Just got my new eyeball!

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Had cataract surgery yesterday with new lens implant. Took bandage off this morning and WOW! what a difference. Eye is still a bit cloudy but that will clear up. I tested it by holding my bow at arm's length and the sight pin is crystal clear! Before I couldn't see it at all. I will be bowhunting again this fall. I'll have the other eye done in two weeks.

I take back all the rotten things I've said about modern medicine (well, some of them anyway). :)
 
Had cataract surgery yesterday with new lens implant. Took bandage off this morning and WOW! what a difference. Eye is still a bit cloudy but that will clear up. I tested it by holding my bow at arm's length and the sight pin is crystal clear! Before I couldn't see it at all. I will be bowhunting again this fall. I'll have the other eye done in two weeks.

I take back all the rotten things I've said about modern medicine (well, some of them anyway). :)
Good for you!
So..climbing or ladder stand?
 
Had cataract surgery yesterday with new lens implant. Took bandage off this morning and WOW! what a difference. Eye is still a bit cloudy but that will clear up. I tested it by holding my bow at arm's length and the sight pin is crystal clear! Before I couldn't see it at all. I will be bowhunting again this fall. I'll have the other eye done in two weeks.

I take back all the rotten things I've said about modern medicine (well, some of them anyway). :)
Good to hear!
 
Had cataract surgery yesterday with new lens implant. Took bandage off this morning and WOW! what a difference. Eye is still a bit cloudy but that will clear up. I tested it by holding my bow at arm's length and the sight pin is crystal clear! Before I couldn't see it at all. I will be bowhunting again this fall. I'll have the other eye done in two weeks.

I take back all the rotten things I've said about modern medicine (well, some of them anyway). :)
how long does the surgery take?........
 
Had cataract surgery yesterday with new lens implant. Took bandage off this morning and WOW! what a difference. Eye is still a bit cloudy but that will clear up. I tested it by holding my bow at arm's length and the sight pin is crystal clear! Before I couldn't see it at all. I will be bowhunting again this fall. I'll have the other eye done in two weeks.

I take back all the rotten things I've said about modern medicine (well, some of them anyway). :)
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I need to do the same, but not for a while. And my big problem is floaters, which the doc said she couldn't do anything about.

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how long does the surgery take?........
The surgery itself only takes about 20 minutes, but the prep takes a couple of hours. Changing into a gown, several series of eye drops, questionnaires, signing consent forms, waiting for your turn in operating room.

The surgery is absolutely painless. The only issue I had was some itching around my eye last night. You wear a protective plastic shield over the eye for a week while sleeping so you don't rub it while the implanted lens 'settles in'.

Of course, there are other preliminary tests needed before the surgery can take place. Eye tests, medical exam, consultation, etc. And it can be months waiting for a surgery date.
 
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I need to do the same, but not for a while. And my big problem is floaters, which the doc said she couldn't do anything about.

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I used to have floaters. Fresh pineapple made them go away. Every doctor said that this is just a story. Pineapple is of no benefit. It must be just an old story. The floaters going away was a coincidence. You might want to see if you have the same coincidence. Fresh pineapple, safe, cheap, tasty.
 
Cataracts and cloudy vision. I know how that goes, but guess who I ran into on my way to the eye doctor.













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There's just has to be a Helen Keller joke here, there just has to be. ;)

Do handgun sights come in better for you now OP?
I'm sure they will. Scopes should be clearer as well.
 
There's just has to be a Helen Keller joke here, there just has to be. ;)

Do handgun sights come in better for you now OP?
She had a great sense of humor and often laughed her hands off at a good joke.
 
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