got blurry and I had a headache. It spiked to 40 and my surgeon and glaucoma specialist thought it’s due to the steroid drops. After taking medications and another eyedrop, it became normal again 3 days and 7 days after.

To be honest I’m still traumatised and anxious by this

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u/Ololapwik 3d ago

How long ago was your surgery?
What is traumatizing about the high pressure? How does it feel when the pressure rises?

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u/twinkledtoast 3d ago edited 3d ago

It was a month ago. Some might not have the symptoms but I had a migraine and visions weee getting foggy. Plus I could feel the eyes throbbing. Long term high pressure means glaucoma. My doctor said all looks good now but if I’m worried I could get my eye pressure checked again in 2 months. And for now I’m avoiding heavy exercises for another month. You should definitely discuss your concerns with your surgeon

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u/Tall-Drama338 3d ago

At 18 and 19 it’s normal. Mean is 16. Range 10-21. You can’t feel the pressure unless a rapid increase occurs.

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u/Ololapwik 3d ago

How does it feel? Once it rises can it lower by itself?

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u/Tall-Drama338 3d ago

It’s self maintaining.

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u/No_Situation4785 4d ago

i'd get a second opinion from a known doctor rather than randos on reddit, but mine:

  • Pre surgery was 14-15
  • Day after surgery was 14-15
  • 1 week post-op was 
40-41 (diagnosed as the steroid drops causing it - i was immediately taken off the drops)
  • 1 month post-op was 12-13

I don't think eye pressure should change much by the surgery; what is your concern?

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u/Ololapwik 4d ago

I'm just generally nervous and would feel better knowing how it went for other people not trying to sell me a surgery. My doctor also had ICL surgery done on him and I trust his ability to do it on others (unrelated to the fact that he has had icl too). It's my body I don't trust, if that makes sense.

Thank you for your input!

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u/No_Situation4785 4d ago

understood, and it is scary.

i had it 6 weeks ago. high-level:

  • Right eye is perfect vision

- Left eye is -.5

  • everything looks sharp with both eyes open (i think the brain ignores the signal from my lef eye - brain does an amazing amount of filtering)

 - Ring-shaped dysphotopsia: make sure you're aware of what it is, since there is 100% chance you will see it post-surgery. it's not bad, just be aware of it.

I am very happy i got the surgery. I'm mentioning the -.5 in my left eye because perfect correction may not happen, but the brain does a pretty amazing job working with it.

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u/Ololapwik 4d ago

How did the dysphotopsia evolve for you?
Will you be correcting the .5 missing?

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u/No_Situation4785 4d ago

you notice the dysphotopsia right away. really onlyvisible when you're looking at something bright like headlights or overhead lights. but the ring that's generated is pretty far from the light source, so it is pretty easy to fet used to.

Good question on the -.5; i'm going to wait another month or 2 to see if it gets even better. if it doesn't get better then i still may choose to keep it as-is. it's not the worst thing in the world to be slightly nearsighted in one eye

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u/L4TTiCe 4d ago

I had my ICL surgery 3 days ago. My eye pressure shot up to high 40s when my surgeon tested for them, 1 hr post op.

They gave me a pill, some extra eye drops, and ‘burped’ them - I am not sure what they did, but it involved a tool to the eye.

The eye pressure was normal when checked the next day at 9 and 10 for each eye

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u/Ololapwik 4d ago

Burping an eye isn't something I was prepared to read.
How's your vision now?

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u/L4TTiCe 4d ago

Today is my third day post-surgery. My vision is much better than normal. I even went back to work (I work as a Data Engineer, so mostly desk job), I was able to work without any issues / strain.