Vision Issues After Lap Band Surgery ?

[jenlyn122 9]

Has anyone had any vision issues after the surgery? I am 5 days post op and I am having trouble seeing close up (books, computer) but ok for far away (tv, etc)

The nurse told me yesterday that it might have been a result of the patch behind my ear with pain meds, but I took the patch off yesterday and have taken very little pain meds and I am still having issues.

Any thoughts?

[BWESLEY 6]

Has anyone had any vision issues after the surgery? I am 5 days post op and I am having trouble seeing close up (books, computer) but ok for far away (tv, etc)

The nurse told me yesterday that it might have been a result of the patch behind my ear with pain

meds, but I took the patch off yesterday and have taken very little pain meds and I am still having issues.

Any thoughts?

i have vison issues when they use the gas in anst they are not sure why but for every hr i am under i lose a week on vision

[jenlyn122 9]

Really? My surgeon's office told me today that they don't think it would be from my surgery. So I made an appointment with the eye dr for tomorrow. I cannot even see well enough to go back to work! But I hate to go to the dr, get a new prescription and then it changes in a few days.

[Grider 92]

Maybe you are still medicated, I know it takes me forever to get rid of meds out of my system. Check w dr

[Jess55 97]

I had vision problems post op too. I was going crazy, I was like why did the anesthesia do? y eyes were fine for a minute, but after trying to read things for more than a few minutes they could not focus. I found out it was due to the scopolamine patch. Once I took it off after a day my eyes were fine. Give the meds some time to get out of your system and if you are still having trouble then go see a doc.

[jenlyn122 9]

Thanks for all the feedback. I decided to go ahead and go to my appointment. Turns out the improved eye sight is sometimes a benefit of lap-band surgeries. Who woulda thought it?

My eye dr said it is usually a little later down the road but that mine must have changed early. My new prescription is a lot better than pre-surgery.

Yeah for lap-band! This is one benefit I had not expected!