Having cataract surgery
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Comments (1)bumping down....See MoreQuestion about cataract surgery. Here we go again.
Comments (14)Thanks so much for this info. Happyladi, that is SO helpful! I like to hear of first-hand reports from someone who has actually had the ReStor lenses. On the web, I have found more comments of dissatisfied results than good ones, although I think people tend to report back more if they are unhappy. I guess millions of people have accommodated to reading glasses, so I can, too. All my life I have had to contend with my nearsightedness. My array of eyewear is mind boggling. Regular glasses, prescription sunglasses, contact lenses, readers for over the contact lenses and regular sunglasses for over the contact lenses. Plus, carrying contact lens solution, lens container and my regular glasses just in case I need then while wearing my contacts. I had to wear contacts while skiing because the goggles didn't fit over my glasses. On the other hand, when snorkeling the water magnifies things so I could see fine without glasses. Of course, I had to have glasses handy for when I got out of the water!! For those of you with good eyesight, count your blessings!...See MoreCan someone tell me?
Comments (3)Ditto what Greenthumbish said. I just had one removed and it was very dense - about what he sees in people 30 years older than I -(thanks, Doc). Anyway, I knew I was seeing with a yellow cast to everything, but had no idea how bad it was. The second eye is soon, so right now I have the ability to "compare eyes". I never would have thought the difference would be so dramatic. Prior to the first surgery, I had ordered new family room furniture. Luckily, I had worked with a decorator - but I really stressed for a month until it came in. I had no idea what I had ordered. It is beautiful and I can't wait to see it with both eyes. Paint is so hard anyway with good eyes. You will then have the added stress of wondering what color your cabinets actually are. Knowing what I know now, I would have waited. The colors are so different without the hindrance of a cataract. It is truly amazing. Good luck!!...See MoreCataract Surgery
Comments (27)My situation is probably different because of my astigmatism. Others may have better outcomes. I am unhappy with the Toric lens I had implanted Sept. 26. I was told I needed this special lens to correct my astigmatism. It didn't correct the astigmatism. I will still need to wear glasses full time. (I see 'shadow' images. For instance, each letter on a street sign has a blurry shadow of itself to the right. You sometimes see this when a newspaper or magazine is printed with the different colors not properly aligned. They are 'out of register'.) I'm out $1245 for this special lens, and, of course, have lost the eye's natural ability to change focus, near to far. I'm not having the left eye done, as I had planned. I've recently had two people comment that they were told by doctors that they *needed* cataract surgery, but have did not have it, and subsequently were told by other doctors that their cataracts were not serious enough to warrant surgery. Everybody HAS cataracts eventually, but I'd urge people to consider for themselves if theirs *require* surgery. I do have more light IN the operated eye, but I don't see an enormous difference. I think I was persuaded to act prematurely. (I'm 72.) This is a quick, very safe procedure for a surgeon to perform, and Medicare pays for single-distance lens surgery. I imagine there is a profit on 'special' lenses too....See Moresatine100
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