Anyone here have catarack surgery done?

[milit73]

My Grandma just had it done (83 years young) and her eyes were very cloudy before, now the are back to a bright blue. She is so happy she can see clearly again.

 

[cryplydog]

I've had major surgery on my neck and spinal cord with lots of hardware installed, got Purdy good eyesight but I'm loosing my earsight now.

 

[Cornpatch MO]

I don't want to bring gloom to the post but.... My wife had this done and has regretted it ever since! She has been back 3 times and they have actually redone this. She simply cant see as well as she did before the surgery. She has had the glasses changed 3 times as well. After everything I know I wont ever do it!

She is a very rare case or the Doc was no good........................MO

 

[Cornpatch MO]

To all folks...Take care of your eyes, you don't know how important good vision is --until you don't have it. I have had a long history of vision problems. Corneal transplants in both eyes about one year apart. Left eye had retina problems which can't be repaired --I have a big area in the center that has no vision , some perifreal (sp) Right eye was pretty successful for a few years. Then I got a corneal infection that ruined it in a matter of hours.. Couldn't tell how I got the infection. Same thing happened a year or two later---repeat the process three more times , and decided that the infections were coming from outside source such as dust and plant pollen. Finally after so many cornea transplants, we decided to try a new artificial cornea procedure which had been successful in the Eastern USA. I was one of about 10 people in the state of Nebraska to get the procedure. It was very successful, best vision I had in many years. A few months later I got an infection in my retina while at Mopars in the Park in Mn. Rushed me down to Omaha where I had injections in my eye. I was total blind in that eye and scared to death. About a week later my vision started slowly coming back as the retina healed. I can drive a car now with limitations. but the retina has some scarring that will probably never heal. It is amazing what can be done with eyesight now.. and near miraculas . A few years ago , if you got cataracts, you were blind and that was all there was to it.
So--- be thankful that something can be done with just such a small procedure. By all means, get it done and be sure to get someone well qualified to do it . This is not a lazer thing. the eye lense must be removed and the cataract removed , and then an artificial lense put back in. Most people are awake when in surgery, that prevents a lot of un pleasent things associated with being put "under" Very little to no pain involved and just a few days taking it easy.
Don't let my story influence you,, mine was much more than simple cataracts..Git er done !!.............................MO

 

[TekHousE]

I've had major surgery on my neck and spinal cord with lots of hardware installed, got Purdy good eyesight but I'm loosing my earsight now.

You mean. hearing, surely.. ;)

 

[OldFolksMopar]

RC, just went under the knife last Thursday. Had the right eye done in 05 and the left Thursday. Prep time 1 1/2 hours, surgery 10 to 15 minutes. recovery time 1 hr. I left without the patch this time and had to wear a cover to sleep the first night. Since then better vision but still blurry. It should be better. Have to take 3 eye drops 4 times a day for 4 weeks. As Patrick stated, I still need bifocals to read and have had some glasses for distance.

IT is different with everyone but not a big deal. Hope all goes well. Larry

 

[Richard Cranium]

Thanks for all the replies. I've been wearing glasses since 1st grade for distance, but in my late 40's, I started needing bifocals. Latelty, I've been feeling that I need a new prescription, especially the reading portion of my glasses. Things would appear clear, and then fuzzy. About a month ago, I placed a hand over my right eye and the vision in my left eye was very fuzzy, but when I covered my left eye, my right eye was fine. Went to the eye doctor & no matter how many lenses she put on my left eye, it wasn't getting any better. She looks in & sees the cataract. Go to the specialist & he says it's about 80% and the right eye is about 30%.

One eye being clear and one eye being fuzzy makes my vision being really weird with my brain trying to compensate between the two eyes. As I type here, the keys and words on the screen are very fuzzy. I do realize that I will still need reading glasses & having worn glasses for over 50 years, I am anxious to see what my vision is like once the procedure is done.....unless I end up like this.....

 

[patrick66]

I have artificial lenses in both eyes. For you that want BOTH eyes done at the same time, that is almost NEVER done!!! A reputable eye surgeon will separate the surgeries by at least a month. Same with hip and knee surgeries. Those are NEVER scheduled at the same time - it's one knee or hip done, wait six months, then the other knee/hip.

 

[cr8crshr]

I suspect it is because of the organ donation program.. Lens and corneas are high on the list of harvested items...


Jeff

Jeff..They only use the actual Lenses and Corneas. The implants are Man Made and I seriously doubt that they are suitable for organ donor programs...cr8crshr/Tuck

 

[67GTX440]

Painless as compared to self immolation.

 

[black64]

I had both eyes done a year apart my vision is perfect for distance and I can read better than I did before the surgery. I no longer need glasses for distance but got a pair of reading glasses for the real small print stuff. Procedure was about 10 minutes once in the operating room and was painless.

 

[Budnicks]

Thanks for all the replies. I've been wearing glasses since 1st grade for distance, but in my late 40's, I started needing bifocals. Latelty, I've been feeling that I need a new prescription, especially the reading portion of my glasses. Things would appear clear, and then fuzzy. About a month ago, I placed a hand over my right eye and the vision in my left eye was very fuzzy, but when I covered my left eye, my right eye was fine. Went to the eye doctor & no matter how many lenses she put on my left eye, it wasn't getting any better. She looks in & sees the cataract. Go to the specialist & he says it's about 80% and the right eye is about 30%.

One eye being clear and one eye being fuzzy makes my vision being really weird with my brain trying to compensate between the two eyes. As I type here, the keys and words on the screen are very fuzzy. I do realize that I will still need reading glasses & having worn glasses for over 50 years, I am anxious to see what my vision is like once the procedure is done.....unless I end up like this.....

My ol'Pops
just went thru that in Dec & Jan, he could see 20/20 in his left eye the next day
then 2 weeks latter he had the right eye done & it was like 20/40 IIRC,
he can now golf, drive & watch TV etc. without glasses now,
he still needs reading glasses for smaller print thou, some stuff he doesn't need the glasses for reading...
He "claimed" that he had to endure/discomfort, none at all from the procedure itself,
just from the eye-patch at night sleeping for a couple days & weeks of eye drops,
but only slight discomfort "allegedly" just from just wearing the eye-patch
-taped over each eye-, he's kind of a hypochondriac/a whiner &
even he hardly had any complaints at all...

I'd say it's worth it & from his experiences,
I'd say it's no big deal,
just need a driver for 2 days for each procedure usually done at-least 2 weeks apart...

Both of his procedures were accompanied by an appointment to check
the eye pressure -the next day-, both were good...

I was amazed

But he's at-least 30+ years older than you &
he wore glasses with bifocals too, he complained about them for everyday stuff,
for about 40 years up till now...LOL

As his official care giver, I can saw it's all good now too

Good luck

 

[Pops1967GTX]

Don’t wear an eye patch... get a pair of cheap sungllasses

all is well richard, but keep the look going.....

[video=youtube;R9WTlP08LEg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9WTlP08LEg[/video]

 

[OldFolksMopar]

Being that I have worn glasses since my early 40's. I will have my glasses replaced with ones that have a bifocal for reading and regular lenses for or slightly corrected for my distance vision. It is a pain in the *** having reading glasses. If you do get just reading glasses, don't buy a full lenses. You will find out that they suck because every time you look up to see, it is annoying and you have to take them off or lower them to see distance. My wife and I have been there done that,. Buy the funny little half lenses if you want to get rid of your glasses. Oh ya, and they have different tints as well. I recommend the clear only.

Even though they say you have 20/20. it will still change with time.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Being that I have worn glasses since my early 40's. I will have my glasses replaced with ones that have a bifocal for reading and regular lenses for or slightly corrected for my distance vision. It is a pain in the *** having reading glasses.

I've been wearing glasses for 50 years and I have heard others say the same thing and that's what I was planning on doing.

 

[themechanic]

Here's wishing all goes well with the surgery.

Whatever you decide on, whether buying half or whole lens reading glasses, here is some advice.

I had Lasik to correct nearsightedness. Afterwards I needed reading glasses. I bought the cheap 3 or 4 pack and leave a pair where I usually need them; one pair in each vehicle, at work, garage, kitchen, livingroom, etc. That way I don't have to hunt for a pair of reading glasses each time I need them. And, I don't look like a librarian with that dorky lanyard holding my glasses around my neck.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Well, I had my left eye taken care of yesterday afternoon & I was knocked completely out, which was fine with me. I was sent home with an eye patch & I had a follow up visit this morning. The patch came off and now that I have had a few hours to adjust and all I can say is WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! Not only is the vision great in my left eye, the clarity of everything is VASTLY improved over my right eye. It's like if you took a 300 year old painting and they cleaned the centuries of shmoo off it to restore it to it's original colors. It really is that much of a difference now between my left and right eyes!

I've been wearing prescription glasses for 50+ years and the left lens is now out of them & there will be some time to get used to it, but when they do the right eye in a month, I will have vision like I never had before. I'll still need reading glasses & possibly a mild prescription, but the difference between the fixed eye and the other one is night and day. It's just unreal!!!

 

[satman72]

So? Is this what you look like now?

 

[Richard Cranium]

Pretty much.

 

[Photon440]

Maybe when you see how good your '68 Charger really looks you'll take it off the market.

Glad to hear that everything worked out so well for your surgery.