New Posts For Thread: Who's had cataract surgery?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30832765/whos-had-cataract-surgeryHad my right eye done on Wednesday at St Thomas', London. Great team up there a quick and easy procedure. However, when I got off the table I was so dizzy I had to be helped back to a bed to lie down. It settled down after about half an hour and I waperhaps they do not do them properly!!!I had one in each eye - near perfect - and I am rather oldhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30832765/whos-had-cataract-surgery?post_id=551442339#551442339perhaps they do not do them properly!!!I had one in each eye - near perfect - and I am rather oldFri, 17 Mar 2017 17:29:50 -0500I meant views from the US are full of complaints.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30832765/whos-had-cataract-surgery?post_id=551442301#551442301I meant views from the US are full of complaints.Fri, 17 Mar 2017 17:23:37 -0500Indeed MMM. I have read a lot of comments online about peoples surgeries. Everyone in the UK seems to have a positive experience, good treatment and a happy outcome, yet many of the reviews from the UK are full of complaints about the surgery going whttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30832765/whos-had-cataract-surgery?post_id=551442297#551442297Indeed MMM. I have read a lot of comments online about peoples surgeries. Everyone in the UK seems to have a positive experience, good treatment and a happy outcome, yet many of the reviews from the UK are full of complaints about the surgery going wFri, 17 Mar 2017 17:23:10 -0500Wow Treble that is young. Know what you mean about the wobbly lights, feels a bit surreal, but the instant effect of the new lens being fitted is like being reborn.Certainly makes you feel even more Indebted to our amazing surgeons, and the NHS.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30832765/whos-had-cataract-surgery?post_id=551442137#551442137Wow Treble that is young. Know what you mean about the wobbly lights, feels a bit surreal, but the instant effect of the new lens being fitted is like being reborn.Certainly makes you feel even more Indebted to our amazing surgeons, and the NHS.Fri, 17 Mar 2017 17:01:56 -0500Yes, I have 2 bottles. One steroid and one antibiotic. Antibiotic 4 times a day for 4 weeks, and the steroid 4 times a day for 2 weeks.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30832765/whos-had-cataract-surgery?post_id=551442089#551442089Yes, I have 2 bottles. One steroid and one antibiotic. Antibiotic 4 times a day for 4 weeks, and the steroid 4 times a day for 2 weeks.Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:58:03 -0500I had it done a few years back.Had 3 lots of drops to put in my eye though for 2 weeks afterwards.1 was 8 times a day and the others 4 times.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30832765/whos-had-cataract-surgery?post_id=551441999#551441999I had it done a few years back.Had 3 lots of drops to put in my eye though for 2 weeks afterwards.1 was 8 times a day and the others 4 times.Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:46:00 -0500An excellent op and would suggest it is good for most people.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30832765/whos-had-cataract-surgery?post_id=551441965#551441965An excellent op and would suggest it is good for most people.Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:40:14 -0500Hank, it took about 15-20 minutes from laying down to getting up. The only bit I wasn't keen on was when they clean the lens capsule after sucking the cataract out. The lights wobble about, it's like your heads spinning and it made me nauseous. It chttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30832765/whos-had-cataract-surgery?post_id=551441913#551441913Hank, it took about 15-20 minutes from laying down to getting up. The only bit I wasn't keen on was when they clean the lens capsule after sucking the cataract out. The lights wobble about, it's like your heads spinning and it made me nauseous. It cFri, 17 Mar 2017 16:33:32 -0500Had my first eye done about 5 years ago when I was 50, which was a bit of a shock , but apparently it's not uncommon inyour early 50s. Had my second eye done about 2 years ago.As you say it's like a new world has opened up. 20/20 vision , although yohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30832765/whos-had-cataract-surgery?post_id=551441805#551441805Had my first eye done about 5 years ago when I was 50, which was a bit of a shock , but apparently it's not uncommon inyour early 50s. Had my second eye done about 2 years ago.As you say it's like a new world has opened up. 20/20 vision , although yoFri, 17 Mar 2017 16:18:53 -0500How bad does the cataracts have to get before they'll do the op.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30832765/whos-had-cataract-surgery?post_id=551441749#551441749How bad does the cataracts have to get before they'll do the op.Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:13:17 -0500