Hi Brian, I had cataract surgery 9 years ago. It is a relatively simple
procedure. They did one eye at a time and I was in and out of the
surgery in a few hours. I have 20/20 far vision in both eyes, but need
reading glasses. In our case, if the cataract in one eye is much
further developed than the other eye, they may want to wait a while on
the second eye. There is a option where they correct one eye for far
vision and the other one for near vision.Here in the USA it is called
monovision. As I understand it, some people adapt to it very well, but
some people do not. If you are used to one eye being better than the
other, it might work for you. Just FYI.
By the way, that lens implant is not glass, as Chris says. There is no
way they would be putting glass in the eye. Also. I believe that it is
folded when inserted and unfolds inside the eye.
In my case, it was a piece of cake. LOL
Overall, it is not a perfect solution, but it beats the hell out of the
alternative. VBG
Paul in Portland OR
On 1/24/2013 6:32 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> An unwelcome fact I discovered only 5 hours ago.
> I am developing cataracts in both eyes, and the one in my left eye, my
> erstwhile best eye, is more advanced.
>
> Normally when I remove my spectacles, my eyes acted like magnifying
> glasses, and I could see very sharply close-up. No more.
>
> The clincher came this evening when i looked at the full moon, one eye at a
> time. With my left eye I can see at least 3 moons :-(
>
> That's the way the cookie crumbles ...
>
> Brian Swale
>
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