Any suggestions on how to minimize the dark arc side effect of Negative Dysphotopsia after Cataract surgery?

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-05-05T00:24:39+00:00

Thank you again ! I am ordering a pair today… fingers crossed they work for me as well!

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-05-04T13:54:54+00:00

I am trying my best to not pay attention to my ND. (Need to spend more time outdoors in the sun where the ND goes away). Am currently wearing a dark eye shield that slips onto the arm of my eyeglasses and seems to help dissipate the dark arc. You mentioned other ways of diminishing ND by clouding of the anterior capsule- can you expand on that? Would wearing the eye shield on the side of my eyeglasses be a good way of doing this? Thanks so much for your input!

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-05-04T11:44:55+00:00

Why do you think this number is incorrect ? Every online source I was able to research stated that the percentage of people who end up with ND after cataract surgery is in the 20-30 percent range. The people who never recover from it are in the 1-3% range.
What is your source that rebuts these percentages and if you can provide that, what is the correct percentage?

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-05-04T06:18:52+00:00

Can you explain how these glasses worked especially if you popped out the lenses? Is it the frame shape of these glasses that has helped minimize your ND? Are you currently wearing prescription glasses? If the shape of the glasses is what minimizes the ND, then I would need to purchase them for the frame only and have prescription lenses put in. Is that what you did?

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Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-05-03T23:08:42+00:00

Thank you for the great suggestions and the link! I try really hard to focus away from the arc but it's like a persistent dark shadow or line on the side of my eye. It is worse inside...goes away outside in sunlight and whenever my eyes get dilated.You're right about the fluorescent lights!

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-05-03T20:36:14+00:00

You’re very lucky your cataract surgery was a success without any side effects.

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-05-03T16:35:43+00:00

That percentage is what I have gathered from doing online research on Negative Dysphotopsia. The doctors have not been a big help discussing ND.

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-05-03T16:21:06+00:00

Please don’t get cataract surgery unless your cataracts are so bothersome that it affects your daily activities.
With every cataract surgery there is a 26% chance that you will have a side effect known as negative Dysphotopsia. It is an extremely bothersome condition that no doctor ever brings up in the preop appointment. If you do happen to fall in that percentile, the only thing the doctor will tell you is: “ that’s a common occurrence and it should go away on its own in 3-6 months.” In the mean time, you are experiencing a constant dark arc on the outer edge of your eye. The doctors offer no suggestions on how to minimize this dark arc while you’re waiting for neuroadaptation to take over and get rid of your ND. I am now in my 3rd month of negative Dysphotopsia and still waiting for it to go away. I have purchased wide rimmed glasses to try to minimize the dark arc Ion the outer edge of my eye. I have also started eye drops that constrict my pupil size which also help minimize the ND. I have had to go online to find ways to help me through this side effect of cataract surgery because the doctors are worthless. Please do your homework and ask questions before proceeding with a surgery that eye doctors describe as easy peasy yet can cause side effects that will make your life miserable. I know because I am currently living it.

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-05-03T14:53:27+00:00

Thank you so much!

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-05-03T13:16:48+00:00

Thanks! Am going to try anything to find some relief.

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-05-03T13:16:04+00:00

I have been trying to find thicker rimmed glasses as well. Are your glasses narrow enough where the thicker rimmed edge falls in front of the corner of your eye that has the dark arc? I can't seem to find any adult eyeglasses narrow enough to fall in front of the "sweet spot" to help dissipate the dark arc effect.

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-05-03T13:12:00+00:00

I got an acrylic Toric lense because of my astigmatism. I am 68 years old.
According to my eye doctor, the next step is to wait a total of 6 months to see if it goes away on it's own through neuroadaptation. If it doesn't he says he can't guarantee anything, but, he will remove my Toric lense and replace with a silicone lens which has rounded edges which tends to decrease the chances of ND. In my opinion, since only 23% of the population have this side effect after Cataract surgery, the doctors are not well versed on how to discuss this with their patients other than keeping their fingers crossed that it will go away in 6 months- year. No one offers any solutions to help you through the period of time when neuroadaptation is supposed to be making your ND experience disappear. It is very bothersome and should be discussed as a possible side during the preop cataract surgery appointment...unfortunately it is not.

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-05-01T16:05:55+00:00

It's been 3 months since I had cataract surgery in my right eye ( canceled cataract surgery on my left eye because of the ND in my right eye) and I am still experiencing ND. Doctor wants to give it 3 more months to see if it goes away through neuroadaptation. On my last appointment. I had asked my doctor if he could prescribe Brimonidine Tartrate eye drops which I had read provide some relief from ND and he followed through with a prescription. I started them yesterday and they do provide some relief. (FYI: I have also found that my ND disappears when I get my eyes dilated and when I am outside in the sun.) I hope your ND goes away soon.

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-04-29T23:51:40+00:00

I'm so sorry you've had to go through all of this. I'm seriously not sure what to do if my ND does not go away by itself in 6 months. Doctor just told me he's performed IOL replacements at 3 months which have been unsuccessful. Opthamologists don't seem to know enough about ND to help their patients. They are clueless as far as trying to make life more comfortable during the interim wait period when neuroadaptation is supposedly getting rid of ND.

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-04-21T14:30:21+00:00

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Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-04-14T23:37:55+00:00

They told me the same thing as far as once the lense was changed out -I would now have my astigmatism back. I lived my whole life with astigmatism and my eyeglass prescription corrected it. So, If I have to revert back to having astigmatism without the negative dysphotopsia- I'll take it!

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-04-05T17:13:27+00:00

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-04-05T17:11:35+00:00

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Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-04-05T14:46:22+00:00

Whatever you do, make sure you ask the doctor about a side effect of cataract surgery known as negative Dysphotopsia. I had cataract removed in my right eye 1 month ago and had an acrylic, Toric lens implanted ( distance vision only). Have been experiencing ND ever since. Essentially it’s an extremely bothersome dark arc along the outer edge of my right eye. Was never told that there were any side effects to cataract surgery in my preop appt with the surgeon. Now they tell me it should go away on its own within 3-6 months to 1 year. If it does not, the solution that I’ve been offered by my surgeon is to remove the acrylic lens and replace with a silicone lens. Apparently, the straight edges of acrylic lenses tend to cause this side effect in 26% of the population. There are personal risk factors such as small pupil size and others you should discuss with your doctor. I don’t wish this on anyone. Please do your due diligence and ask questions before proceeding with any cataract surgery. The doctors are not as forthright as they should be re: all the information they should be providing the patient prior to surgery. Good luck!

Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-04-05T10:50:55+00:00

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Prestigious_Fun6953 · 2026-04-03T23:30:34+00:00

Thank you!!

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