Eye Eye Guys and Gals

[johnb80]

Well, this growing old malarky keeps turning up surprises. For the last 2 years of eye tests I've had developing cataracts, 2 in each eye just to be different. On Wednesday this week I had my referral appointment to have my cataracts assessed. They confirmed they were ready for doing now. When I went back to reception the lady said do you want to make an appointment for surgery? 'Yes asap' was my reply. Todays the day, just 2 days on from my assessment and Good Friday to boot. Off I go to Barlborough just after lunch to have my eyes butchered. I'm not sure how my eyesight will be after for a day or two so I may be quiet for a while (YAY I hear you shout LOL).

Have a great Easter break all of you and may your electrons keep flowing freely.

J

 

[salty]

Good luck. John.

 

[Black estate]

Blooming heck that's fast

 

[MG Clive]

Good luck to you @johnb80, Happy Easter.

 

[Everest]

All the best.

 

[mystreet]

We will kept an 👁 out for your return. Good luck.

 

[Martinonline]

Best wishes. I've heard Balborough is very good for cataracts.

 

[Anon70]

My wife has had both of her eyes done for cataracts. once done she had near perfect distance vision and now only needs glasses for close objects.

 

[Rolfe]

Getting my cataracts done in June of 2022 was one of the high points of my life. A miracle of Biblical proportions.

 

[johnb80]

Blooming heck that's fast

Aye it is, I was shocked in that a) it was under 2 days away and b) they were working on Good Friday. It worked out well for me because wifey isnt working and can therefore convey me to and from the hospital.

 

[Alb]

Just to be clear, is this both eyes John?

 

[Rolfe]

I had both done at once and it was great.

 

[johnb80]

Just to be clear, is this both eyes John?

It was my right eye, left eye in 4 weeks.

 

[johnb80]

I had both done at once and it was great.

I wanted to do bilateral but they wouldn’t do them both at the same time. They’re concerned about infections etc.

 

[johnb80]

Well I have to say I’m most impressed. I watched YouTube to death on the subject and it looked pretty gory, my wife was completely traumatised last year when she had hers done. I was pretty much open minded very relaxed and most painful part was removing the sterile sheet afterwards. My pupil is still dilated so a little blurry but I’m happy so far.

 

[Black estate]

Well I have to say I’m most impressed. I watched YouTube to death on the subject and it looked pretty gory, my wife was completely traumatised last year when she had hers done. I was pretty much open minded very relaxed and most painful part was removing the sterile sheet afterwards. My pupil is still dilated so a little blurry but I’m happy so far.

Hope all be clear tomorrow ,

 

[Alb]

I wanted to do bilateral but they wouldn’t do them both at the same time. They’re concerned about infections etc.

That was my thought. I know a few people that have had this procedure but it has always been one eye at a time.

 

[T1 Terry]

Mine was one eye at a time, I think 2 yrs apart, distance for the first one and reading for the other .... life is so much clearer, no need to squint to see stuff now, and there is only one of them when looking long distance instead of two pelicans flying in perfect mirror formation .... I'll never get to live that one down either .... no longer point out things like that these days

T1 Terry

 

[Rolfe]

They're moving to doing both at once if the patient doesn't have any particular complications, because it pretty much always turns out OK, it saves a lot of time, and it's a lot easier for the patient both in convenience and in remembering which eye gets which drops. But if there's any reason for concern, they won't do that.

I've had significantly worse times at the dentist. It didn't hurt at all. The anaesthetic was topical. And the next morning I could read a number plate at 40 paces. Easily.

 

[johnb80]

They're moving to doing both at once if the patient doesn't have any particular complications, because it pretty much always turns out OK, it saves a lot of time, and it's a lot easier for the patient both in convenience and in remembering which eye gets which drops. But if there's any reason for concern, they won't do that.

They explained to me that they did go down the bilateral route for a year or two it shortened the patient overall healing time from 12 weeks to 4 weeks, used up slightly less of their time and they avoided infection by different batch numbers of consumables for each eye treating them as separate operations. They have however U Turned on this now and specifically dont recommend it purely because patients were spreading infections between eyes by poor after care themselves.

I've had significantly worse times at the dentist. It didn't hurt at all. The anaesthetic was topical.

100%, absolutely amazing.

And the next morning I could read a number plate at 40 paces. Easily.

I get the feeling I will be OK with this too although I was advised not to drive for a couple of days.