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Posted on 7/18/19 at 3:35 pm
Posted by ahunt1905
Lake Charles, LA
Member since Apr 2009
889 posts
Posted on 7/18/19 at 3:35 pm
Some background, 25 years ago I had an artificial lens put in my left eye to hopefully correct vision issues. Unfortunately it did not take so I've been living with 20/200 vision in that eye and that's mostly because I know it's an E at the top of the chart. I haven't been seeing an ophthalmologist or really an optometrist regularly for the last 10 years or so. My eyesight hasn't changed at all in that time.

The question is, has there been any significant developments that could possibly do something to help my left eye? Is it even possible to correct an artificial lens?

Thanks.
Posted by PiscesTiger
Concrete, WA
Member since Feb 2004
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Posted on 7/18/19 at 3:39 pm to
Your phone AIDS sucks.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 7/18/19 at 3:41 pm to
RA'd that injun
This post was edited on 7/18/19 at 3:43 pm
Posted by tiger114
Fairhope, AL
Member since Sep 2009
5235 posts
Posted on 7/18/19 at 3:48 pm to
Make your way to one of these places and get another (updated) opinion.

Best Hospitals for Ophthalmology
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 7/18/19 at 3:49 pm to
Wtf man
Posted by Displaced
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 7/18/19 at 3:49 pm to
I laughed my arse off. frick the haters.

PS, that's his right eye.
Posted by medtiger
Member since Sep 2003
22013 posts
Posted on 7/18/19 at 4:09 pm to
quote:

Some background, 25 years ago I had an artificial lens put in my left eye to hopefully correct vision issues.


Going to need more background than that to answer anything specifically.
Posted by ahunt1905
Lake Charles, LA
Member since Apr 2009
889 posts
Posted on 7/18/19 at 4:14 pm to
The diagnosis was congenital cataract.
Posted by MWP
Kingwood, TX via Monroe, LA
Member since Jul 2013
11229 posts
Posted on 7/18/19 at 5:15 pm to
quote:

has there been any significant developments that could possibly do something to help my left eye


Same boat as you, had a lens implant about 20 years ago in left eye. Worked ok but over the course of time and doing dumb shite not good for eyes like boxing and BJJ, my vision in that eye got blurry so I went to a eye doc about 8 years ago. They tell me the lens has shifted out of position and I had to go see a specialist to get it reset and then I found out that yes, there are significant advancements in lens implants now which I have a long range lens at the moment.
Posted by FAP SAM
Member since Sep 2014
3263 posts
Posted on 7/18/19 at 5:36 pm to
quote:

congenital cataract
If you had a congenital cataract and did not have lens replacement at a very young age then that is likely the best you will see

ETA But really you should go talk to a doctor for real info
This post was edited on 7/18/19 at 5:37 pm
Posted by tigerfan4120
Member since Dec 2003
3264 posts
Posted on 7/18/19 at 6:11 pm to
Would need more info to give you an appropriate answer. How old were you when you had cataract surgery? Were you treated with glasses/contacts and patching after the surgery, and did you vision ever improve to better than 20/200 after the surgery. Does your vision correct to better than 20/200 with glasses or contacts, currently?

You probably have some degree of amblyopia in that eye, meaning the visual pathway in your brain did not fully develop, which is not reversible at this point. The degree of vision loss attributable to amblyopia versus another issue is something that would require a full exam in order to evaluate...
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