28-08-2013, 10:35 PM
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Re: Cataracts
Aw thank you everyone for your much welcome support about this.I am more than aware that my left eye is deteriorating, although not bad enough to be affecting my work or my driving - yet - but it will have to be done.
I'm having next week off work so I'll make an appointment with my optician and see if I can get fast-tracked some time next week. My brother will take me in his car as I won't be able to drive back again - so I am told.
I just hope I can get up the courage to do it and that they can fit me in next week.
Even when I used to go to make-up parties in my teens, I couldn't let anybody near my eyes with a mascara brush, so that's the extent of my fear. I can watch open wound operations on telly without a problem but, if they start fishing about with eyes, I have to look away.
Your wise words and support just may well be enough to get me through this, so thank you all again.
29-08-2013, 12:50 AM
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Re: Cataracts
should say my neighbour was worse than me about his eyes being touched then he got a torn retina so had to have emergency treatment ,after a couple of months he then had one of his cataracts done, and said he wasn't a bit frightened about having the other one done now as it was nothing to worry about.
29-08-2013, 03:19 AM
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Re: Cataracts
Originally Posted by AudreyII
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My husband didn't have his cataract lasered off. He had the whole lens replaced. It's also done under local anesthesia and a little shot of goofy juice to relax you. Then you eye is taped open.. your old cloudy lens is slid out from the side.. and the brand new perfect vision lens is slid in. Takes about 20 minutes and then recovery and HOME with perfect vision. He has had his new lens for almost 10 years now with no problems. With a full lens replacement, you don't have to wait for the cataract to get big and thick enough to laser off. I will have the lens replacement when my cataracts get bothersome..
I must have a faulty eye because my problem is in the same eye that I had a detached retina many years ago.
08-09-2013, 05:01 PM
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Yes Mollie I know how anxious the decision is. I had a consultation this week and hope to have multifocal lens implanted after removal of the cataract. But I am still pondering that the surgeon did feel he had to warn me that although my vision would be fine I might find the glare of headlights when night driving a bit different. I wonder if anyone else has experience of this Intra Occular Multifocus Replacement lens treatment. I saw the advertisement in the Saga magazine.
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