I am scheduled for cataract surgery in about five weeks. I decided to check out what causes some cataract surgeries to have complications. I discovered that amantadine can cause swelling of the cornea after cataract surgery and ultimately necessitate corneal transplants. In addition, I learned that amantadine can cause blurry vision in its own right. While my cataracts are not large, I do experience blurry vision and have given up night driving because of halos around oncoming headlights. Now I don't know if these things are from the cataracts or from the amantadine. Has anyone come across this problem, and did taking a holiday from amantadine result in improved vision? Of course, I will be contacting my eye doctor for his thoughts as well but I would appreciate hearing from others who have cataracts.


Ann