After cataract surgery, the light bulb goes on!
Sep 27, 2015 14:18:30 #
jdubu wrote:
I hear you about that.
What I was looking forward to was being able to wear sunglasses, not clip-ons or prescription. I play a lot of grass volleyball and wearing sunglasses is a luxury for me now. Of course, the changes in lenses played havoc with my depth perception and I was misjudging my passing, setting and my approach to spike the ball. Just starting to get back to form.
Now if they could only do something about floaters running across my vision...
What I was looking forward to was being able to wear sunglasses, not clip-ons or prescription. I play a lot of grass volleyball and wearing sunglasses is a luxury for me now. Of course, the changes in lenses played havoc with my depth perception and I was misjudging my passing, setting and my approach to spike the ball. Just starting to get back to form.
Now if they could only do something about floaters running across my vision...
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Sep 27, 2015 17:52:58 #
jdubu wrote:
After being nearsighted for my whole life, I chose... (show quote)
cataract surgery. is no big deal 1 hr to prepare and 15 min operation, had other eye done the next week, sure have to use reading glasses, but go 20/20 long distance
Sep 27, 2015 23:05:23 #
Used to buy the cheapest -- recently got some from Costco -- think it was 3 pairs with case for around $15. Spring loaded temples solid construction, comfortable, and seemingly better lenses. Big difference for a few bucks. FYI.
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Sep 28, 2015 01:58:10 #
medavis43
Loc: Folkston, GA
Had both eyes done 10+ years ago - so long I forgot when. I remember being able to see all the way across the room the next day when one eye had been done. Wow. what a difference. I too have a zillion pairs of reading glasses - all over the house and great grands ruin a pair periodically. For fun, I tell people I have silicone implants. When they look at the boobs, I have to tell them that those are real and implants are in my eyes.
Sep 30, 2015 15:27:08 #
jdubu
Loc: San Jose, CA
joe west wrote:
cataract surgery. is no big deal 1 hr to prepare and 15 min operation, had other eye done the next week, sure have to use reading glasses, but go 20/20 long distance
You are right, it's no big deal... but when the doctor tells me my chances of a problem occurring during surgery jumps from the norm of .005% to 10% and there's a bigger chance of blindness... well, that makes it a bigger deal than I had wanted.
But now that they were both done together, I am very happy to put that behind me and shoot again.
Sep 30, 2015 16:37:00 #
jdubu wrote:
After being nearsighted for my whole life, I chose... (show quote)
I bet you enjoy even more being able to see real white again. Most wait too long to repair cataracts and lose so much quality life. I took the same option as you, although I could have opted for one far and one near focused lens. Since I'm astigmatic I have to wear glasses anyway. I enjoy my new eyes. Have fun.
Sep 30, 2015 17:25:36 #
jdubu wrote:
You are right, it's no big deal... but when the doctor tells me my chances of a problem occurring during surgery jumps from the norm of .005% to 10% and there's a bigger chance of blindness... well, that makes it a bigger deal than I had wanted.
But now that they were both done together, I am very happy to put that behind me and shoot again.
But now that they were both done together, I am very happy to put that behind me and shoot again.
It is rare, but the surgery can trigger a retina detachment. It happened to me two days after cataract surgery, and it was a pretty big deal.
Patients should be made aware.
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Sep 30, 2015 22:22:25 #
jdubu
Loc: San Jose, CA
Kmgw9v wrote:
It is rare, but the surgery can trigger a retina detachment. It happened to me two days after cataract surgery, and it was a pretty big deal.
Patients should be made aware.
Patients should be made aware.
Hope all is corrected now and you are doing well now.
Sep 30, 2015 23:07:04 #
jdubu wrote:
Hope all is corrected now and you are doing well now.
Thanks. Not 100%, but I am good.
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