Cataract surgery and Light Adjustable Lens

[KennyG]

I had some floaters but they zapped them quickly in a followup visit. My doc guaranteed the floaters would be taken care of. He said the record was 6 followup treatments and it was all included in the original cost.

 

[Torvy]

Floaters are often from bleeding in the eye. Wife had to get her retinas fixed a few years ago because she said it looked like it was melting.

I've been in the room for the laser surgery. She had a top notch retina guy. (He went to Duke followed by Johns Hopkins for Eyes) He opened up his office on Christmas eve to fix her eye...brought his young kids along.

 

[lilranch2001]

Floaters are often from bleeding in the eye. Wife had to get her retinas fixed a few years ago because she said it looked like it was melting.

I've been in the room for the laser surgery. She had a top notch retina guy. (He went to Duke followed by Johns Hopkins for Eyes) He opened up his office on Christmas eve to fix her eye...brought his young kids along.

I have had both retina laser surgery and retina injections, the first time I had either I was scared chitless, but in reality it’s pretty much a piece of cake.
But then I, too have a very, very good doctor, with excellent chair side manners!

 

[Complete Turf Care]

The left eye surgery went well. I go back this morning for a follow up visit.

It's still a little blurry, but that's normal from some swelling. I was more awake this time. I'm not sure why, but the nurse said it's normal for people to be more away for the second eye.

I'll update as I progress.

 

[thepumpguysc]

Are u able to drive yourself or do u need a driver.?
Im just trying to make plans for mine.. thanks

 

[Complete Turf Care]

Are u able to drive yourself or do u need a driver.?
Im just trying to make plans for mine.. thanks

They told me not to drive for 2 days. My wife is available to take me to the follow up visit. I could have driven myself if no one was available.

I would not attempt to drive myself on the day of the surgery.

 

[thepumpguysc]

Ok, thank you..

 

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

Thanks for the posting and ya'lls experiences. As far as I know I don't need this nor the wife but we're still young. (under 64)...

 

[ultrarunner]

Are u able to drive yourself or do u need a driver.?
Im just trying to make plans for mine.. thanks

Policy here is no driving home post anesthesia and someone must be with you.

We recently had a housing challenged individual with no one and unable to afford private duty to take him home.

He opted no anesthesia so the procedure could happen and it did…

 

[thepumpguysc]

I noticed I couldn’t drive at nite.. so went to get new glasses.. to my surprise the Dr. said I had cataracts.!!
Who’da thunk it.?? That was the furthest thing from my mind..(61)

 

[Torvy]

I noticed I couldn’t drive at nite.. so went to get new glasses.. to my surprise the Dr. said I had cataracts.!!
Who’da thunk it.?? That was the furthest thing from my mind..(61)

Wife was 58 when she had hers done.

Like Ultrarunner said, it's policy (liability risk) that you have a driver. Heck, at first they wanted me to stay in the office. I had errands to run, surgery place is 45 miles away from home and the closet actual city. I had about an hour to run to SAMs and stock up.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

The follow up visit went well. The pressure in my left eye was a little high. They put some drops and that brought it down a bit.

The pressure was causing my vision to be blurry in that eye. It's still a little blurry, but that should clear up in a few more days.

I have another visit with my doctor scheduled in 3 weeks. She will use a laser to clean up some 'floaters' in that visit. She said that should also clear up some of the 'flair' I am having at night.

I don't think I will need reading glasses, since I chose the multifocal lenses. I'm not 100% happy with the results right now, but I think I will be in a few weeks.

 

[ultrarunner]

The follow up visit went well. The pressure in my left eye was a little high. They put some drops and that brought it down a bit.

The pressure was causing my vision to be blurry in that eye. It's still a little blurry, but that should clear up in a few more days.

I have another visit with my doctor scheduled in 3 weeks. She will use a laser to clean up some 'floaters' in that visit. She said that should also clear up some of the 'flair' I am having at night.

I don't think I will need reading glasses, since I chose the multifocal lenses. I'm not 100% happy with the results right now, but I think I will be in a few weeks.

Too early to tell… a few weeks is reasonable for everything to settle down as long as you are improving is what I hear all the time.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

It's been almost 2 weeks since my second eye surgery. My vision is much better in most cases. I haven't really driven at night yet, but I do see a good bit of the 'flair' in the daytime. I see it when the sun reflects off a windshield or something like that. I also see it when a vehicle approaches with their headlights on. It's not a big problem in the daytime.

I also find that seeing my computer is blurry. It seems that the distance vision is really good, and the up close vision is pretty good, but the intermediate (like 3-4 feet) is blurry. I'm hoping that the laser treatment scheduled for July 9 will clear most of this up. But I'm not counting on that too much.

Overall, I feel I made the right decision, but I am not 100% satisfied with the results, at this point.

There is no pain or discomfort in my eyes. And now I can wear safety sunglasses again, which was one of my biggest goals for this. I will keep updating as time goes on.

 

[thepumpguysc]

My surgery consultation is this coming wendsday..
I want to thank everyone who shared their experiences with me/us..

 

[ultrarunner]

My surgery consultation is this coming wendsday..
I want to thank everyone who shared their experiences with me/us..

One thing I can attest to is seeing many hesitant and or nervous patients here for the first eye back and anxious to get the second done asap.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

My surgery consultation is this coming wendsday..
I want to thank everyone who shared their experiences with me/us..

Please keep us updated on your progress.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

I spoke with my brother-in-law today and he said his vision and 'floaters' cleared up a lot after the laser treatment. I go for my laser treatment in just over a week.

 

[deserteagle71]

One thing I can attest to is seeing many hesitant and or nervous patients here for the first eye back and anxious to get the second done asap.

This was me!

It has been 4 years now and I couldn't be happier. Best vision I've had since I was a teenager!

 

[BackRoad]

So, apologies up front...I could Google this, but more interested in the real world responses from those who have experienced them...

What are the "before" symptoms from having cataracts? How does someone know if they need surgery other than a Doctor's diagnosis?