Cataract Surgery (Page 5): I had both eyes done 5 years ago. Doctor implanted corrective lenses in both eyes and at 75 yrs old have 20/20 In both. Don’t need readers unless eyes tired...

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I had both eyes done 5 years ago. Doctor implanted corrective lenses in both eyes and at 75 yrs old have 20/20 In both. Don’t need readers unless eyes tired (Late in evening). I had to pay above what insurance covered for standard lens but well worth it.

sherder Loc: Alexandria, Virginia

Results vary - but here's how my cataract surgery has impacted my photography.

I have worn glasses since age 7 and developed cataracts in both eyes at age 55.
Both eyes were corrected for "distance" and - OMG - it was life changing for this hombre. That was five years ago.

My doctor said that the improvement would be immediate and not get any better. Yes and no. My wife drove me home from the surgery and I was amazed at all the "new" stop signs everywhere!! The bonus was that my distance vision got even better over the next year and has stayed sharp as a tack.

My weak area is from my eyeballs to 3 feet and I have to wear glasses for that. No worries with the diopter - with our without glasses.

I still hate wearing glasses, but I shoot outdoors (birds & abandoned houses) and my ability to pick up on distant subjects - quickly - is greatly improved and it's made me a better photographer.

Best of luck and enjoy your bionic vision !!

Bear2 Loc: Southeast,, MI

kenabr wrote:

I have a cataract in my right eye which makes manual focusing difficult. Has anyone had the surgery and can comment on if there is an ideal lens focal point for focusing my dslr and will the diopter adjust to the new lens.

Yes I can comment. Had both eyes done 10 days apart, three years ago. Fantastic!
Now have 20/20-1 in my right eye, and 20/20-2 in my left eye. I could not be happier.

Duane

TheShoe Loc: Lacey, WA

boberic wrote:

Just to end any possible confusion cataract surgery is a new lens implant and does nothing for glaucoma, which is increased pressure in the eye fluids.

And keep in mind that there are abnormalities of the eye that may make it impossible to completely correct the vision with the new lenses. Even so, the difference in clarity is still striking.

Chastles

I also had this surgery done on my right eye and it is worst now than it was before. This eye is now farsighted and my good eye is near sighted which is the one I use when shooting. I just find it challenging to edit my photos now with one Eye being blurry. Im def afraid to get the other eye done. This has had an impact on my business.
Just try to do the best and enjoy what you do!

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

kenabr wrote:

I have a cataract in my right eye which makes manual focusing difficult. Has anyone had the surgery and can comment on if there is an ideal lens focal point for focusing my dslr and will the diopter adjust to the new lens.

Do it. Especially if the Dr. says you’re an excellent candidate for it.

I had both eyes done ten years ago. I got the Alcon lenses for astigmatism correction. Both eyes are 20/25 for distance. I use varifocal readers for close work (reading and computer).

The difference is dramatic. Surgery was routine — less than 15 minutes with about a one hour prep. Most annoying thing for me was using several kinds of eye drops daily for a few weeks.

jimitee

I went for the basic with no astigmatism coreection the wierd thing is I am sitting in a lecture thping and thebiphone is clear without correction but the. when I look up at the lectureer, it is blurrwd. normally this reverses. very strange but if i use my eyes close up for a period I loose my distance focus. Not suee if i should get progressive lens and wear them all the time but foe now I live with this anomaly

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

I had laser surgery done on both eyes at the same time. While conventional surgery was covered by Medicare, laser was not. None-the-less, it was quick and painless. I highly recommend it if you can afford to have it.

Since I am old enough that my eyes cannot adjust from near to far, I wear glasses with progressive lenses. I never could adjust to bifocals, the view of steps as I walked down them was crazy.

SFarchitect

Had both eyes operated on a couple of years ago (old age thing) and discovered that we did not need a new TV. Enjoy your updated view of the world.

charles tabb Loc: Richmond VA.

redlegfrog wrote:

My story is the same as yours, even the dates. I've been told they can fix astigmatism with the laser, have you looked into this? I would love to ditch my glass's!

If you go for lens replacement, they can fix astigmatism also.

tropics68 Loc: Georgia

kenabr wrote:

I have a cataract in my right eye which makes manual focusing difficult. Has anyone had the surgery and can comment on if there is an ideal lens focal point for focusing my dslr and will the diopter adjust to the new lens.

Had my right eye done about a year ago. You will be pleased you did. I have a couple of different camera brands and had no problems with the diopter adjuster on any of them. It does take a few weeks for healing and I got real discouraged before I finally healed completely and now everything is good. Be patient and you will be glad you had the surgery. By the way, I had the standard lens put in and not some fancy high dollar bi-focal model. Two eye doctors recommended the same thing to me. The ultimate choice is yours of course, just my two cents.

ninotigger

I had both eyes done about one week apart several years ago. It was a real eye opener. If you were a good photographer before the operation, you will remain as good.It is a win win situation.

RatGMAN Loc: SE Pennsylvania

I'm about to schedule my second cataract surgery. Had the first done about 3 years ago and can't wait for the next one. The difference is sometimes hard to believe. The first was to my "focusing" eye and my pictures definitely improved. I had to adjust the diopter, but other than that I didn't change a thing with my equipment.

Kuzano

UncleBuck wrote:

I had cataract surgery last year on the right in February and the left in December, both were successful and I have no issues using any of my dslr’s. All the diopters have enough adjustment in them.

Do you notice the two month difference in your vision?

RolandDieter

I also had both done, but I opted for mono-vision. They do not like to do both eyes at once, so I had the right one done first, corrected to 20/20. That gave me two weeks of mono-vision testing where one eye was at 20/20 and the other eye was still near-sighted. I had no trouble with this, so I opted for mono-vision where the left eye was corrected for reading, not distance. Four years later I am still glad I went for the mono-vision -- no glasses for wither distance or reading. Depth perception is not reduced. I'm 81 and pass the driving eye test. But you want your camera viewfinder eye to be the 20/20.