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Railsplitter · 08-28-2010, 12:11 PM

Cataracts, especially nuclear sclerotic cataracts (very common type) actually have an amber cast to them. When it comes to light, amber "cancels" if you will, blue. With the cataract removed the color blue is much more vibrant. Blue light also causes a lot of glare, hence the use of yellow lenses by aviators, at least at one point in time. As far as headlight glare goes it may very well be that your ophthalmologist has you using some eye drops which dilate the pupil (the bottle would have a red top). This is very common early post-op. They keep the iris out of the way while the inside of the eye heals ... there are reasons for that, but a dilated pupil will cause lights to be very bright not to mention the fact that the cataract removal alone causes increased brightness. The great news is that generally speaking if any major complication are to occur they appear early post-op. So the first visit after surgery is very important. If your surgeon was pleased then chances you are "Coming out of the woods".

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08-28-2010, 12:11 PM	#1
Railsplitter User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Cataracts, especially nuclear sclerotic cataracts (very common type) actually have an amber cast to them. When it comes to light, amber "cancels" if you will, blue. With the cataract removed the color blue is much more vibrant. Blue light also causes a lot of glare, hence the use of yellow lenses by aviators, at least at one point in time. As far as headlight glare goes it may very well be that your ophthalmologist has you using some eye drops which dilate the pupil (the bottle would have a red top). This is very common early post-op. They keep the iris out of the way while the inside of the eye heals ... there are reasons for that, but a dilated pupil will cause lights to be very bright not to mention the fact that the cataract removal alone causes increased brightness. The great news is that generally speaking if any major complication are to occur they appear early post-op. So the first visit after surgery is very important. If your surgeon was pleased then chances you are "Coming out of the woods".