Cataracts
September 23rd, 2019, 12:05 PM
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Oldsdruid
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Cataracts
I find myself at the age of having trouble seeing (and peeing, and a host of other old-guy things I never thought I'd have to face) so had cataract surgery on left eye last Wednesday. Lemme tell you I never realised how bad I couldn't see! It's such an improvement I've decided to have the other one done next month. The eye center even runs a shuttle service from here to their surgery center an hour away.
The left eye had gotten bad enough that I was seeing split images of a lot of things. I can actually look down now and see individual blades and stems of grass.
Maybe now that I can see I'll get inspired to work on my fleet and get them roadworthy again.
The left eye had gotten bad enough that I was seeing split images of a lot of things. I can actually look down now and see individual blades and stems of grass.
Maybe now that I can see I'll get inspired to work on my fleet and get them roadworthy again.
September 23rd, 2019, 05:58 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Aledo, Texas
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Your sight is just another blessing we take for granted every moment. I’ll turn 46 this month and had a buckle surgery followed with cataract surgery with multiple eyeball injections on my right eye as well as an outpatient preventative laser surgery on the left to prevent a second detachment. It’s been over ten years and I still religiously go to my annual dialation/check up annually. My surgeon is a genius, speaks in very real and professional dialogue which I truly appreciate. I can recognize that if it weren’t for him, I’d likely be completely blind in at least my right eye. I’m glad that your surgeon has returned a bit of your life to you and hope that the second yields the same results.
September 23rd, 2019, 10:21 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Forest Ranch Ca.
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You don't realize what you are missing till you can't see it or anything else anymore. I had a condition called karatonis (sp). The coning of the eye. It will progress to the point that glasses and hard contacts will not correct your vision, a transplant is the only thing that will save your eye or eyes from bursting. I've been packing someone else cornea for about 15 years now THANK YOU who ever you were for donating your parts.
I've been one eyed (left) from birth ( lazy eye) and when my right went south it was a life changing event. Back then the operation was a new thing and luckily I was able and privileged to get introduced to Dr. Mantis the doc who wrote the book on this condition and he did a great job....Tedd... Who's nick name on another forum was Mr. Magoo.
I've been one eyed (left) from birth ( lazy eye) and when my right went south it was a life changing event. Back then the operation was a new thing and luckily I was able and privileged to get introduced to Dr. Mantis the doc who wrote the book on this condition and he did a great job....Tedd... Who's nick name on another forum was Mr. Magoo.
October 8th, 2019, 01:33 PM
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Just an Olds Guy
Join Date: Jul 2008
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October 30th, 2019, 03:40 PM
#11
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Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: St. Paul Minnesota
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Congratulations! I've heard that from others also. I'm getting cataract surgery in March, and that can't come soon enough. I have protein building up on the lenses and making it somewhat foggy to see at times. And i'm really glad to hear that I'm not alone needing this done. Looking forward to seeing like a 20 year old again.
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