{"id":9754,"date":"2026-02-25T16:08:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/?p=9754"},"modified":"2026-02-25T16:15:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:15:41","slug":"halos-after-cataract-surgery-why-they-occur-and-when-they-fade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/eye-surgery\/cataract-surgery\/halos-after-cataract-surgery-why-they-occur-and-when-they-fade\/","title":{"rendered":"Halos after cataract surgery: why they occur and when they fade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Halos After Cataract Surgery: Are Trifocal Lenses Safe for Night Driving?<\/h2>\n<p>Many patients considering trifocal intraocular lenses ask: \u201cWill I see halos when driving at night after cataract surgery?\u201d The honest answer is: halos may appear initially.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Do Halos Occur?<\/h2>\n<p>Trifocal lenses provide clear vision at distance, intermediate and near by distributing light into different focal points. This optical principle can temporarily create:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rings around headlights<\/li>\n<li>Mild glare<\/li>\n<li>Starburst effects in low light<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is not a complication, but a known optical phenomenon.<\/p>\n<h2>Do Halos Go Away?<\/h2>\n<p>In the vast majority of properly selected patients, yes. Through neuroadaptation, the brain filters the phenomenon over weeks to months:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Halos become weaker<\/li>\n<li>The brain filters them out<\/li>\n<li>Night driving becomes comfortable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Clinically, patients with trifocal lenses eventually perceive halos as minimal or irrelevant.<\/p>\n<h2>The Most Important Factor: Patient Selection<\/h2>\n<p>Halos are not just about the lens \u2014 they are about choosing the right candidate. I may avoid trifocal lenses in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Patients with nearly perfect vision and no visual complaints<\/li>\n<li>Individuals fully satisfied with glasses<\/li>\n<li>Unrealistic expectations<\/li>\n<li>Eyes with borderline optical quality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Thinking About Trifocal Cataract Surgery?<\/h2>\n<p>If you are considering premium cataract surgery in Costa del Sol, a proper evaluation is essential.<\/p>\n<p>For more details, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/eye-surgery\/cataract-surgery\/\">cataract surgery page<\/a>. For assessment, <a href=\"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/book-online\/\">book online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"post-eaat medico\" aria-label=\"Medical review\">\n<h2>Medical review<\/h2>\n<p>Reviewed by: <strong>Dr. Antonio Soler Garc\u00eda<\/strong>, Medical Director at <a href=\"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/\">SolEyes Fuengirola<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong>Medical license number:<\/strong> 292907906.<br \/>\n<strong>Updated on:<\/strong> 2026-02-25.<\/p>\n<h3>Important notice<\/h3>\n<p>This content is informational and <strong>does not replace<\/strong> professional medical evaluation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;] Halos After Cataract Surgery: Are Trifocal Lenses Safe for Night Driving? Many patients considering trifocal intraocular<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[134],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cataract-surgery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9755,"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9754\/revisions\/9755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soleyes.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}