Wife is only 58 and has had glaucoma since age 21 or so. Part of the reason we worked to retire early. She knows she will be blind when we are old.
She's had all kinds of eye issues. Laser surgery many times. Tore her retina a couple of times. Doc for that was excellent (Duke med + Johns Hopkins eye). Our insurance was good when working.
Now she needs cataracts done. They can also put in a stent for the glaucoma. Doc is 'in network', but surgical center isn't. They can make an exception, but her primary care doc has to do the paperwork. It is a hot mess. This "cheap" plan she found is garbage.