Hi,

Possibly. My (our) eyes are atypical. The issues I'm having
could certainly be related to my high myopia. I don't think
there is any diagnostic tool/test that could determine this
conclusively, but my gut feeling is that the two are related.

....Ken



--- In piolusers@yahoogroups.com, "Jean Thilmany" <thilmanyj@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Ken:
>
> When I went for a consultation with a retinologist (the
opthamologist during my initial PIOL exam told me he was worried I
had myopic degeneration, which really really threw me into a tizzy
(and thankfully, thankfully turned out not to be true) I discovered
my vision is much worse than I'd thought. No one can get my
prescription exactly right, though these glasses are very close. My
left eye is -12.75, right is -16.5. I also have astigmatism on par
with yours.
>
> I bring all this up because we seem to have the highest correction
among group members. I'm wondering if you think your correction is
an issue with your ongoing problems? I ask this selfishly, of
course, as I weigh having the implants.
>
> Thanks,
> Jean
>
> >>> "kensell33" <kensell33@...> 07/10/07 1:24 PM >>>
> Hi,
>
> A quick update on my eyes.
>
> Just to remind you, I started out with -18D and -16D. I have
> a Visian in my left eye and a Verisyse in my right eye.
> I also have an astigmatism in both eyes (2.5 and 2.0).
> I'm about 5 months post-op now.
>
> My vision in my right left eye is about 20/40 now and my right eye
> is about 20/60. I saw my optometrist the other day, and he
> was able to correct my left eye to 20/25 and my right eye to 20/40
> using glasses to correct for the remaining astigmatism in my left
> eye. It turns out that my right eye is over corrected by 2D.
> The glasses corrected this and the astigmatism in that eye.
>
> My night vision is still unacceptable. I get significant visual
> artifacts in my left eye, which makes night driving impossible.
> My right eye also gets visual artifacts, but only when the
> pupil is completely dilated. I can completely control the
> symptoms in my right eye with Alphagan, a drug that keeps the pupil
> from dilating fully. The Alphagan mitigates the symptoms in my left
> eye, but does no control them completely.
>
> My close (reading) vision is ok. About the same as before the
> operations with contact lenses. Interestingly, my near vision
> is worse in my left eye when I ware my new glasses. I'm consulting
> my optometrist as to the reason.
>
> I still plan to replace the Visian lens in my left eye with a
> Verisyse lens at some point. I've discussed repositioning or
> replacing the Verisyse lens in my right eye, but he believes the
> risks outweigh rewards.
>
>
> ....Ken
>