Dick R. wrote:
> Jerry Avins wrote:
>
>> Dick R. wrote:
>>
>>> Over the last few weeks I've had cataract surgery in both eyes.
>>> My vision has improved from 20/60 & 20/40 to 20/20 in both eyes.
>>> I only wish I'd had the surgery before I spent $280 on
>>> eyegl*****. Now I can focus my binoculars and cameras with ease.
>>
>> Back before implanted lenses, when cataract surgery meant wearing
>> bottle-bottom cl*****, doctors wouldn't perform it unless the
>> patient's vision was very poor. For mild cases, the gain from improved
>> acuity was more than offset by extreme tunnel vision, and patients
>> often regretted the surgery. Rather than explain this, some doctors
>> simply declared that the cataract wasn't "ripe" yet.
>>
>> Some practitioners retain this attitude today and put off suggesting
>> surgery when it would be helpful. I hope that isn't what happened to
>> you, and the rest of us oldsters should keep the possibility in mind.
>>
> Hey Jerry,
> The surgery was postponed by me because the thought of someone poking
> around in my eyes was very frightening. Turned out to be a routine
> procedure. Worst part is all the eye drops 2-4 times a day. :-)
I hope the need for eye drops is tem****ary, as it was for my wife. Our
lenses block a great deal of the blue end of the spectrum. My wife
re****ted that when her own lenses were out and before the new ones were
implanted, she saw incredibly vivid blues.
Jerry
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