I was anticipating the first cataract surgery and was quite pleased that I had it done. Scheduling the second one was quite challenging due to a shortage of available operating rooms.
Thanks GRHazelton for starting this thread and everyone for all your responses. I found everyone’s information and experiences very helpful. I had my left eye done on Wednesday and am scheduled for the right eye in approximently two weeks. My surgery for the left eye went well and upon removal of the eye patch I was immediately seeing better. Now, two days post op and my vision in my left eye is even better. Hugh difference!!! Besides clearer vision and more vibrant colors what I really notice is the increase in contrast. I’ve been walking around the house, looking at all of our photographs on the walls and marveling at how good they all look. After consulting with my surgeon I opted for standard lenses and will need reading glasses for close up. This should work out well for me since this is what I was use to before the cataracts started.
Roger
I was anticipating the first cataract surgery and was quite pleased that I had it done. Scheduling the second one was quite challenging due to a shortage of available operating rooms.
Had both knees replaced 10 months apart 10 years ago, rehab PT was affected by anticholesteral statin prescription. No more knee pain, though. Thanks for the video post, but I have no desire to watch the procedure.
Had cataract procedures 2 months apart over 3 years ago. Ophthalmologist had been monitoring developments, and when it got to the point of affecting my driving, he scheduled the first procedure for my left eye. I was stunned when the post-op eyepatch came off -- room light was close to blinding bright, and blues in particular were super vivid, and I adapted to the change in a short time. Identical results after right eye procedure. I was prescribed antibiotic, steroid, and nsaid eye drops post-op and had zero discomfort. I am now legally driving without vision correction -- 20/25 in each eye.
When I was getting ready to have my total hip replacement redone after 23 years I started watching a hip replacement video on YouTube, didn’t make it very, decided no I don’t need to watch this. One day post op exam, and my left eye is 20/25, still marveling about how much better I’m seeing.
Roger
Had both knees replaced 10 months apart 10 years ago, rehab PT was affected by anticholesteral statin prescription. No more knee pain, though. Thanks for the video post, but I have no desire to watch the procedure.
Had cataract procedures 2 months apart over 3 years ago. Ophthalmologist had been monitoring developments, and when it got to the point of affecting my driving, he scheduled the first procedure for my left eye. I was stunned when the post-op eyepatch came off -- room light was close to blinding bright, and blues in particular were super vivid, and I adapted to the change in a short time. Identical results after right eye procedure. I was prescribed antibiotic, steroid, and nsaid eye drops post-op and had zero discomfort. I am now legally driving without vision correction -- 20/25 in each eye.
General anesthesia can be dangerous. I have never before heard of it being used for cataract surgery.I had my left eye done yesterday, and about 30 hrs later nearly all the discomfort is gone. Due to a scheduling mixup I couldn’t do general anesthesia. The procedure was painless, but my anxiety had me making a death grip on the bed rail. Even without the general anesthesia I would not have wanted to drive the 2 miles home.
Comparing the views, the left (new lens) side is about 1 to 1.5 stops brighter, with purer, less saturated colors. The old, right-eye world looks like it’s had a light sepia staining.
They’ll do the right eye in 2 weeks.
Nor me..Here in the UK I had a small tablet inserted in the lower eyelid and some drops 15 mins later. Job done in 45 mins total checking in and out!General anesthesia can be dangerous. I have never before heard of it being used for cataract surgery.
I had the surgery last October. The hardest part was the two-week hiatus between operations; I had a pair of prescription eyeglasses with the left lens popped out but even so my brain had difficulty rectifying the two eyes. But well worth the effort for the end result: even now, every day is astonishing--I don't think my vision was ever as good as it is now.I had my left eye done yesterday, and about 30 hrs later nearly all the discomfort is gone. Due to a scheduling mixup I couldn’t do general anesthesia. The procedure was painless, but my anxiety had me making a death grip on the bed rail. Even without the general anesthesia I would not have wanted to drive the 2 miles home.
Comparing the views, the left (new lens) side is about 1 to 1.5 stops brighter, with purer, less saturated colors. The old, right-eye world looks like it’s had a light sepia staining.
They’ll do the right eye in 2 weeks.
From what I know, the surgery cannot be done over, the implant is permanent. The floaters wil settle.Follow up, my floaters make seeing a bit more difficult and I’m wondering if I’ll need to do mine over?
re floaters....Optician told me that floaters are eye debris and will eventually vanish bu other twill be popping up from time to time..and its nothing to worry about....
My left eye is tuned for distance and the other for reading. My eyesight is getting worse. I have a -1.5 diopter on my Leica M2 and it’s now not as sharp with my left eye. Maybe it’s just age. I really like to be able to focus that Noctilux again.
You can probably focus that racehorse, you just can't see the shutter and aperture settings
Sounds like your left eye is the dominant one. Which eye do you put the the viewfinder?
You can probably focus that racehorse, you just can't see the shutter and aperture settings
When I used the Noctilux as my main lens I used an M7 with 1.25x finder magnifier. I left it at f1 and AE so didn’t need to see either.
You're a brave one!
I had my left eye done yesterday, and about 30 hrs later nearly all the discomfort is gone. Due to a scheduling mixup I couldn’t do general anesthesia. The procedure was painless, but my anxiety had me making a death grip on the bed rail. Even without the general anesthesia I would not have wanted to drive the 2 miles home.
Comparing the views, the left (new lens) side is about 1 to 1.5 stops brighter, with purer, less saturated colors. The old, right-eye world looks like it’s had a light sepia staining.
They’ll do the right eye in 2 weeks.
I recently saw my eye person and got a new prescription that seems to deal with the double vision that the cataract in my left eye is causing. I was told that it’s progressed to the point when I might consider replacement. Maybe, but not anywhere here. I have had 3 abdominal surgeries here in the past 5 years or so and 2 have failed. One I had redone and the other I am currently ignoring. There is only a 5% failure rate and I get to be in that group. Plus, my wife needs a cataract replaced, worse than mine, and no one here will do it because of something with her retina. We need to relocate.
The procedure was painless, but my anxiety had me making a death grip on the bed rail.
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