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My son had it done 2 weeks ago. I have never heard of a guy in his 20’s getting one before.
His new found sight is awesome.
/johnny
I am so happy for you! Best wishes on your other eye, too.
Now you can go out without using your telephoto lens to see down the driveway! PTL!
You owe us some photos, buddy! :-)
Serious advice;
I had mine done about 5 or 6 years ago and I've done some wreong and bad things.
As a truck driver I had the option of the near or far (sighted) lenses and I got the ones that let me see far, for driving and wonderful sightseeing.
I found the space from my eyes to about two feet was blurred and I opted for the dollar special "numbered" reading glasses at a lot of discount stores.
I found #2 was ideal for the distance of my computer, but reading smaller print (magazines, NRA, KITPLANES, etc) needed a 2.75 or 3 .. so I got THOSE.
In a year or so, I found that I had three glasses for that zero - 2 ft. space and it became a pain in the ass.
(Don't even ASK about looking under the hood in the dark ((even in the day, it's dark)) ... even with a flashlight)
After about three years or so, I finally went and got prescription glasses tyhat were supposed to eliminate that constant changing of glasses ... and it did ... sort of.
My theory is, I should have gotten prescription glasses after my both eyes were done and used the computer VERY judiciously.
I NOW use an EZEYES keyboard and increase the viewing size of the screen to 200% which allows me to read and type with no glasses and though it is not as clear as a bell, it IS at least, using my natural ability to adjust to "focus" and I wish maybe I had started THIS a little sooner.
Enjoy, brother, but be careful of using the numbered cheaters c... they DO work, but they are not your natural ability to focus and etc.
The only trouble I had was trying to remember is what drops and how much to put in my eye. Now when you get the second eye done...then the fun begins...LOL
Excellent
Major congratulations Swampsniper! More Prayers answered! G-d is good!
YEEEHAAAWW, indeed! Congratulations, and welcome back to the land of the sighted.
Good news indeed. Wear sunglasses outside.
Congratulations! I had my cataracts fixed two years ago. It’s such a pleasure to walk around without that cloudy film over my eyes.
Yep. Cataracts are subtle thieves ... steal your sight slowly.
A word of caution from someone that has had several surgical procedures on each eye –
The doctor will probably give you eye drops for use during the healing process (Systane in my case, but there are several different brands). And it will probably be a cardboard box full of strips of these little plastic doo-dads. You break one off the strip of plastic and then twist the top off to a little reservoir that has enough eye drops for two eyes.
Carrying this around was a hassle, and my wife found the same drops in a nice plastic bottle – WRONG. The bottle has a preservative in it that will actually retard the healing of your eye. The little individual packages do not. Don’t use the bottle till your eye is completely healed.
Isn't it great to see things in full color again! I was 20/400 in my right eye before surgery and 20/70 after. I've gone from $350 prescription glasses to cheap drugstore reading glasses for close up work and none at all for distance. I couldn't wait to get the left eye done.
Regards,
GtG
I had both eyes done 4 years ago. How great it is not having to wear glasses anymore except for reading. Awesome!
That’s great news!