u/IndividualPeak6095

Hey everyone,

I’m about 2.25 months out from my IPCL surgery and wanted to see if anyone has experienced something similar or has any insights.

Lately for the past 2 weeks, I’ve been dealing with a persistent foreign body sensation/grittyness in my right eye. I recently (on the very first day when the symptoms emerged but I ignored them and did not reveal it to the Doctor as it was only a routine checkup and I thought to ignore them) went for a check-up and got my stats:

Vault: 750 microns

IOP: 20 mmHg (which is actually my exact pre-op baseline pressure, so it hasn't changed).

Current medication: Lubracating eye drops having stabilized Oxychloro Complex 0.005% as preservative

While the internal measurements look stable and safe, I’ve noticed a few surface issues cropping up:

1.Some localized redness at the left side of the right the eye.

2. Two extremely tiny bumps under my lower eyelid.

Because of the 750µ vault, I was initially worried about the lens interacting with things, but since my pressure is fine and the lens sits behind the iris, it feels more like a surface issue. Could those tiny bumps (maybe blocked oil glands?) be causing this constant sandy, gritty feeling and broken blood vessels at the left side of the right eye? (I have no itching or other symptoms.)

Has anyone dealt with such issues a couple of months after phakic ICL surgery? What helped you clear it up?

Why ICL/IPCL Powers are higher than Spectacles powers by 15%? For example my prescription is -7.00 at the higher end with minimally over correction means I can achieve 6/6 with -6.5 or -6.75 but my ICL Dioptre is -8.00 as per STAAR Surgical Sticker on my discharge summary. On the other hand Soft Contact lens powers are always lower than Spectacle powers anything above -4.00. Can someone explain this to me and how Vertex Calculation is done in case of ICL ? Some Optometrists also don't have any clue on this.

Recently I underwent EVO ICL Surgery in my Left eye and had razor sharp vision of better than 20/15 for first 2 days. From Day 4th onwards, I have 20/20 vision in the Left eye. My right eye is Amblyopic so I won't discuss it here.

On day 3rd I travelled back home with a nice bus (7 hours journey). I'm wondering when I will go back to that Wow razor sharp vision or my left eye vision will settle with slightly regressed vision? Or that bus travel has caused something ?? Currently the antibiotic eye drop has been stopped, Steroid one is 3 times a day and Lubricating one 6 times a day.