Good Hunting... from Varmint Al
Best wishes whatever you decide...
Captain, I had both eyes done 8 months ago and it’s now outstanding. Vision is better than 20/20. I’m 75 and had regular lenses implanted. I can’t believe how clear and vivid every thing looks. Sure I have to use reading glasses but a small price to pay for my vision.
I have Medicare and Blue Cross plan F. Didn’t have to pay anything. Oh I’m so happy.
This is the second one we’ve had here recently. FR is getting old.
You’ll be fine. I haven’t known anyone who has regretted the surgery.
I’ll send you a private message.
He's very satisfied.
Things to consider:
Getting it done “early” means that your body is better able to heal from the procedure.
Never hurts to get a second opinion.
Always contact your insurance company first so that you are aware of the charges and how much they will cover.
I had one eye done a couple years ago, the the other this year. Paid a premium for Baush+Lomb Crystalens both times.
The Crystalens uses your own eye muscles to adjust focus near and far quite like the factory equipment. Anything more than about 18” away is clear as a bell.
If I had it to do over again I think I would have gone for a closer Rx on one lens, as I still need cheaters for close work.
Had both procedures done fully awake with only local anesthesia, no problems.
Prep and post-op is eye drops to ward off infections and speed healing, about a week’s worth on either side. No big deal.
Occasionally the back of the lens capsule will flop forward and adhere to the back of the implant and blur the vision in that eye. It takes about 3-5 minutes of zapping with a YAG laser to fix this, and that possibility was included in the cost of the original procedure.
Hope this helps.
my aunt had this done, and she told me not to be afraid if i ever had to do it. Good luck with whatever u do.
Had both eyes done in Nov 2017. I still need glasses for distance, reading and computer. Have a hard time focusing.
I’ve been told I need cataracts removed and intraocular lenses inserted in both eyes. Have Medicare. Anyone have advice on what questions to ask the doc, laser versus incision, whether the procedure can correct astigmatism? What about reading vision? Any advice gratefully received.
Get a second Opinion.
I had Cataract Surgery in my late 40’s on both Eyes, This was due to me having a Genetic Condition called Reiger Syndrome.
Even with that, my Opthamologist never told me to have the Surgery. He always said, have it done when you feel it’s the right time. I made the decision, not him.
I feel uneasy about the way your Doctor is pushing it.
If it is causing you issues, get it done. It is simple and is pretty much painless.
You won’t realize how bad your Vision was with Cataracts until you get it done. It’s like you were looking through a layer of Gauze and then it’s gone.
My Great Grandfather was blinded by Cataracts (probably a Reiger sufferer too) because there was no Medical treatment for them.
Good luck. If you have the stomach, you can view you tube videos of the procedures.
My wife experimented with regular and multifocus contact lenses for several weeks under the supervision of the Dr. before she decided which lenses to implant.
She is 64 YO and was going to need cataract surgery within the next 10 years, so she had it done last year, with excellent results.
Please get a second opinion. My out of pocket expenses were $400 per eye and that included new lense implants that have me seeing 20/20 for the first time in 65 years.
My doctor is part of a small family practice of doctors who were all the head of their respective Ohio State classes and internships.
You don’t have to pay thousands for good care.
Surgery is outpatient at their office and I was home before noon.
Get recommendations from family and friends.
WOW!
Thank you all so much for all the great stories and info. I have to go back and reread them, of course. I do believe they all make wonderful sense.
I’m not afraid of the surgery as much as I am about making the wrong choice, and no, I don’t feel quite comfortable with this Doc, so I may well seek a 2nd.
Sorry I didn’t realize there was another post about this recently, I’ll look for it, thanks!
I am looking forward to seeing better, kind of exciting after 45 years of glasses!
Thank you all! <3 (that’s a heart) :)
Good Hunting... from Varmint Al
The surgeon did the same surgery on his wife a few months before my procedures, and she raved about the difference, and how well her husband did. (Could have been a sales pitch, but she was very sincere.)
One thing that was not explained to me well was that when you go home and the anesthesia starts to wear off, your eye will be looking down for a while. I actually called the office and got the "Oh, that's normal. Don't worry about it." Took about an hour for "normal" to show up.
I was shocked at the difference in color perception, especially how "BLUE" blue became.
I wear glasses to drive, especially at night, and leave the glasses off most of the rest of the time.
Good luck with your decision.
I had cataract surgery on my right eye about your age. Suggest an upgrade lens (they had 3 different types) and I went with the mid-range. Day surgery, no big deal, lots of eye drops.
While you will often be the youngest patient in the Doctors office, cataracts in your 50’s is more common than you may think.
My other eye is just about ready 10 years after the first.
Good luck.
My dad and mom both had cataract surgery when they were in their late ‘70’s.
Both times they said that for 4-6 hours after they removed the bandages the thought they were blinded in that eye.
Then their brain ‘made an adjustment’ and suddenly they could see just fine.
And actually much better than prior to the operation.