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Had 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 was allowed home.
2 days later and my sight is superb, it's like the world has gone from SD to HD. The colours I see through the artificial lens look more intense than through my other natural lens, and my range of focus is far greater than I thought it would be. Really happy with it. Am getting the odd mild headache and light sensitivity, but the doc assured me this is temporary and will resolve in a couple of weeks or so.
If you have been told you need it, but are nervous or unsure, don't be, get it done, it's painless albeit a bit unpleasant at times, but the results are fantastic.
2 days later and my sight is superb, it's like the world has gone from SD to HD. The colours I see through the artificial lens look more intense than through my other natural lens, and my range of focus is far greater than I thought it would be. Really happy with it. Am getting the odd mild headache and light sensitivity, but the doc assured me this is temporary and will resolve in a couple of weeks or so.
If you have been told you need it, but are nervous or unsure, don't be, get it done, it's painless albeit a bit unpleasant at times, but the results are fantastic.
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Hi treble - glad to hear it's gone well. My mum will have to have it done sooner or later - how long was the actual procedure? My boy will be having his fontan done in the summer - might have to pick your brain on that later - nice to hear some good news on here!
How bad does the cataracts have to get before they'll do the op.
Had 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 in
your 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 you need glasses for reading.
Easy operation as day patient ( had it done at my local hospital) and back to work 3 days later.
your 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 you need glasses for reading.
Easy operation as day patient ( had it done at my local hospital) and back to work 3 days later.
Hank, 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 could be what kicked off the dizziness too.
They dont wait for them to get too bad anymore. Mine was terrible as I didn't have it done for a long time. I was completely blind in my right eye.
MMM, I'm only 36. Family history of early cataracts. Mum had to have both hers done when she was 46. The bonus is that the surgeon said younger people are both easier to operate on and have better outcomes due to their cataracts being softer and a younger brain is much more efficient at dealing with a new lens and putting all the pieces together again.
They dont wait for them to get too bad anymore. Mine was terrible as I didn't have it done for a long time. I was completely blind in my right eye.
MMM, I'm only 36. Family history of early cataracts. Mum had to have both hers done when she was 46. The bonus is that the surgeon said younger people are both easier to operate on and have better outcomes due to their cataracts being softer and a younger brain is much more efficient at dealing with a new lens and putting all the pieces together again.
An excellent op and would suggest it is good for most people.
I 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.
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.
Yes, 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.
Wow 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.
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.
Indeed 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 wrong, vision being worse after than before and doctors not being interested, That's what happens in a nation where everything is private. They encourage people to have it done before it's really needed, they have all different qualifications, so some docs are much more capable than others, and once the surgery has been done and the dollars are banked, they lose interest and can't be bothered with fixing their faulty workmanship.
It's why I would be devastated to see our healthcare system go down the same way. Sadly, it seems more of a possibility with each passing month
It's why I would be devastated to see our healthcare system go down the same way. Sadly, it seems more of a possibility with each passing month
perhaps they do not do them properly!!!
I had one in each eye - near perfect - and I am rather old
I had one in each eye - near perfect - and I am rather old
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