Cataracts and other visual concerns!

orezok · Nov 19, 2024

The downside to cataract surgery is that when my wife looked in the mirror after surgery her only comment was “HOW DID I AGE OVERNIGHT!. ALL THOSE WRINKLES!

ArlyA · Nov 21, 2024

Well guys, by right eye is sure clearing up fast. Maybe my left will be slower. Wearing my old glasses works fine.

ArlyA · Dec 9, 2024

Just got home from second. Doc said it went well.

dfkrug · Dec 9, 2024

ArlyA said:
Just got home from second. Doc said it went well.

That's great. I am still waiting on new glasses so I can make better use of my new peeper. I don't like this "mono-vision" stuff.

ArlyA · Dec 10, 2024

Going for my checkup this morning. I swear I could see better 2 weeks ago at this time when my 1st eye was done. Maybe I was lucky that time..

deserteagle71 · Dec 11, 2024

ArlyA said:
Going for my checkup this morning. I swear I could see better 2 weeks ago at this time when my 1st eye was done. Maybe I was lucky that time..

For me, I could see a big difference right after surgery. But my vision kept getting better as time went on - maybe my brain adapting to my "new" eyes? It was probably 2 - 3 months before I REALLY began seeing well.

ArlyA · Dec 11, 2024

Seen my optometrist yesterday who said I was doing quite well. My vision today seems 95% back.

ultrarunner · Dec 11, 2024

Brother's father in law recently had both eyes done prior to Thanksgiving.

He is 80 and extremely pleased... 20/20 in both...

No issues reading the paper and ready for his Driver's License renewal in March.

ArlyA · Jan 10, 2025

Sorry I've not posted here but I did do my final post surgery visit last week and my eye doc (ophthalmologist or optometrists?) who said my eyes are both now 20/20 and eye pressure never deviated from normal. I'm going to get myself some transitional eye glasses with 1.5 readers.

Richard · Jan 10, 2025

deserteagle71 said:
if I began seeing a dark curtain over part of my vision

I'm just now seeing (hahahaha) this thread. Pardon that I'm so tardy.

Question if I may...can you describe the curtain? Maybe I'll describe why.

1. I now wear bifocals/progressives. (went from eagle eyes, straight to to bifocals)
2. I told the doc about the following:

As I'm sitting here typing, looking through my glasses, everything (EVERYTHING) is fine & super. Maybe later today, maybe in three months.... I might experience what I'd call an "opaque curtain / blob" that will appear. Usually it's on the upper half of my field of view but, it might be to the side. It's not a straight line difference... more like maybe someone spread some vasoline over part of my eye blocking or softening the covered portion. I feel ZERO pain, ZERO discomfort, ZERO anything. It's literally like a shade..... I can blink, quickly move eyes and the shadow would still be there. It might droop down to cover more than the starting amount. Meaning, instead of covering 15% of my field of view, it might go to 25%. Then....20-30 minutes later, it clears up, gone, as though it never happened. It's annoying but so far, I don't feel any threats by it.

Went to the Eye Doc (he's now retired, but was opthomolithist however I know I butchered the spelling!)

If I recall his comment, he wasn't worried....he saw nothing. I have them do all the optional (that I pay for instead of insurance) pictures & scans so we have baseline measurements. If I recall his comment, it was something like "if this happens and you're near a hospital, maybe go to the emergency room and get an X-ray.... It might be (or did he say he wondered if?)

Anyway, it might be an ischytmitic (spelled wrong again) attack and if it is, I might need medical attention.

WHA?

It happens so infrequently, just several times a year, I usually have forgotten about it. But the way I'd describe it is like a shade being pulled over part of my eye so, your description caught my eye (no pun intended!)

I realize this isn't a medical forum lol, but if you/anyone has any thoughts......