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A consumer reported that following an cataract surgery with intraocular lens (iol) implant procedure, his vision was not as good as he thought it would be.His surgeon had said he would see well at a distance and would be able to drive without glasses.However, he could only see clearly up to about 10 feet, after which his vision became blurry.This was not what he had expected.Additionally, the day after surgery, he was seen at his first postoperative visit and was found to have an elevated iop (intraocular pressure) of 37¿40.The surgeon performed a pressure tap with a needle to lower the pressure.She then prescribed a steroidal anti-inflammatory eye drop to be used four times daily (qid).The steroid eye drop caused him extreme head pain, prompting him to return to the eye surgeon.At that visit, his iop had increased to 50, and the surgeon performed another needle tap to lower the pressure, bringing it down to 10.She prescribed a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor and an alpha-adrenergic agonist to be used twice daily (bid).He was seen again and was found to still have inflammation in the eye.The surgeon restarted the steroid eye drop and instructed him to use it in a weekly taper.He was afraid to use the eye drop because it had previously caused him severe headaches.The carbonic anhydrase inhibitor and alpha-adrenergic agonist caused his eye to feel lazy.
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