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Post by clarencebunsen on Oct 17, 2019 17:39:57 GMT -5
I have been told by eye doctors for at least 15 years that I have cataracts but not enough of my pupil is covered by cataracts tobe covered by insurance. For the past year I have had problems with driving at night. At my exam this year the doc said, "Time to do it."
Complications. I have a very large correction. My eyes were 20/400 in my teens and have not improved since then. I have a lot of astigmatism. From what I have read, the doc should be able to correct it so that I can drive w/o glasses but I will still need them for reading and computer work.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2019 19:42:53 GMT -5
My Mom had her eyes done about 20 years ago. I remember she had one eye done then had to wait for awhile to have other eye done. She wore glasses before but did not have to after both eyes were done. My sisters Mother in Law had her eyes done a few years ago and no longer needs glasses. We have several people who live in my apartment building who also have had the procedure with out any trouble. Are you sure your eyes are 20/400! Or did you make a mistake typing!
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Post by Clipper on Oct 17, 2019 21:49:31 GMT -5
I had cataracts on both eyes and had them removed. A ten or fifteen-minute procedure, bandage overnight, and a patch for a few days when you go to bed. The only inconvenience was the regimen of eye drops several times a day.
I have 20/20 distance vision, and only wear a pair of dollar store cheaters to read fine print. I DO have a pair of bifocals but I never have needed to wear them. I can read most things without any glasses. I read the newspaper every morning while sitting in the back yard waiting for the dog to do her business and don't ever wear glasses.
You are going to be amazed. It is unbelievable how well you can see after the surgery. Headlights and street lights always had halos around them that made night driving uncomfortable. After surgery, I can see the road signs as clear as a bell, and lights no longer bother me.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Oct 18, 2019 2:53:25 GMT -5
PB, yes to the 20/400. Without glasses my world ends about 5 inches from my nose. I think my vision was damaged by a measles epidemic in the 50s but there is also a genetic factor involved.
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Post by kit on Oct 18, 2019 8:01:31 GMT -5
Yes and yes. 20/400 is no problem for cataract surgery. The doctor just puts in the lens that makes the proper correction, and yes, you'll probably have to wear glasses for close-up work but you can get them at a dollar store. And like Clipper said, the cataract surgery is a piece of cake. (The cake won't to anything to help the surgery, but it'll sure make you feel better afterward).
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Post by Clipper on Oct 18, 2019 8:15:48 GMT -5
I think there was a two week healing period between the two surgeries. I have heard that some doctors will do both eyes at the same time. I find that rather alarming. The patient would have to have BOTH eyes covered with a bandage for the first day and patches at night. You would have to have a seeing-eye dog to wander to the john during the night, haha.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 8:39:11 GMT -5
PB, yes to the 20/400. Without glasses my world ends about 5 inches from my nose. I think my vision was damaged by a measles epidemic in the 50s but there is also a genetic factor involved. Wow I always that range meant legally blind.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 8:48:20 GMT -5
I have an eye Doctor appointment this late morning. I am having a difficult reading close up and seeing 5 feet away from me. Will have to self pay but I saved for it and it took 4 years to do which is why my eyes are so bad now! Can't win............
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 14:43:37 GMT -5
Well back from eye Doctor and he recommends cataract surgery within the next 2 to maximum 3 years. Says my continued blurry vision is do to them. Now I am $209.00 poorer. LOL.
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Post by BHU on Oct 18, 2019 17:56:59 GMT -5
I've been wearing glasses since high school. I'm nearsighted with a astigmatism. I had bifocals which i broke & wish i had them now because i have to constantly take my glasses off when reading or doing anything close up. My last eye exam was 2 years ago at Visionworks. The optician said she detected a slight cataract but i never followed up. I want to be looked at by an opthamologist to tell me I have a cataract or don't. Problem is Dr. Chazin who i went to for a couple minor issues retired a couple years ago. Time to start looking for a new eye doctor, I guess. Do patients have to still wear those dark glasses after cararact surgery?
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Post by Clipper on Oct 18, 2019 18:07:25 GMT -5
Only directly after the surgery and when you leave any followup appointments where they dilate your eyes. I wear mine when I am mowing or doing the leaves just to keep the dust out of my eyes. I think there is a pair in the truck in case I get caught without my good ones.
I got away without glasses until I was in my thirties, and without bifocals until my forties. Do you remember Sterling Optical in the Riverside Mall? That is where I got my first bifocals. The took some getting used to. I left Sterling and when I came to the set of steps going up toward Bradley's I was high stepping like a Nazi soldier on parade day. It looked like the steps were just below my chin, hahaha.
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Post by BHU on Oct 18, 2019 18:42:07 GMT -5
I do remember Sterling optical. I think they also had an office in Sangertown but i never did business with them.
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Post by Clipper on Oct 18, 2019 18:55:17 GMT -5
Yep, they DID have an office in Sangertown. I did business with them because they accepted my government insurance plan. It cost me $15 copay for the exam and the glasses if I chose from their approved frame selection. I think I paid extra to get a better frame.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 20:28:24 GMT -5
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Post by clarencebunsen on Oct 19, 2019 12:24:47 GMT -5
I had been going to Empire Vision but after they changed ownership every time I went it was a different doc and I wanted more continuity of care. I switched to Dr. Harris at Slocum Dickson. My wife went to his father for years.
I have been wearing glasses since I was 11, 61 years. Barb had trouble adapting when she first got bifocals but it was easy for me.
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