Cataract Surgery

[Fulltimer]

Who here has had cataract surgery?

It was necessary for me to wear glasses to read from the time I was 15 years old.

My vision started becoming much worse about two years ago and had finally got to the point glasses were not able to correct my vision enough to read books or the computer.

I was unable to drive or even participate in discussion forums.

Last summer I went to the eye doctor and had cataract surgery. The lenses in my eyes were removed and artificial lenses implanted.

I could see immediately although things were a bit blurry for a few days.

I am now able to see and read without any glasses or correction at all.

The surgery was done on one eye at a time and things that I thought were white suddenly was brown as if I were looking through a glass of tea in the uncorrected eye and bright white in the eye with the new lens.

When the old lens is removed it is replaced with a lens that corrects the distance vision to 20/20.

All was covered by Medicare.

[Honda]

I don't know much about cataracts but I have been told I have a small one. The only eye problems I've had was a gunshot wound back when I was a cop. Had surgery they retired me. So went back to school

[Fulltimer]

I don't know much about cataracts but I have been told I have a small one. The only eye problems I've had was a gunshot wound back when I was a cop. Had surgery they retired me. So went back to school

They come on slowly over a long time so you don't really notice how much your vision has degraded until you get to where I was, almost legally blind.

[FredK]

Got mine done last year. Really a painless operation. Mine were more a honey color so after the operation thw white was like looking at a Mr Clean commercial. Best money I spent.

[Fulltimer]

Got mine done last year. Really a painless operation. Mine were more a honey color so after the operation thw white was like looking at a Mr Clean commercial. Best money I spent.

Are you able to read without corrective lenses now?

There are lenses available that correct astigmatism but they are more expensive.
I was surprised the ones they inserted corrected my farsightedness.

[Truckman]

For those who have had the surgery, how much downtime before you can drive home?......Ben

[Truckman]

things that I thought were white suddenly was brown

I wonder if this means that book printers and websites haven't been deliberately using shades of gray instead of black on white to slow down my reading?...For the last few years it's taken me longer to read anything due to the print and the background merging into one shade of gray......Ben