Eye drops are the least of my worries. I was given a spread sheet similar to this which makes keeping track easy:
Maybe I'm just getting old :)
I have one eye scheduled for the 22nd of May - apprehensive and perplexed with the pre and post surgery directions from the doctor centering on the eye drops. I was given three prescriptions to have filled for the generic antibiotics - both pre and post and directions with charts for both pre and post...and anxious that I’ll mess those up - a lot to keep track of for an old lady. I’ve studied them and am feeling more confident I understand the schedule for the drops.
I haven’t picked a date for the other eye but probably will choose the end of June...
I’ve heard pro and con about the success people have had with the surgery and trying to shove that out of my mind.
I was more apprehensive before I had mine done about two and a half weeks apart two winters ago. I hate doctors and dentists and fear surgery more than anything. The doc who did my cataract surgery gave me a small booklet with instructions and I read it a couple of times. Had the left eye done and within 24 hours it was perfect. Maybe it was a week or two for the right one and it also was good to go within 24 hours. I followed the drops routine religiously and had no problems despite the nasty cold and wind of January in the Mid Atlantic. In fact, the wife and I went on a cruise out of Miami a week after the second eye was done. I flew down to meet her since she drove and we shared the driving coming back. I drove five hours straight late at night from south of Fredericksburg, VA, up I-95 to our home just outside of Baltimore. I’ve always worn glasses for far vision and always had trouble driving at night. The first time without them on that trip was a breeze. I felt like I was reborn. Trust me, its worth it.