​If you need it, get cataract surgery👍​

[MarkyMannn]

On 8/4/2025 at 10:00 PM, Greybeard said:

 

   If you are old, you may develop cloudiness later.  There is a procedure to eliminate that called YAG.   I had that about 6 months ago, but I still have a little cloudiness left.

 

The process is called capsulotomy, it uses YAG laser to created a small hole in the membrane behind the lens

[SoMAn]

On 7/31/2025 at 7:01 PM, Wacka said:

Those who are close to my age (late 60s) know what I am talking about.This is for the younger board members.

I was told I was beginning to get cataracts about 7 or 8 years ago, but could put it off for a few more years. First noticed what looked like fine mist or smoke coming out of the car dash vents when I was  driving at night. Over  time, the glare  from approaching headlights hot worse nd worse and several years ago stopped driving at night unless absolutely necessary. Was going to get them taken care of last year, but I was recuperating from my kidney transplant. Since then, they have gotten worse, which the eye doc said could be from the anti-rejection meds I take. Last summer, totaled my car   turning into oncoming traffic I swear I didn't see. This year had trouble seeing clearly on overcast days.

Got the first one done last week and the other today. I'll see how the second is with the follow up tomorrow. What a difference! Only out for  20 minutes. On the way home 30 minutes after going under. No pain at all from the operation. The only pain was the BP cuff.

My mom had it done when she was 91 by the same doctor.

I’ve only needed one, but the other one will certainly need it soon enough. Medicare covered 100%, but I elected to get the upgraded lens for an extra $2900. 
I can’t tolerate eyeglasses, so I’ve been wearing contacts for about 20 years.  Now, only in left eye. 
What’s amazing is how bright everything  is after getting surgery. It’s like somebody turned all the dimmer switches to full brightness. 
Agree with the recommendation. 

[Augie]

2 hours ago, SoMAn said:

I’ve only needed one, but the other one will certainly need it soon enough. Medicare covered 100%, but I elected to get the upgraded lens for an extra $2900. 
I can’t tolerate eyeglasses, so I’ve been wearing contacts for about 20 years.  Now, only in left eye. 
What’s amazing is how bright everything  is after getting surgery. It’s like somebody turned all the dimmer switches to full brightness. 
Agree with the recommendation. 

 

My preference is the multi focal lens so I can go without any glasses for reading. What scares me is I tried multi focal contacts and hated them. They just never got comfortable for me from a vision standpoint. It was simple enough to say the trial box isn’t good for me. What if I have surgery and have the same level of dissatisfaction? They’re not “wrong”, but they don’t do well for “me”. Each brain seems to process this stuff a bit differently. 

 

I have countless questions and I’m interested in your situation and results. Did you ever try multi focal contacts? How was that for you? 

 

EDIT: My current solution with my contacts is to give up something on distance so I can read without cheaters. I’ve had better distance before, but I’ve also had cheaters hiding everywhere I went. 

 

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Edited September 9 by Augie

[SoMAn]

1 hour ago, Augie said:

 

My preference is the multi focal lens so I can go without any glasses for reading. What scares me is I tried multi focal contacts and hated them. They just never got comfortable for me from a vision standpoint. It was simple enough to say the trial box isn’t good for me. What if I have surgery and have the same level of dissatisfaction? They’re not “wrong”, but they don’t do well for “me”. Each brain seems to process this stuff a bit differently. 

 

I have countless questions and I’m interested in your situation and results. Did you ever try multi focal contacts? How was that for you? 

 

EDIT: My current solution with my contacts is to give up something on distance so I can read without cheaters. I’ve had better distance before, but I’ve also had cheaters hiding everywhere I went. 

 

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I never had the multi-focal. When it became obvious distance and reading both needed corrective lenses, I opted for mono-vision.  i.e. one lens/eye handles distance and the other does close. Two completely different prescriptions for left and right. The brain makes the adjustment, so it’s like having near perfect vision. 
But as I said before, I’m now only in one contact until I need surgery on that one.

     btw, I’m terrible about changing lenses. I’ve only used the kind you can keep in for a few days and overnight, but they’re frequently in there for weeks. Oh well.