Cataract surgery...
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Wife had both in the spring.
2 weeks apart. It was a breeze for her.
About 15 min an eye.
I'm up this fall.
2 weeks apart. It was a breeze for her.
About 15 min an eye.
I'm up this fall.
I've had both eyes done and got along great. Instead of having both eyes 100% long distance and then would have to always use readers for up close reading, I had the right eye at 100% long distance and the right eye at 50/50, so that most small print, I do not need a reader. I do need a reader for real small print. I still have prescription glasses for reading and watchin TV, because if I only had readers, I would need to take them off or look over the top of them if I wanted to see the TV screen. Sorry to go on and on. My best advice if anyone has this done, is make sure you adhere to the instructions regarding the eye drops, no skipping or stopping them prematurely.
It works pretty much as advertised. Being able to functional almost totally without glasses or contacts is really convenient. You may need “readers” but if you wire glasses for 50+years like I did, it is well worth the effort.
Thanks, guys!
I am doing it this week on my only good eye. Legally blind in other eye and was always hesitant in the event something went sideways with the surgery.
Between local eye care provider and cataract surgeon, they convinced me to do it.
I am doing it this week on my only good eye. Legally blind in other eye and was always hesitant in the event something went sideways with the surgery.
Between local eye care provider and cataract surgeon, they convinced me to do it.
Procedure itself is very easy. You’ll have an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist there but you could easily do without. The main anesthetic is local eye drops but often you get very light sedation. Most people don’t really need anything else. Likely the most easy “surgery” you’ll ever have done (most easy for you the patient).
Yours is my situation to a “T”…worked out fine for me. The docs decided not to correct my vision to 20/20 because they wanted me to wear glasses as added protection for my “good eye”…. But I am just below 20/20 and can function mostly without glasses…watching TV, driving , etc…even playing golf. I need glasses to reading and that type of close-in stuff. Good luck.
I'm sure EVERYONE will be devastated if I take a few days off posting this week.
Might need to do a "Scruddy/Phenomenally" rage posting until then.
Might need to do a "Scruddy/Phenomenally" rage posting until then.
I’m hoping to get vitrectomy surgery one of these days.
Not a very common surgery which is slightly concerning.
Not a very common surgery which is slightly concerning.
You will be ready and able to resume posting almost immediately. You will be fine. Besides, we need you here to offset a lot of the stupid.
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Interesting statistic - did you know that 33% of all Chinese have cataracts?
The rest drive Rincolns!
The rest drive Rincolns!
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