No taper, GRRRRRR. The first couple of days were difficult but I'm OK now. As far as results, my vision is unchanged. As long as I am wearing my glasses I am OK. If I'm not wearing them then all I see out of my left eye looks like heirographics. I saw an eye doctor today. I had known that I have catatracts. That makes me seem old! Old people get cataracts, I'm only 61. He said they weren't mature enough to take out yet. Well after almost an hour pearing into my eye he said that the cataract is the culprit! So I have to find out who my insurance covers and then call the nice doctor and he will make the referall! I don't know if I want to allow myself the belief that cataract surgery may clear this. Was the IVSM even needed. I know I had SEVERE pain in my eye but I had noticed a difference in my vision before this happened.