I have to go in a couple of hours for cataract surgery. I know the Christian folks will be praying for me. Also the folks who don't like me will have a window of opportunity to hope I go blind.

I hope there is no crossover vote.

Hal

Had it done. These days it is a piece of cake. Good luck.

Hope it goes well for you Hal. Ask if they'll throw in a little plastic surgery on your mug while they're doing it, for the benefit of everyone else's eyes.

Praying for you Hal

gotta think about it a minute,nah,hope ya make out great.

Even though you told me that if you became a muslim you would rename yourself Larry I will still pray for you. I had it done two weeks ago. Easy. You'll do fine Hal

Doctors may not tell you, but wear sunglasses afterward.

Get yourseft several good pair of sunglasses. You will become addicted to be them.

You may not need glasses anymore. I have 2.0 readers but can read pretty good with a no glasses except in dim light or small print. Had mine out 15 months ago.

I don't like you that much but I'll pray for you anyway, Hal.

Putting drop in eye was the hardest part for me, had both eyes done. Had it done 15 or so years ago. Do not like driving at night.
To much glare or light burst from other light. Need extra light for reading etc. But I am 76 years old.

Weii, it's done. Still a little blurry. For those of you that wished me well, thanks!

For those who hoped I'd go blind -- nah, nah, nuh, nah, nah.

i'm just afraid you'll be able to see how ugly you really are.

Recall one of the first patients I knew that had the procedure.

He said it was like night vs day... and like his sight was 40 yrs prior to the surgery. then (1973 or 1974)he stayed in the hosp about 2-3 nights after..

Prayers sent. That being said, I wouldn't use sunglasses, you should wear a welding face shield to make sure no light penetrates. Just to be safe, I would keep it on at least a year and probably much longer.

My eye doctor told me that surgery is in my future. She said it comes with age. LOL A lot of things come with age.
Mac

You'll prolly go get them cataracts put back in once you see your reflection in the mirror...







Glad everything went ok...

Good deal. My vision took about a week to start working correctly. It's better than it's ever been now. Hope yours turns out that way too.

Now that he can see. Maybe he'll become a better beaver trapper. Glad it went well fartbag. Sarge

Amazing how far it's come. I remember my grandfather having it done and he spent a week in the hospital afterward. When I had mine done it was like an assembly line, one after the other, then out the door you go.

Well, it's been about 24 hours. My vision in my left eye, uncorrected, is now better than in my right eye, corrected. In order to get around temporarily, I took the left lens out of my glasses.

My cataracts weren't as bad as some. The problem was, I'm severely nearsighted. As the cataract formed it changed the focus of my eye, and made things even worse. The left lens in my glasses was about as thick as that traditional coke bottle. Also, since the cataract progressed more rapidly in my left eye, my eyes had two different focal points, and I was getting double vision.

Anyway, I marched into that surgery center about 12:30 Waited about a half hour in the waiting room . And all done and out the door by 2:30, looking out of my new eye. And I was awake the whole time. But they did give me some kind of dope to make me groggy. They cut into your eye, pull out the old lens and put in a new one. I thought that would be spooky but it wasn't. Amazing!

With Miz getting a new knee this spring (on an outpatient basis!) we have both leveraged the miracle of modern medicine.