Cataract Operation

Sparkchaser

My wife “finally” got the other eye done. So, we both have right and left, done.

I bring it up because, it was 2 hours and 15 minutes time in to time out. It’s been sped up in the last few years.

The laser surgery is great. Scary when it being done to you but it’s fast and much reduced problems after it.

broknsymetry

I had my mom’s eyes done a few years ago. She could barely see then but now has better sight than me.

Bombtrad

I had both done some years ago now. I really must go and have glasses checked as my vision is blurring just a bit with the current prescriptions. My memory of having the eyes done was the long cold splash of water across my face. needling the yes was no great deal, and most other i don’t really remember.

RDAnderson

I had both eyes done last April and May. Normally I would have a friend drive me and pick me up, but that time she was on an extended vacation in Europe. So, instead of cancelling and waiting many months, I had a discussion with my ophthalmologist and we decided I could go without anesthesia. This would allow me to take a taxi home, something the doc would not normally let me do. The operations were essentially painless because the eyeballs are frozen anyways. It was all quick and painless. After one month I had my eyes tested by an Optometrist and got new pairs of glasses, one for outside sunglasses and one for reading/watching TV. Both are transitional clear/darkened with full range UV protection, made out of very lightweight polycarbonate. Not cheap but what is the alternative.

takeahike

Hopefully not OT but after being blind as a bat my whole life, so much so that I can barely remember when I started wearing glasses I was so young, about 20 years ago I decided to get lasik, and it turned out to be the best medical decision I ever made in my life. While it’s been just a little back and forth, especially when I had some eye virus years ago, it seems that and especially recently that my vision just keeps getting better and better all the time! I’d say that now at 72 it’s about the best it’s ever been since I had the procedure, and while probably unrelated I don’t perceive that I will have any cataract problems anytime soon. I should note, and certainly recommend the same, that I went to probably the best doctor for the procedure in the country (Beverly Hills and all), so that almost certainly made a difference–I did research it before having it done and clearly understood that the quality of care with the procedure can definitely make all the difference, especially if there is an issue during the procedure, so certainly with no backup waiting for you in case of any failure it was more than worth whatever premium there might have been on the price. The doctor I went to is such a leading figure that when Katie Couric on The Today Show did an episode on the procedure they used his office.

BTW, a while back I went to visit my sis and mentioned how I no longer needed glasses. Her answer: “Oh yeah, I didn’t even remember.”🥺🙄

timcuth

I had the laser cataract surgery about 13 years ago. Afterwards, I had perfect vision (which I had not had since I was 7 years old), and they even gave me cards certifying to traffic officers that I no longer needed to wear glasses.

But then, a couple of years ago, I started having detached retinas. After the repair surgeries, my good vision was wrecked again.

takeahike

timcuth

Yes, when I had the lasik, the doctor also gave me such a card, and then when I went down to the DMV for the next renewal they took the corrective lenses restriction off my license. I told them there’s no way you can do that but she said absolutely!

Sparkchaser

timcuth But then, a couple of years ago, I started having detached retinas. After the repair surgeries, my good vision was wrecked again.

Oh no, sorry to hear that. There’s nothing they can do?

I was diagnosed with “Posterior Vitreous Detachment” on both eyes maybe 20+ yrs ago. That is when your vitreous membrane separates from the retina. It’s not an uncommon problem. The bad part is , it can sometimes tear the retina.
I was at my son’s house and suddenly my eye was filling with blood. I called the eye doctors office and said this is an emergency, I’m on my way there. They have a laser at the office and the doc used it to “weld” the torn part of the retina.
It’s been alright ever since. The detachment finally detached all the way around. Now I just go in for a yearly check up.

GeekGirl1

Great timing. I’m next and will have an evaluation by the eye surgeon in the middle of June. I’ll do one eye, wait a month, then do the other.

I’m very much looking forward to not needing glasses for distance, which I’ve worn nearly all my life.

HooRU

I was told health issues are verbotten here, but I hope to get cataracts done in the next couple years too.

Sparkchaser

GeekGirl1 glasses for distance, which I’ve worn nearly all my life.

I know the feeling. I had the same problem since 2nd grade. Broke a lot of glasses as a kid. A football seems to like to snap them in half.