cataract Surgery on the docket next Tuesday motnin

[cqaigy2]

Don't wait. I've seen a few surgery's with old stiff lenses, the soft supple lenses are easier to extract and surgeon spends less time in the eye. Less time and energy from the emulsifier in the eye is thought to reduce problems.

Mine was very uneventful. One eye at a time. Low pressure glaucoma, retina pucker in one eye.

Went into the surgery center, walked back and sat in a chair, a bunch of eye drops in the eye, waited a bit, more drops, then back to the laser. Lay down, they move the lasing head into place, a tube that will have water in it is lowered to the eye. The machine maps out what it's going to do with the laser. Laser is kinda bright, Seattle SeaHawk colors. Sight blurs in that eye. Stood up, walk into the surgery suite, everybody is gowned up with masks on. One of them says to me, I know you. We talked just a bit. Surgeon comes in and says hello, ask how things are going etc. Nurse tell the surgeon i used to work with her, at another medical facility. He goes to work, few minutes at most, pops the lens in, can immediately see much better in that eye. Stand up and congratulate and thank the Dr. on a good job.

Second eye was similar, a few weeks later.

My eye sight was much better, even the eye with the retina pucker.

I forgot to mention. Almost a year later, i had to go back for laser surgery in one eye, as the membrane towards the back of the eye, started to become cloudy. Sat in a chair, and they popped holes in the membrane. I could see better immediately. They told me, the retina surgery was the probable cause, because they had to remove the vitreous and the allow more oxygen into the eye and had a tendency to oxidize the membrane and make it opaque.

 

[Budweiser John]

Dewitt... You going tp Sparrow or St. Joe or U of M? Mine was at St. Joe in Ann Arbor. Class place. My second home. I'm a very frequent flyer there.

Lets just say that my last visit was just north of a million bucks in hospital bills (not including the lens replacements).

Dealing with Specialty Eye in Lansing. They use a local out patient surgical center in Lansing. I is located on the south east side of town but I do not recall the the name just now.

 

[tallyho8]

I had coke bottle glasses from age 6 till I was old enough to buy contact lenses in my 20s. They prevented me from playing sports in school and made me very shy. At 70 years of age I had both eyes done a couple of weeks apart. They did my worst eye first and it was so easy and the amazing vision after made me anxious to get the other one done. I see almost 20/20 now with great long vision and on the computer also. Readers are only needed for the fine print in the papers classified ads. If I had been able to get that done when I was a kid my whole life would have been changed, hopefully for the better.

 

[goeduck]

I had coke bottle glasses from age 6 till I was old enough to buy contact lenses in my 20s. They prevented me from playing sports in school and made me very shy. At 70 years of age I had both eyes done a couple of weeks apart. They did my worst eye first and it was so easy and the amazing vision after made me anxious to get the other one done. I see almost 20/20 now with great long vision and on the computer also. Readers are only needed for the fine print in the papers classified ads. If I had been able to get that done when I was a kid my whole life would have been changed, hopefully for the better.

Sounds like you can try out for football now. :thumbsup:

 

[goeduck]

Don't wait. I've seen a few surgery's with old stiff lenses, the soft supple lenses are easier to extract and surgeon spends less time in the eye. Less time and energy from the emulsifier in the eye is thought to reduce problems.

Mine was very uneventful. One eye at a time. Low pressure glaucoma, retina pucker in one eye.

Went into the surgery center, walked back and sat in a chair, a bunch of eye drops in the eye, waited a bit, more drops, then back to the laser. Lay down, they move the lasing head into place, a tube that will have water in it is lowered to the eye. The machine maps out what it's going to do with the laser. Laser is kinda bright, Seattle SeaHawk colors. Sight blurs in that eye. Stood up, walk into the surgery suite, everybody is gowned up with masks on. One of them says to me, I know you. We talked just a bit. Surgeon comes in and says hello, ask how things are going etc. Nurse tell the surgeon i used to work with her, at another medical facility. He goes to work, few minutes at most, pops the lens in, can immediately see much better in that eye. Stand up and congratulate and thank the Dr. on a good job.

Second eye was similar, a few weeks later.

My eye sight was much better, even the eye with the retina pucker.

I forgot to mention. Almost a year later, i had to go back for laser surgery in one eye, as the membrane towards the back of the eye, started to become cloudy. Sat in a chair, and they popped holes in the membrane. I could see better immediately. They told me, the retina surgery was the probable cause, because they had to remove the vitreous and the allow more oxygen into the eye and had a tendency to oxidize the membrane and make it opaque.

Sounds like those people that knew you, liked you. Othewise the surgery could have turned out differently :laughing:

 

[5030]

Don't wait. I've seen a few surgery's with old stiff lenses, the soft supple lenses are easier to extract and surgeon spends less time in the eye. Less time and energy from the emulsifier in the eye is thought to reduce problems.

Mine was very uneventful. One eye at a time. Low pressure glaucoma, retina pucker in one eye.

Went into the surgery center, walked back and sat in a chair, a bunch of eye drops in the eye, waited a bit, more drops, then back to the laser. Lay down, they move the lasing head into place, a tube that will have water in it is lowered to the eye. The machine maps out what it's going to do with the laser. Laser is kinda bright, Seattle SeaHawk colors. Sight blurs in that eye. Stood up, walk into the surgery suite, everybody is gowned up with masks on. One of them says to me, I know you. We talked just a bit. Surgeon comes in and says hello, ask how things are going etc. Nurse tell the surgeon i used to work with her, at another medical facility. He goes to work, few minutes at most, pops the lens in, can immediately see much better in that eye. Stand up and congratulate and thank the Dr. on a good job.

Second eye was similar, a few weeks later.

My eye sight was much better, even the eye with the retina pucker.

I forgot to mention. Almost a year later, i had to go back for laser surgery in one eye, as the membrane towards the back of the eye, started to become cloudy. Sat in a chair, and they popped holes in the membrane. I could see better immediately. They told me, the retina surgery was the probable cause, because they had to remove the vitreous and the allow more oxygen into the eye and had a tendency to oxidize the membrane and make it opaque.

Interesting. Mine was all done in one place, on one operating table in 5 minutes tops. I 'saw the light' as well'. Doc and I talked about hunting the entire time. he happens to hunt with our group out west so I know him personally. Was 2 years ago, no issues whatsoever and I can see close and far just as well.

 

[cqaigy2]

Sounds like those people that knew you, liked you. Othewise the surgery could have turned out differently :laughing:

I know you mean if the really knew me. :laughing:

 

[PILOON]

I have had both eyes done, a month apart.
Essentially I'm now 20/20 as well but need specs for reading.
My surprise was how clear things looked afterwards.
Water is actually blue and not all murky brown.
I did have 'floaters' for a short while but all gone now.
No night driving issues.

Was given lens options, plastic vs glass as an extra.
Took the glass.

 

[bunyip]

Just git home from having it done, more eye drops than i thought possible then sedated, wheeled off to theatremore eye drops then the injection in the eye, felt pressure but no pain, face covered and had no idea what was happening and fell asleep.
Finished and off to recovery, wait an hour then escorted out to my car and wife drove me home, that was the second worst part, first part was having the cover removed from my face, it was taped to my beard with some super grippy tape.
Tomorrow going to get a check up and patch removed.

 

[Grumpycat]

I have had both eyes done, a year apart. Initially said the right eye was not bad enough, yet.

Was given an extra cost option called "Catalyst". Didn't really hear anything once they said, "its safer". "Yes, I'll pay for the safer procedure."

So I went a year with some colors different in left eye than right. I have an ugly Walmart Chinese cat scratch platform covered with ugly purplish brown fuzzy stuff. Was ugly purplish brown when I bought it but by time of surgery it was an acceptable brown. After surgery it returned to ugly purplish brown in one eye until the other was done now it is ugly in both eyes. Didn't really notice a difference in any other colors.