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Catarac surgey coming up
I am gathering information on catarac sugery. I have an astigmatism and cataracs. My vision is getting blurry more and more each week. I am 57 years old and scheduled to get the replacement surgery done in the next few weeks. I would like to talk to anyone about what to expect and how my vision will be afterward,. I am planning on getting the multifocal lens so I can see far and near.
I would appreciate any response.
Thanks
Pete
I would appreciate any response.
Thanks
Pete
Hi Pete.
Sounds like things are gradually improving -- good news. It took a week or two before my vision reached the point of being reasonably stable. Multifocals require a period of neuroadaptation because of the dual focal points. I think the fact that your vison improved while you were on the computer is definitely a positive sign.
Sounds like things are gradually improving -- good news. It took a week or two before my vision reached the point of being reasonably stable. Multifocals require a period of neuroadaptation because of the dual focal points. I think the fact that your vison improved while you were on the computer is definitely a positive sign.
Hey Pete,
Monos or multis, we are all pulling for you. Being from New York, I am a Yankee fan, but the Cardinals are also one of my favorite teams. Enjoy your weekend.
Monos or multis, we are all pulling for you. Being from New York, I am a Yankee fan, but the Cardinals are also one of my favorite teams. Enjoy your weekend.
Well had a less than good day Wed. Couldn't see that well so I wore my glasses a lot. Taking the presnisone 4 times a day kind of affects me, makes me feel funny.
This morning, Thursday, I seem to be seeing better although seeing the computer screen isn't easy. I hoping for better vision over the next few days as I am driving to St Louis to meet my girlfriend, who's flying in, for a long weekend. As I had said before we will be seeing a Cardinal game and visiting an area that will have blues music, looking forward to it.
I am also going to try and find a really good pair of Oakley sunglasses. They have polarized lenses and I can see really clearly through them.
It's funny, now that I have been on the computer a little while I can see it much better, weird!
Pete
This morning, Thursday, I seem to be seeing better although seeing the computer screen isn't easy. I hoping for better vision over the next few days as I am driving to St Louis to meet my girlfriend, who's flying in, for a long weekend. As I had said before we will be seeing a Cardinal game and visiting an area that will have blues music, looking forward to it.
I am also going to try and find a really good pair of Oakley sunglasses. They have polarized lenses and I can see really clearly through them.
It's funny, now that I have been on the computer a little while I can see it much better, weird!
Pete
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi Pete, in my experience your vision will continue to improve. It can take weeks for your brain to fully adapt to this "new" vision system (multifocality). I would expect your vision to become clearer especially over the next 2 weeks. Also, the cataract surgery alone can take a few weeks to heal. During this healing phase the vision will fluctuate, but will continue to improve as you heal.
Best wishes,
Tim
Best wishes,
Tim
Tim
I can finally post something a little longer. I have been in Springfield Illinois this past weekend helping my son and his buddy compete in a Blues & BBQ competition. We were very busy Friday and Saturday selling completely out of all the various BBQ he had made up.
Anyway, I did have a pretty good day yesterday seeing fairly well. Not as good or sharp as when I have my glasses on and looking through my left eye, which is 20/20 or really close to that. I did notice I could see better Friday night while at the festival. I noticed I could see further and closer, more comfortably, but I also noticed I couldn't see the individual bricks on the building diretly across the street, they were a blurr . Then Saturday morning I noticed I could read the newspaper plus I looked up at the brick building across the street again and noticed I could see the individual bricks clearly. I was pretty excited about that. But today everything is back to kind of a blurr.
So I am seeing the surgeon Monday at 9:30am. Unless I have a dramatic improvement I think it's best to postpone my second surgery until this eye stablizes, hopefully at a better level.
Do you feel I will see further improvement over the next week or two? I would feel better getting some sort of a timeline.
I would very much like to hear from anyone else that is just having this done. So hopefully your patients will post also.
Pete
I can finally post something a little longer. I have been in Springfield Illinois this past weekend helping my son and his buddy compete in a Blues & BBQ competition. We were very busy Friday and Saturday selling completely out of all the various BBQ he had made up.
Anyway, I did have a pretty good day yesterday seeing fairly well. Not as good or sharp as when I have my glasses on and looking through my left eye, which is 20/20 or really close to that. I did notice I could see better Friday night while at the festival. I noticed I could see further and closer, more comfortably, but I also noticed I couldn't see the individual bricks on the building diretly across the street, they were a blurr . Then Saturday morning I noticed I could read the newspaper plus I looked up at the brick building across the street again and noticed I could see the individual bricks clearly. I was pretty excited about that. But today everything is back to kind of a blurr.
So I am seeing the surgeon Monday at 9:30am. Unless I have a dramatic improvement I think it's best to postpone my second surgery until this eye stablizes, hopefully at a better level.
Do you feel I will see further improvement over the next week or two? I would feel better getting some sort of a timeline.
I would very much like to hear from anyone else that is just having this done. So hopefully your patients will post also.
Pete
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi Pete, still following this thread. Thanks for the update. I don't have many patients opt for the ReStor or any multifocal IOL. This is mainly due to cost, but also the potential side effects scare some away from it too. The vision during the first week can be poor. This is related mainly to the eye healing, but also your brain: adapting to multiple focal points and deciding which image to use (near, intermediate and far). I will be implanting a few multifocals on Wednesday of this week and I am going to encourage my patients to post their results here for others to follow. I wish you the best of luck and I feel like you are making good progress. Take care.
Tim
Tim
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