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To: Bon of Babble

I wish you all the best with your cataract surgery. I developed cataracts pretty early. The best part about removing them was that doc got to put in multi focal lenses, so now I can see teeny tiny print, all the way out to driving distances. I asked if there was a zoom version like binoculars give you, but they haven’t invented those yet. I hope everything goes great for you like it has for me. My experience was life-changing.


23 posted on 06/01/2026 8:57:50 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: FamiliarFace

Thanks for the encouragement. My family has said same - it was life changing!

My optometrist wouldn’t give me the referral for years - even though I knew I needed the cataracts removed - they interfered with my sewing - I need good, close-up vision for that!

Went to a new optometrist and she told me I should have had it done years ago and instantly approved me for cataract removal.

I didn’t go with the lenses you wrote about - they are outside of my insurance and are $2500 each, my ophthalmologist thought I’d be fine with a torc (?) lens in one eye ($1500) and a regular lens in the other (covered by insurance). Can’t wait to “see” the results.

Maybe now I can see my grandkids better!


25 posted on 06/01/2026 9:36:33 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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