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

October 20, 2022
Asked By:54young in Cincinnati, Ohio

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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Answer: Reflection off cataract implant

James R. Gordon, MD, FACS, FAAOOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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