Whoooo you don't really know how bad your eyes are till you have a cataract removed

Gracie,

I am glad the surgery went well. Can you see me waving to you from Chicago? :) :wave:

Well, GG, now you can see the roses in great detail as well as smell them. Congratulations to you and your fine medical team!

Glad all went well.

It becomes increasingly wonderful as each day passes. I can't wait until I have two that match.

OK, I'll now break my own rule and say "I told you so"

I've had both eyes done. It is a piece of cake. No pain. The worst part of the whole procedure is having to put those darn eye drops in on schedule. You will have an eye guard at night when your sleeping so as not to bump it at night by accident. You will enjoy seeing the bright colors again. You do not realize how much vision you have lost until you get this done. I see better now then when I was in my 20s.

I retired from the medical field in 2013. I worked at a company where they made inter ocular lens for cataract patients, so I might have made the ones that are going into your eye. How coo is that??

astigmatism info
 

Thank you for the information. Looks like it will cost me a lot out of pocket, but it will be worth it to see well. I just worry about the Toric lense, as I know a few people had trouble with it.

I got the Trulign IOLs, which are the toric versions of the Crystalens. Worked wonders for me, glasses free at any distance. My out-of-pocket costs for both eyes came to $4500 total.
I think the incisions cause more trouble than toric lenses, which can be adjusted (rotated) in the eye in the unlikely event that correction is needed.

The drops.....aah the drops
 

Yes, don't forget the drops. I am scheduled to have my first eye operated on 10/22. I was prescribed 3 different solutions.......WOW! almost $300 and that was with my vision insurance, coupons and the wonderful help from the pharmacist at Winn-Dixie. Don't for get the drops? Never!

Just had both done. You do not feel anything, believe me. They keep your eye open for you and as my ophthalmologist said, "if there was anything unpleasant about it, no one would return for the second eye. The surgery itself only takes about 6 to 10 minutes. If you ever had to pick a surgery to have, this would be the one. No pain, no stitches, no blood. feel good meds will relax you. Had to use 3 drops, twice a day for a week for each eye. 2 drops, twice a day for the remaining 3 weeks, each eye. The three meds lasted 4 weeks for each eye and the total bill for meds was $100. Medicare paid all but $75 (for refraction tests). I had clear lenses put it. Distance is great, but still need reading glasses.