MikeK
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Has anyone here had cataract surgery. If so I'll be interested in your thoughts on the subject.
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I had a cataract, but traded it in for a Rincoln Continental.
Has anyone here had cataract surgery. If so I'll be interested in your thoughts on the subject.
I've worn thick glasses since I was five years old. I had become so night blind I could not drive at all after dark. I had little or no depth perception.
I had cataract surgery on both eyes--right eye first and left eye two weeks later--a little over a year ago. Both were done as outpatient procedures. They put you under enough that you aren't aware of the surgery at all but will follow instructions. I was home within a couple of hours after the surgery. Insurance paid for the necessary post operative eyedrops which are a pain to remember but are no big deal otherwise.
I now see better than I have been able to see my entire life. Will pass my driver's license eyetest without glasses. I see pretty close to 20/20 out of both eyes now--still have prescription lenses to correct an astigmatism that doesn't bother me but my eyes will get tired more quickly without the correction. You can get new lenses that correct astigmatism in your cataract surgery, but insurance would not pay for that and I couldn't afford it. The night blindness and depth perception problem are no more.
But if you need the surgery don't hesitate. Make sure you have an opthamologist of good repute and look forward to seeing much better than you did before.
Foxfyre said:But if you need the surgery don't hesitate. Make sure you have an opthamologist of good repute and look forward to seeing much better than you did before.
I've worn thick glasses since I was five years old. I had become so night blind I could not drive at all after dark. I had little or no depth perception.
I had cataract surgery on both eyes--right eye first and left eye two weeks later--a little over a year ago. Both were done as outpatient procedures. They put you under enough that you aren't aware of the surgery at all but will follow instructions. I was home within a couple of hours after the surgery. Insurance paid for the necessary post operative eyedrops which are a pain to remember but are no big deal otherwise.
I now see better than I have been able to see my entire life. Will pass my driver's license eyetest without glasses. I see pretty close to 20/20 out of both eyes now--still have prescription lenses to correct an astigmatism that doesn't bother me but my eyes will get tired more quickly without the correction. You can get new lenses that correct astigmatism in your cataract surgery, but insurance would not pay for that and I couldn't afford it. The night blindness and depth perception problem are no more.
But if you need the surgery don't hesitate. Make sure you have an opthamologist of good repute and look forward to seeing much better than you did before.
What I remember about the actual surgery is that spooky stuff that floats on by that you can "see." Never could figure that out, except it must be just the brain "seeing" these weird images like watching cells and protein and neurons under a microscope. (I had that same thing happen during a PT scan too.)
Has anyone here had cataract surgery. If so I'll be interested in your thoughts on the subject.