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Post by crimsoncat05 on Feb 28, 2025 18:20:08 GMT
A bit of background: I am extremely nearsighted and have been since 3rd grade (-8.5 to -9.0 diopters); I wear progressive lens glasses; I have had dry eye and eye infections in the past, so I can't wear contact lenses any longer. I had eye surgery about 15 months ago to fix multiple tears in my right retina. One of the results of having this surgery is that cataracts can form. yay.
I was kind of 'looking forward' to that, because cataract surgery means an implanted lens that will fix my nearsightedness. Well, the time has come, but now I have a decision to make. What kind of 'correction' do I get in the implanted lens??
I am used to having super-duper-close-up vision (from being so very nearsighted), and my main hobbies are all visual- I cross stitch (sometimes on very high thread count linen), I read, etc. If I have him totally correct my distance vision so I won't need glasses at all, I will lose my near vision super-power. But that's the only way I won't have to wear glasses afterward. (I hate wearing glasses!) And, I may need to get the other eye corrected afterward, if my eyes can't adjust to having corrected vision in one eye and crappy vision + glasses in the other.
For anyone who has gone through cataract surgery already - especially if you had vision problems before - what did you choose and did you like the outcome?
(fyi, the dr. recommends NOT getting the 'multi-focal' lenses implanted because the retinal repair may have caused small blind spots that we don't know about, and in that case the multi-focal lens may not work properly.)
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Feb 28, 2025 18:27:06 GMT
I'm going to follow this thread as I have to get cataract surgery in one eye (left) soon and I need to figure out how to correct my vision. I'm nearsighted and currently wear one contact (right) for distance and one (left) for up close. It's been working mostly well. My only problem area is the mid-range like the distance to my computer screen.
I'm thinking about getting the light adjustable lens. My only problem with it is the $4000 cost that insurance will not pay for. OUch! BUT, it's my vision and most likely will last the rest of my life.
I had my consult this week and he said I have a cataract in the other eye too but right now it's not causing a vision problem. When it's time for that one, that's another $4000. Ouch!
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Post by MizIndependent on Feb 28, 2025 18:30:37 GMT
A friend of mine had it done in both eyes last year. She no longer needs glasses and raves about how easy it was.
She said they put her in a kind of "twilight" sleep. Didn't take long, pretty quick recovery - she experienced very minimal pain. She highly recommends it to anyone considering it.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 28, 2025 18:35:45 GMT
I have Toric(?) lenses to correct astigmatism.
Distance vision is corrected
I have lost my fine detail vision, squinting doesn't help. I wear 200 readers for the computer, and phone to lazy to change.
250 for reading a book
300 or also 350 for close,painting eyelashes etc...
Although I cannot walk with the 300/350 on my face..
See, I am very helpful...😊😊
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Post by westiemom on Feb 28, 2025 20:19:58 GMT
I might be able to weigh in here. I spent the last 17 years of my nursing career in Ophthalmology. Surgery coordination and triage. Large practice. 150-200 surgeries a month.
First, retina surgery will always result in cataracts. So you have been facing this for a while. Cataract surgery is MUCH easier than retina surgery. But you have a LOT of correction there. I have had cataract surgery since I retired. IF you have a lot of astigmatism and it won't take food off your table, speak with your surgeon about TORIC lenses. They will cost you about 1K per eye out of pocket but worth it, in my opinion. I have very little astigmatism and did not qualify for TORIC but my husband has lots of astigmatism and, when he needs cataract surgery he will definitely get TORIC lenses. The optics are just better for astigmatism correction.
Now as far as your correction goes, you will want to give this some thought. I would say 90-95% of people get distance correction and wear readers after cataract surgery. It is just easier. Like you, everything I like to do is close up like reading, sewing, crafting, etc. I have 2.5 readers all over my house and in my car. I walk around with them on my head. They are cheap and I can even match them to my clothes if I was so inclined. When I drive, I don't have to worry about restrictions. It is easy to watch my grandchildren outside and I can watch tv without glasses.
After your surgery, you may get a prescription for bifocals. You might not have any correction in the top of the lenses, just in the bifocal segment. This is if you get your distance corrected and wear readers. I highly recommend you fill this prescription with an inexpensive pair of glasses for times you might need the best possible vision like driving at night or in the rain. Even if there is ZERO distance correction in the top of the lenses, I think a pair of glasses made with the new prescription is money well spent. Don't spend a lot on frames or scratch guard or other add-ons for this pair of glasses. They are not glasses you will wear full time. Mine were about $100.
Cataract surgery is extremely safe and effective. And it only needs to be done once. In 10-20% of patients, a film forms over the lens later. No problem. This can be lasered off in the office (a YAG laser) and it won't come back.
I hope that helps.
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Post by nlwilkins on Feb 28, 2025 20:24:34 GMT
When I had cataracts the doctor gave me corrected vision. He was reluctant at first to give me the one eye for farsighted and one eye for near sighted until I told him I had always only wore one contact for the near sighted vision in my left eye so I was used to it. Evidently, learning to live with this kind of vision is very hard and many people have been unable to adjust to it.
Now I don't have to wear glasses at all, even for close work or computer work. The doctor would only do one eye at a time, two weeks apart. The hardest part was remembering the eyedrops every two hours. I was told to continue doing so until all the drops were used up. It took about a month. Even now, years later, my eyes are still good. At one point my regular eye doctor did a few zaps with the laser and called it a touch up several months after the initial surgery.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Feb 28, 2025 20:35:25 GMT
I'm of no help but watching because my vision is what yours is and I have a cataract they are currently watching. Need to learn all I can before I need to have the surgery.
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 28, 2025 20:54:46 GMT
I can't speak to cataract surgery, but in December, I had refractive lenses exchange. It is considered the same thing in many ways. For me, my right eye sees 20/15 for distance. Crap for up close. My left eye was weaker at distance and crap for up close. So they decided to replace my left lens with a prescription lens. I was told that I would be able to read without my readers (I used 1.75) in two days and after about 6 weeks, I would have my eyes playing nicely with each other and I would be able to see both well at a distance and well up close. They were spot on. I only need to do one eye since the other eye is doing the distance for me. I do not need to wear glasses for reading or for far away. I can still see well driving at night, but I do see halos with car lights from more of a distance. I was told that gets better in many cases. My surgery was 8 minutes and I was fully awake (but a little medicated) and when it was done, they took off the monitoring equipment and I walked out the door to go home. I had a driver, but could drive the next day. Since mine was not for cataracts, it was elective surgery and I had to pay for all of it, but to not wear glasses while I try to do photography (had to use glasses for the photo set up and then take them off for the actual taking of the photographs was very worth it. I can also teach much better not having to put my glasses on every few minutes. Readers suck. I had bifocals and trifocals and I never really got comfortable with them either.
OP, my hobbies also involve close up vision. I chose the more expensive lens. I will give you halos at night, but the Multifocal IOL keeps me from having to wear glasses.
Good luck. Choosing the right thing for your vision can be hard.
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 28, 2025 20:58:12 GMT
When I had cataracts the doctor gave me corrected vision. He was reluctant at first to give me the one eye for farsighted and one eye for near sighted until I told him I had always only wore one contact for the near sighted vision in my left eye so I was used to it. Evidently, learning to live with this kind of vision is very hard and many people have been unable to adjust to it. Now I don't have to wear glasses at all, even for close work or computer work. The doctor would only do one eye at a time, two weeks apart. The hardest part was remembering the eyedrops every two hours. I was told to continue doing so until all the drops were used up. It took about a month. Even now, years later, my eyes are still good. At one point my regular eye doctor did a few zaps with the laser and called it a touch up several months after the initial surgery. I didn't think it was a big adjustment at all. I wonder if the procedure or lenses have changed over the years to make it easier to adjust? I had issues with bifocals and trifocals, but not this lens at all. My husband and good friend wear contacts that also have this difference and they said it wasn't hard to adjust. |
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Post by Anita on Feb 28, 2025 20:59:48 GMT
I had -14 vision in one eye before having my lenses replaced. The first surgery was very easy and quick. The second surgery hurt like hell. Google second eye syndrome. I went for correction of distance only and wear readers now. I had to have the YAG laser surgery on each eye, which was painless, just having my eyes dilated. I also had to have corrective LASIK on one eye because my lens settled a little off. I suffer very dry eyes and the surgery will make it worse. Given all that doom and gloom, I still highly recommend. It's amazing being able to see without glasses. Just know that your close-up vision will be drastically different after the surgery. You'll always need readers to see anything up close if you do distant vision only. I just knew there was no way my brain was going to like an implanted bifocal.
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Post by uksue on Feb 28, 2025 21:17:56 GMT
When I had cataracts the doctor gave me corrected vision. He was reluctant at first to give me the one eye for farsighted and one eye for near sighted until I told him I had always only wore one contact for the near sighted vision in my left eye so I was used to it. Evidently, learning to live with this kind of vision is very hard and many people have been unable to adjust to it. Now I don't have to wear glasses at all, even for close work or computer work. The doctor would only do one eye at a time, two weeks apart. The hardest part was remembering the eyedrops every two hours. I was told to continue doing so until all the drops were used up. It took about a month. Even now, years later, my eyes are still good. At one point my regular eye doctor did a few zaps with the laser and called it a touch up several months after the initial surgery. My mum had this and never got used to it 😩 I'm not 'bad enough' yet to get my right eye sorted but it's driving me crazy tbh. I'm not sure whether 'not bad enough' is a legitimate medical decision or whether it's an NHS decision. I've had so much going on with my children and other health issues of my own I've let it slip to the back burner. |
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 28, 2025 21:55:46 GMT
I rapidly developed a cataract in my left eye after retinal surgery a couple years ago. It was replaced with a basic lens as I thought it would be another 10 years before the right eye needed work and I was still going to be wearing glasses anyway. It was only 2 years before my right eye deteriorated to the point of needing surgery.  I did pick the TORIC lens to correct my astigmatism this time. I still wear progressive lens glasses and am okay with that. Often I don't wear them when doing close up crafting, reading and even working on the computer. I did develop the film in my right eye and had the YAG laser procedure in office. For me, the cataract surgeries were easy and the only slightly weird part is knowing they are working on your eye, but you already experienced that with your retinal surgery. The worst part is the eye drops - I was so ready to be done with them. FWIW, I still prefer to wear my post-surgery sunglasses over my regular glasses as my eyes are very sun sensitive. |
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Post by KiwiJo on Feb 28, 2025 22:03:20 GMT
I’m short if time so can only do a very quick reply.
I’ve had both eyes undergo cataract surgery and chose not to have my severe astigmatism corrected. After wearing glasses for 64 years I can’t imagine being without them.
The other reason was vanity - wearing glasses all those years means my skin is a bit different under my eyes - different texture & different colour. I felt it would be really noticeable if I didn’t wear glasses all the time any more.
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Post by mikklynn on Feb 28, 2025 22:29:22 GMT
Like you, I was extremely near-sighted since second grade. I had astigmatism. I had both eyes done about 10 years ago. I chose the corrective lenses that would give me distance viewing without glasses. I based my decision on the fact that I was retiring in a few years, so would be doing things around the house, not sitting at a computer all day. I have no regrets. I use cheaters for reading, computer, and scrapbooking.
I keep cheaters everywhere in the house, my purse, and my car. I am considering going back to bifocal glasses just to avoid the on/off of the cheaters.
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Post by malibou on Mar 1, 2025 0:17:42 GMT
I developed a cataract in each eye in my field of vision this past summer. The right eye was worse so that is where we started. My eyes are -8 and -8.5 and they think I was born with shit vision, and like you have amazing up close vision.
I went with Vivity lens as I had no real astigmatism. My lens and surgery for both eyes was $11000.00, and did not include the surgery center fees. I had my first eye done at the end of August with the next one to be done 2 weeks later. The surgery was fast. By the end of the day when my dilation had settled, my vision was pretty miraculous. By morning, it was pretty weird. By that afternoon I was struggling and even cried at the Dr office for my check up. Turns out, I had very quickly developed scar tissue. By day 3 I had no vision to speak of. Both my Dr and the surgeon were stunned at how quickly and thickly my scar tissue developed. Because I needed to wait 3 months to have the YAG surgery to remove it, they decided to wait to do my other eye. I had my YAG at the end of Nov and things are much better. When I went at the end of Dec to see about my other eye getting done, my vision tests were unpredictable and not good. The Dr and surgeon started wondering what could be causing my issues and thought maybe my lymphoma could be back and sent me to a Neuro Ophthalmologist, who did a brain and eye socket MRI. That showed a freaking massive sinus infection. I am scheduled for a sinus balloon surgery next week. The Dr and surgeon fully expect the scar tissue problem to come up with my other eye, so they want me to go as long as I can without the other eye being done.
I wear a contact in my bad eye if I am driving, but at home I take the contact out so I can see mid and close up. The vision in my corrected eye just isn't that great, but getting around inside isn't a big deal. My biggest issue is that I just don't feel like there is enough light, so I often have lights on in my house during the day. But being in sunlight outside cannot be done without sunglasses as it causes a very quick headache. I have not really ever needed to wear sunglasses, so that is another thing I need to remember when I leave the house.
Overall, my experience hasn't been the miracle I was led to believe it would be. My Dr and surgeon have been awesome, but admit that neither of them had had experience with my crazy level of scar tissue.
Mine is not a typical experience.
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Post by pepperwood on Mar 1, 2025 1:31:10 GMT
I had cataract surgery last fall at age 68. Like you, I have been near-sighted since middle school. I wore hard contacts when from when I was 16 until I was in my late 40's when I developed a strong astigmatism and was no longer able to comfortably wear contacts. At the time of the surgery I was wearing strong progressive glasses. Cataracts made it impossible to drive at night.
The surgery itself was a breeze. They did each eye separately two weeks apart. I felt nothing during surgery with twilight anesthesia and had no discomfort afterwards. You need to have a ride home from surgery and then for a followup exam the next day. I had to take three different eye drops multiple times a day during week before surgery and then four weeks after, which was a bother.
Medicare doesn't pay for a corrective lens. I had a hard time deciding between the toric ($500 per eye) and multifocal lens ($1,000 per eye). I ultimately chose the toric lens. Before the doctor operated on the second eye, he tested my vision in the first eye and modified the prescription in second eye slightly .
The surgery corrected my night vision and I can now drive at night. I no longer have an astigmatism. Unfortunately, they were unable to completely correct my distance and near vision. I wear glasses with a slight prescription for driving so I can better read street names and wear 1.5 reading glasses. All in all, I have no regrets.
Please reach out if you want more info.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 1, 2025 1:32:19 GMT
crimsoncat05. I found the surgeries to be very easy. They were done at a Wills eye center with specifically trained nursing staff. It is a bit weird on the table, but I felt nothing, no pain, just a little tug... They made me sit for a while after to be sure I was steady on my feet. I knew I was good... Riding home I could read all the signs. Everything was so very bright. When I got home I was amazed at how bright white my appliances were!! My second eye was done 5 days later. It was easier because, I guess, I knew what was going on.. Normally they don't do both eyes so close together, but with my vision it would have been impossible to function with one good eye trying to work with the very bad one. Oh and because the surgeries were so close together I did the drops in both eyes in the same schedule. They gave me a big chart to check them off. You can thus! It is so worth it. BTW: the surgeon is the one who suggested dollar store readers. But that was over 13 years ago and I noticed that they don't seem to be as nice. I but then else where now. A funny story. I had worn glasses my whole life. After surgery, the next morning with both eyes I had 20/20 vision. I kept reaching up to take off my glasses. That went on for a long time. When I was driving, my mind insisted I needed glasses. Good thing was I could wear ordinary sun glasses from the store!!
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Post by nine on Mar 1, 2025 16:52:20 GMT
I wear readers. I love having perfect distance vision.
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Post by scrappinmama on Mar 1, 2025 17:51:05 GMT
I'm also near sighted, but only -4.75. I say only, but that's still pretty bad.  I also had progressive lenses because I couldn't see up close either. The joys of aging. I developed Glaucoma and recently had surgery to repair that. In the process they also performed cataract surgery. I no longer need to wear glasses. My vision is currently 20-25 a month post-surgery. They fixed some of my astigmatism but not all of it. If you wear glasses, you will have to pop the lens of your glasses for the first eye that they operate on. You may have 2 weeks of recovery, then they will do the 2nd eye. That 2 week period was annoying to me because I was dealing with 2 different visions. But maybe I had to wait 2 weeks because I had Glaucoma surgery at the same time. The surgery doesn't hurt at all. They gave me Versed to chill me out and I was awake the entire time. I'm glad I did it, even though it was a couple weeks of struggling with the different vision. There are actually 4 different lenses you can choose from for cataracts. I recommend getting the one where you won't need glasses anymore. It was totally worth it for me! |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Mar 1, 2025 19:13:28 GMT
Thanks to everyone who replied!! I told my husband that I could choose to still be a bit nearsighted, and he was like “why is it even a question? get the distance vision correction!” Which makes sense, I guess… people who have perfectly clear vision still manage to cross stitch and do crafting, just with reading glasses or magnifiers. Not wearing glasses on a regular basis after 45 years, not freaking out if I drop them and can’t find them- afraid that I’ll step in them, lol- and being able to see the clock clearly when I first wake up would be really amazing. The dr does not recommend the multi-focal lenses for me, so I just have to decide if I want a total correction or not. And hopefully I can get the second eye (which isn’t as bad as the first) done shortly after. malibou I’m so sorry that your cataract surgery did not go smoothly!! I’m glad they diagnosed it as a sinus infection instead of a recurrence of cancer… but the fact that it’s been such a long process has to be really difficult. (As an aside, what is the balloon sinus surgery you will be having? Is it the one where they inflate the balloon inside your sinuses to make the space a bit larger? I’m asking because I’ve always had sinus issues myself- I very rarely can breathe clearly thru my nose- and have always wondered if it would be worth doing something about it.) |
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Post by librarylady on Mar 1, 2025 20:54:43 GMT
The surgery and recovery were very easy as others mentioned.
I made the mistake of getting crystal lens. They are supposed to adapt to what you are looking at--the way an eye does. That did not work for me. The eye doctor (without telling me ahead of time) decided to do distance vision in one eye and near vision in the other eye. Our brain is supposed to merge the image. Nope, not my brain. I am rather disappointed it what I got in the end.
I have to wear glasses to read or drive or do any damn thing. I did so want to get away from glasses and fogging up when the temperatures are cold etc.
DO NOT get crystal lens is my advice.
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Post by malibou on Mar 1, 2025 21:50:06 GMT
Thanks to everyone who replied!! I told my husband that I could choose to still be a bit nearsighted, and he was like “why is it even a question? get the distance vision correction!” Which makes sense, I guess… people who have perfectly clear vision still manage to cross stitch and do crafting, just with reading glasses or magnifiers. Not wearing glasses on a regular basis after 45 years, not freaking out if I drop them and can’t find them- afraid that I’ll step in them, lol- and being able to see the clock clearly when I first wake up would be really amazing. The dr does not recommend the multi-focal lenses for me, so I just have to decide if I want a total correction or not. And hopefully I can get the second eye (which isn’t as bad as the first) done shortly after. malibou I’m so sorry that your cataract surgery did not go smoothly!! I’m glad they diagnosed it as a sinus infection instead of a recurrence of cancer… but the fact that it’s been such a long process has to be really difficult. (As an aside, what is the balloon sinus surgery you will be having? Is it the one where they inflate the balloon inside your sinuses to make the space a bit larger? I’m asking because I’ve always had sinus issues myself- I very rarely can breathe clearly thru my nose- and have always wondered if it would be worth doing something about it.) I have had fantastic luck with medical things in the past, so, yeah, I'm a bit bummed. Yes, the balloon surgery is the one to make your sinuses bigger. "Normal" sinuses are 04 in size, chronic sinus problems can cause a thickening making them 02 or less. With the balloon surgery they shoot for 08. My sinuses are 02, but I don't have thickening, they are just small. He is going to try for 08 for me if there is enough room. He doesn't think I'm dealing with a chronic problem, but still wants to open them up as he thinks allergies are jumping me and the problem will get worse. Although every bit of my sinus was involved, I can breathe thru my nose just fine. Both of the Drs involved could not believe I was standing let alone being coherent because the infection was that bad. I had no clue. My appointment is on the 19th, so I will let you know how it goes. |
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Post by mikklynn on Mar 2, 2025 2:38:58 GMT
revirdsuba99 It took me months to not try to remove my glasses at bedtime or to reach for nonexistent glasses on my nightstand! malibou I am so sorry you had so many complications. I hope the sinus surgery helps. I think that is what my sister is having done next month.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Mar 3, 2025 16:41:16 GMT
I have my surgery scheduled, for late this month- yay!! I will NOT be getting near vision in one eye and distance in the other... I don't think my brain would be able to figure it out, and I wouldn't want to risk it. librarylady , your doctor never should have done something like that without your testing it out first, with contacts!! that's terrible!! now that I have it scheduled, I can't wait for it to be over with-- I'm at the point where the glare & fuzziness in that eye is giving me a low-grade headache all day long. malibou, good luck with your sinus surgery!! |
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Apr 18, 2025 18:42:56 GMT
crimsoncat05 Did you have your surgery? I wanted to follow up because I had mine done on Monday and it's the best thing ever! I chose to get one eye for close up and the other eye will be for distance. I've been wearing my contacts this way for a few years so I know it works for me. Monday the up close eye was done and I can see so clearly! I was nervous going into it since you're awake for it, but it was not a big deal at all. There's no pain and not much "recovery". I have a few restrictions, but overall, everything is back to normal but with much better vision. When I have my follow up appointment next week I'm going to ask about scheduling the other eye for surgery. If anyone is hesitating about getting it done, don't! It's been worth it for me and I'm so happy I did it. Did you get yours done? How was it??
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Post by malibou on Apr 18, 2025 19:21:09 GMT
crimsoncat05 I am a month out from my sinus balloon surgery, and they are very open. Dh says snoring is way less. You will need to do nasal rinsed several times a day. They will give you a prescription for a steroid nasal solution. With that one, you really really need to shake it to get it dissolved. If you don't, the pain is excruciating. If you haven't done nasal rinsing before, it is an odd sensation, but you get used to it quickly and most people end up liking it and continuing to do it.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 18, 2025 19:28:52 GMT
crimsoncat05 as I was reading another post I had a strange thought racing through my mind!! Cataract surgery is done once... Heaven forbid there is an accident with the eyes being one near, one far... I see you have posted you are not going that.. When I had had my lense implants was the time I got a MedicAlert bracelet.. hopefully they will protect my eyes...
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Apr 18, 2025 20:58:03 GMT
thanks for asking, guys! I did have my right-eye cataract surgery, the last week of March. I was really bummed out that I would have to 'settle' for "less nearsighted" but with the stitching, crafting, and other close-up work I love to do, I am glad I did decide that instead of choosing distance vision. (And, like the doctor said, with the number of retinal tears I had, and the amount of scar tissue on my retina, I should just be glad I can see decently at all, I know...) The surgery went smoothly - it was weird being awake for it, though- he had to give me two injections (? I think that's what it was) because I could sort of feel what was going on, although it didn't hurt. HOWEVER... even at my 1-week follow-up, things were still fuzzy. I could 'see' smaller letters on the wall, but they were NOT clear- it was like looking through a haze. That left me very discouraged about the entire process. Turns out that: 1) the retina surgery I had caused scar tissue / cataract formation on the back side of my lens; 2) Because of the cataract placement, there was scar tissue left on the lens capsule once the cataract was removed ; and 3) new scar tissue continued to form even after the cataract surgery. So, like malibou , I needed to have YAG laser surgery, which I had done last week. ( malibou , I'm surprised they said they had to wait such a long time before they could do yours.) It was easy-peasy; you don't get any anesthesia, and you can drive yourself home. THAT was really the "magical" part, for me-- by the time I walked from the procedure room back out to the waiting room, I could see crystal clear; it was amazing!!! My right eye was set for -2.5, so it's LOTS better than the -8.5 it used to be. The left eye surgery is scheduled for the beginning of May, about 6 weeks after the first one. It will be set to the same Rx so I will be able to see clearly at arm's length for stitching, computer work, and reading. Now I'm waiting impatiently... The temporary lens in my glasses isn't quite right and the difference in Rx between my 'new' eye and my left eye is causing me some depth perception issues... I'm clumsier than usual right now, lol. (Because of this, I know I wouldn't be able to get used to having one eye set for near and one eye for far.) The vision / color clarity in my right eye is so good that now I can tell just how 'not correct' the cataract vision in my left eye is, lol. And I can see a lot more dust, dog hair, etc. than I ever used to be able to, lol. I have to say, cataracts are an odd thing-- it was so very gradual that for a LONG time I didn't realize just how much my vision was impaired. Even though I could still "see" the computer screen, see to drive, see to stitch, etc., it just wasn't "right." But I didn't really KNOW it wasn't right-- it's just what 'was' if that makes sense. (I have problems with depression anyway, but I think my vision being impaired - even just that slight amount- made the depression worse.) Looking at myself in the mirror to dry my hair, the colors outside, just *seeing* things around me now is quite different, and I'm sure it will be better still after the second eye. malibou , I am glad that your sinus surgery was a success!!! I may look into that sometime- right now I'm embarking on a dental saga... I haven't gone to the dentist in over 3 years, so next month I have 4 dentist appts. to get a cleaning, 6 fillings, and a crown.  PSA: don't ever put off going to the dentist! I used to be practically religious about going every 6 months, but I never bothered to find a dentist after we moved from AZ to MO. (and another PSA: apparently teeth clenching / grinding can cause gum recession, which I had NO idea about... don't ever leave clenching / grinding untreated, either.) |
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Post by malibou on Apr 18, 2025 22:27:12 GMT
crimsoncat05. I had to wait for my yag surgery because there was so much scar tissue, and they wanted to be sure it had stopped forming before doing the surgery. Glad yours is working out.
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Anita
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Location: Kansas City -ish
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Post by Anita on Apr 19, 2025 0:34:20 GMT
Oh, I had to have that YAG surgery as well. It was definitely a breeze after the lens replacement surgery.
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I also had progressive lenses because I couldn't see up close either. The joys of aging. I developed Glaucoma and recently had surgery to repair that. In the process they also performed cataract surgery. I no longer need to wear glasses. My vision is currently 20-25 a month post-surgery. They fixed some of my astigmatism but not all of it.