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Post by Village Idiot on Sept 1, 2023 10:27:55 GMT -5
I've got one, asked my doctor for a referral for cataract surgery, and just got the appointment set up. I thought it'd be a quick in and out "yup, you got one, let's schedule a surgery" thing. But no, it's a two hour appointment. That surprised me. I'm sure I'm not the first one here who's had this done.
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Post by Cornflake on Sept 1, 2023 10:31:03 GMT -5
That appointment for me wasn't two hours but the doc explained the choices, the alternatives and all that stuff. It's wise for the doc and I think the patient ought to hear it.
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Post by howard lee on Sept 1, 2023 10:44:48 GMT -5
In olden times, your local barber would remove cataracts with his straight razor.
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Post by AlanC on Sept 1, 2023 10:56:44 GMT -5
I couldn't wait to get my Medicare and my cataract surgery to shed the glasses I have been burdened with since I was 9 or 10. My only regret is not getting the mono vision like I had with my contacts. I couldn't find anyone who had gotten the eyes done one for far and one for near so I went with both for distance. Now I have a hundred pair of 1.5 or 2.0 "cheaters" that I can never find scattered all over. I had to pay extra for it to be done with the new fancy automated laser. Cake, don't worry about it.
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Post by Dub on Sept 1, 2023 10:59:38 GMT -5
I think it was our late friend Roger who told us his cataract surgery was done in an OR with a row of patients on tables and the surgeon just went down the line doing each one in turn.
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Post by Dub on Sept 1, 2023 11:09:14 GMT -5
I couldn't wait to get my Medicare and my cataract surgery to shed the glasses I have been burdened with since I was 9 or 10. My only regret is not getting the mono vision like I had with my contacts. I couldn't find anyone who had gotten the eyes done one for far and one for near so I went with both for distance. Now I have a hundred pair of 1.5 or 2.0 "cheaters" that I can never find scattered all over. I had to pay extra for it to be done with the new fancy automated laser. Cake, don't worry about it. Years ago when I wore contacts I went for mono-vision and really liked it. I quickly got accustomed to them and rarely noticed the discrepancy. Now I have cycloptic vision. Only one eye has any useful function. For that reason, my docs are slow to recommend cataract removal. I am developing them but so far they aren’t severe enough to notice.
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Post by Hobson on Sept 1, 2023 11:56:58 GMT -5
I just had both eyes done in February, not at the same time. My regular ophthalmologist did the surgery. They have to do some scans and measurements and discuss the various options with you. If you're going to somebody new, they'll also want to go over your medical history. So I can understand how it might take two hours. The surgery itself is nothing. The eye drop routine is a pain. And then there's the having to wait until things have healed to get new glasses. I opted for distance in both eyes. Of course, one of them turned out to be more mid-range, but I could get by with only drugstore readers after. Until I developed a different problem altogether. Now things are wonky until I can get new glasses again.
My ophthalmologist doesn't do the assembly line surgery deal, but a lot of them do.
I could tell you what Medicare covers and doesn't cover, but you don't care about that. Do find out what your insurance will cover before you go for the appointment and have to make some decisions.
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Post by Village Idiot on Sept 1, 2023 12:56:38 GMT -5
I think it was our late friend Roger who told us his cataract surgery was done in an OR with a row of patients on tables and the surgeon just went down the line doing each one in turn. He probably got it done where Kim got hers, then. I know I've only got one cataract right now so I'll most likely be getting this done again in a few years. Eventually I'm going to choose distance for both eyes. I'd love to buy regular sunglasses instead of the ones that fit over your glasses.
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Post by RickW on Sept 1, 2023 17:50:38 GMT -5
Damn. I’m 66, been wearing glasses since the second grade. Can I just go get the surgery done, cataracts or no, so I can get rid of the damned glasses?
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Post by Marshall on Sept 1, 2023 19:22:22 GMT -5
I had lasik surgery 18 years ago I got mono-vision. Worked out great. One eye for distance. One eye for reading. No problems. At the time I got glasses I could wear to bring the reading eye up to distance. I wore those for tennis, then, and for pickleball now. I can still pass my drivers test with the one good distance eye. So for everyday activities, I don’t use the glasses.
It makes it tougher to play golf. I hit the ball fine, but my depth perception at 200 yds is weak. I see the ball in the sky but I don’t judge distance we’ll an d I almost never see exactly where it lands.
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Post by dradtke on Sept 2, 2023 11:48:41 GMT -5
I think it was our late friend Roger who told us his cataract surgery was done in an OR with a row of patients on tables and the surgeon just went down the line doing each one in turn. Wouldn't it be faster to put everybody's head in the middle like spokes on a wheel?
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Sept 2, 2023 11:51:55 GMT -5
I think it was our late friend Roger who told us his cataract surgery was done in an OR with a row of patients on tables and the surgeon just went down the line doing each one in turn. Wouldn't it be faster to put everybody's head in the middle like spokes on a wheel? Actually, years ago I saw a picture of a Russian surgeon doing laser eye surgery that way.
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Post by factorychef on Sept 2, 2023 12:03:04 GMT -5
When I had my cataracts done the Dr did 30 eyes in the morning.
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