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Old 08-20-2014, 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by KayakerNC View Post
The concept of someone sliding a blade into my eye is probably my biggest concern ...
My surgery is coming up and I feel the same way.
Everyone who has had the surgery tells me it's easy peasy, but I'm still nervous.

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Originally Posted by John_W View Post
I had cataract surgery on my right eye last Tuesday 8/12 at the VA Hospital in Gainesville. They put in a standard distant vision lens, they had highly recommended against the multivision lens.
My surgeon also recommended against the multivision lens.
He said some people are very unhappy with it, and once it's installed, it's there for life.
He also won't book eye number two until a month has passed and eye number one is completely healed.
I think he is being overly cautious, but that's OK because I'm a big chicken.

Thanks John W, I didn't know about the lifting and exercise restrictions.
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