UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Hi,

I was just wondering if someone that has had c3-r could comment on the visual changes that they have noticed since having the precedure? I am curious if I will get a reduction in glare once i have the treatment.

Regards

Hi there...

I know you are curious but you know, whatever anyone else may or may not get won't relate to you .. (as you well know!) But I know you like to ask!

Glare is mostly the effect of the Higher Order Aberrations, mainly coma. So it depends on how much of this you have before the procedure as to how much it will reduce afterwards. Improvement in corneal shape can carry on over a period of years, so even if you still get glare straight afterwards, it may gradually go away.

I totally agree with Lynn that everyone is likely to react differently and individual results may very, and as she is an optometrist she would know better!

In my own experience having had crosslinking done twice (because each eye was operated on separately) my vision was really bad for about 3 days following the operation as the epthelium needed to close. After that my vision was back to normal for a about a week pretty much as good as before treatment. In the weeks thereafter, however, vision slightly deteriorated due to haze formation. The 1st time around when I did my left eye this lasted about 6-8 weeks then my vision was clear and normal. The 2nd time around the haze and blurriness was less intense and only lasted for about a month before y vision was all clear. So as you can see even in the same person the reactions can vary!

Although I am no doctor but based on my research before I did my crosslinking I understand that it can take anywhere up to 6 months for the vision to stabilize post op. So the best thing is to keep getting checks done by your doctor to monitor progress, something I believe any good doctor would do. Finally Good luck and get well soon!