20/20 eyeballs
Mar 8, 2019 17:36:20 #
alby
Loc: very eastern pa.
Kmgw9v wrote:
The detached retina was fixed with further surgery.
thanks ...was wondering
Mar 8, 2019 17:37:26 #
Girl with A Canon wrote:
I had both of eyes done back this past June. I do ... (show quote)
Yike! How do they explain the haze?
Mar 8, 2019 18:14:51 #
Congratulations!! I hope the 2nd procedure goes as well as the 1st one did.
Don
Don
Mar 8, 2019 18:23:02 #
Girl with A Canon wrote:
I had both of eyes done back this past June. I do ... (show quote)
A year after my cataract surgery, I experienced some creeping blurriness. My doctor was well aware of this possibility, saying it was common in 9 or 10 % of cases. The capsule holding the new plastic lens thickens after surgery and becomes cloudy. She did a Yag capsulotomy -- a special laser treatment used to fix this. It is a simple, commonly performed procedure which is very safe. No more blurriness!
Mar 8, 2019 18:25:56 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
dpullum wrote:
Thank you for cooling my apprehension. My primary care dr is suggesting I go for an evaluation...at 83, my day will come. Yes, I know it is not like my Aunt who in the late 1940s with sandbags around her head ... today more like a drive-in restaurant... fast food.... done quickly
It is the most frequently done surgery in the USA. The lasers have made it quick and painless and, as others have noted, it makes a big difference. I am 78 and had mine done 2 years ago.
Mar 8, 2019 20:26:25 #
mallen1330 wrote:
A year after my cataract surgery, I experienced some creeping blurriness. My doctor was well aware of this possibility, saying it was common in 9 or 10 % of cases. The capsule holding the new plastic lens thickens after surgery and becomes cloudy. She did a Yag capsulotomy -- a special laser treatment used to fix this. It is a simple, commonly performed procedure which is very safe. No more blurriness!
Good to know. Thank you.
Mar 8, 2019 20:54:53 #
billbarcus
Loc: IPNW
RichardTaylor wrote:
+1.
I had one done about a month ago. The next one will be done in april.
The main thing I noticed was that there were a lot more cars on the road!
(just kidding).
I had one done about a month ago. The next one will be done in april.
The main thing I noticed was that there were a lot more cars on the road!
(just kidding).
Good One!
Mar 8, 2019 20:55:20 #
Murray wrote:
Yike! How do they explain the haze?
By telling me they want to do some kind of laser thing. Believe me I have typed this into search on the web every way I know how and can’t find the answer. Now I wish I just gave up night driving and not go through this. They have said my tear ducks were clogged took drops NOTHING happened. Then they gave me clear eyes NOTHING changed. Still feels like matter in my eye that I need to rub out. I am sooooooo scared to let anyone go near them again. I love my camera and taking pictures way to much.
Mar 8, 2019 20:59:12 #
I would love to wake up and go just one day without that feeling. I wonder if that will get rid of this.
Mar 8, 2019 21:31:19 #
JoeN
Loc: East Texas
I have early stage age related macular degeneration and the beginning of cataracts both diagnosed about 2 years ago. I am 71 now. My eye Dr. started me taking AREDS 2, an eye vitamin, as soon as I was diagnosed and so far neither problem has advanced and there might even be a slight improvement in the macular. The vitamin is actually for the macular degeneration but in my case it seems to have slowed the progression of both. I definitely will have cataract surgery when it’s time if the macular degeneration is under control. If you’re not familiar with macular degeneration, there is an area at the back of the eye called the macular, and if begins to degenerate, you gradually lose your central vision and have to use your peripheral vision to see and eventually lose your eyesight.
Mar 8, 2019 22:08:30 #
Girl with A Canon wrote:
I would love to wake up and go just one day without that feeling. I wonder if that will get rid of this.
Really sorry to hear that, and a bit nervous myself.
Mar 8, 2019 22:11:10 #
JoeN wrote:
I have early stage age related macular degeneratio... (show quote)
My wife has macular degeneration as well. Completely controlled by pharmaceuticals. Glad to hear it worked out for you.
Mar 9, 2019 01:42:02 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
Bobnewnan wrote:
Wow! I had my left cataract removed today and it's... (show quote)
My Dad had his cataracts removed from both eyes when he was around 85... and no longer needed glasses to drive! (He still scared the hell out of us though.)
Mar 9, 2019 11:28:03 #
I had mine done last Summer, and I am very happy with the result. I need "readers" now, no big deal. Except for the "crazy" eye drop regimen it was a cakewalk. Enjoy the view, Bobnewnan.
Mar 9, 2019 13:19:52 #
DAN Phillips wrote:
I was terrified at the thought of someone messing with my eyes. When they did the surgery they had to give me more anesthesia than usual, this was last fall. Today, I still don't want anyone to mess with my eyes, but for the first time since I was 28 yeasr old , I do not have a restriction on my drivers license. Miracles do happen!
My driver's licenses came out of the box with restrictions. Now at 75 I have NONE. My cataract surgeries were combined with a more complicated procedure to treat anther problem as well. My eyesight as well as my "vision" have changed dramatically.
Oh by the way, as time marches on, often hearing loss occurs. I have aids and I can hear the birds who I thought deserted my neighborhood.
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