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Will Cataract surgery change the appearance of my eye? Concerned about glass eye effect.

54youngOct 20, 2022
I have cataract surgery scheduled nxt week (only one eye is affected). My surgeon is using Vivity Toric lens because I have had detached retina surgery in that eye and I have astigmatism. I have seen the weird glass eye (“terminator eye”) effect in other people who have had cataract surgery. I don’t like it and I am concerned that because I’m only getting an IOL in one eye, it will be cosmetically different than the natural lens of my other eye! Need advice please.

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James R. Gordon, MD, FACS, FAAO

Thanks for sharing your question. Yes, it is common to have cataract surgery with a PVD. If the patient does not have one prior to surgery it is not uncommon to get one after the surgery. Good luck!

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