OT vision implant LONG

I just can not believe I'm needing to do this again and so soon. Here I am
needing your wisdom on something terribly important.
"At my age", the doctor says, (an unfortunate expression to any one) I
have the beginnings of cataracts. He says they can wait, they can be
removed now or later. Okay. I was calm with that bit. But - he said with
implants my vision can be 'fine-tuned'.
I'm in an area where I don't even speak the technical language. Some of
my friends have had laser surgery. They say their vision is greatly
improved. I silently notice that they still wear their glasses. Gently. No
criticism or comment - I've just wondered if their eyesight is improved, why
do they need glasses.
Now it's personal and only somewhat related. Implants? for my eyes?
Breast implants always sounded okay to me. I mean - we really can live
without breasts if everything goes wrong.
Please take this journey with me. Have you already traveled it? Know
someone who has?
Having my vision improved "at my age" is just an incredible hope.
Risking any of it as it is? Takes my breath away. Polly

On 30 May, 12:36, "Polly Esther" wrote:
I just can not believe I'm needing to do this again and so soon. *Here I am
needing your wisdom on something terribly important.
* * "At my age", the doctor says, (an unfortunate expression to any one) I
have the beginnings of cataracts. *He says they can wait, they can be
removed now or later. *Okay. *I was calm with that bit. *But - he said with
implants my vision can be 'fine-tuned'.
* * I'm in an area where I don't even speak the technical language. *Some of
my friends have had laser surgery. *They say their vision is greatly
improved. *I silently notice that they still wear their glasses. *Gently. No
criticism or comment - I've just wondered if their eyesight is improved, why
do they need glasses.
* * Now it's personal and only somewhat related. *Implants? *for my eyes?
Breast implants always sounded okay to me. *I mean - we really can live
without breasts if everything goes wrong.
* * Please take this journey with me. *Have you already traveled it? *Know
someone who has?
* * Having my vision improved * "at my age" is just an incredible hope.
Risking any of it as it is? *Takes my breath away. * Polly

I'm one who had laser surgery on both eyes at age ~43. It corrected
short sightedness so glasses or contact lenses were not longer
required after half a lifetime of wearing them. My improved vision
was then 20/20 + 10%. Result - amazing. This then made me the same
as all people with 'good eyesight' not requiring corrective lenses.
However, it then means, that as we grow older, along with those folk,
our eyes will gradually change requiring reading glasses at some point
over the age of 50+. So that is why some of us wear glasses despite
having had the surgery. But only for reading and I had maybe 10 years
without needing them.
Laser surgery freed my life up, I felt I had won the lottery. It also
had the unexpected side result of curing my hayfever - now that
confounded the specialist and the $5000 was worth it for that! For
the first time I could go snorkling and see the fish. I could see the
beach from the surf (I was always too nervous to go out far when you
can't see the beach or your mate). I could go on....
You'll have to reveal your 'certain age' if you want constructive
comment from someone in a similar postition LoL.
Hugs
Bronnie

My co-worker's partner had cataracts removed in their early stages. He
is about 65 or 70, a lot older than you. If memory serves me right,
Ernie's surgery was done one eye at a time, same day surgery, and
about two weeks apart. The improvement was that his vision had
gradually gotten fuzzy and until the surgery he had no clue it had
gotten like that. He had successful procedures. My dad [at age 93, a
lot older than older than you] had his cataract surgery in the last 10
years, same good results.

Ginger in CA

On May 29, 7:36*pm, "Polly Esther" wrote:
I just can not believe I'm needing to do this again and so soon. *Here I am
needing your wisdom on something terribly important.
* * "At my age", the doctor says, (an unfortunate expression to any one) I
have the beginnings of cataracts. *He says they can wait, they can be
removed now or later. *Okay. *I was calm with that bit. *But - he said with
implants my vision can be 'fine-tuned'.
* * I'm in an area where I don't even speak the technical language. *Some of
my friends have had laser surgery. *They say their vision is greatly
improved. *I silently notice that they still wear their glasses. *Gently. No
criticism or comment - I've just wondered if their eyesight is improved, why
do they need glasses.
* * Now it's personal and only somewhat related. *Implants? *for my eyes?
Breast implants always sounded okay to me. *I mean - we really can live
without breasts if everything goes wrong.
* * Please take this journey with me. *Have you already traveled it? *Know
someone who has?
* * Having my vision improved * "at my age" is just an incredible hope.
Risking any of it as it is? *Takes my breath away. * Polly

Polly Esther wrote:
I just can not believe I'm needing to do this again and so soon. Here I
am needing your wisdom on something terribly important.
"At my age", the doctor says, (an unfortunate expression to any one)
I have the beginnings of cataracts. He says they can wait, they can be
removed now or later. Okay. I was calm with that bit. But - he said
with implants my vision can be 'fine-tuned'.
I'm in an area where I don't even speak the technical language. Some
of my friends have had laser surgery. They say their vision is greatly
improved. I silently notice that they still wear their glasses.
Gently. No criticism or comment - I've just wondered if their eyesight
is improved, why do they need glasses.
Now it's personal and only somewhat related. Implants? for my eyes?
Breast implants always sounded okay to me. I mean - we really can live
without breasts if everything goes wrong.
Please take this journey with me. Have you already traveled it?
Know someone who has?
Having my vision improved "at my age" is just an incredible hope.
Risking any of it as it is? Takes my breath away. Polly

I am also one that had laser surgery. I was 49, I'm 51 now. My left
eye was 20/400 and my right eye was 20/200. It was to correct my
failing far sightedness. Now my eyes are 20/30 and 20/20 respectively.
I can see the signs when driving, the television and the captioning and
not so small things without glasses. I still have to use glasses for
reading, sewing, etc. I was wearing progressive lenses before.

My mom had her cataract surgery before it was worse. It helped as we
have heard from every person that lives in her senior citizen building.
She has other things to contend with also. Like double vision and
macular degeneration. I know it is scary because it is your eyes, I was
a little bit nervous about that part. You have to initial so many
warnings! Even my husband who encouraged me, said he wouldn't do it.
Implant... yes they implant, but it's a lens, not silicone!

Would I do it again? Yes.

A lot of my friends are older than I am, and a good many of them have had
laser surgery and they are amazed at the improvement in their eye sight. If
I ever need this surgery, I won't hesitate! My mom had this done a few
years before she died and it really improved her vision.
Barbara in SC

On Sat, 29 May 2010 21:36:50 -0500, Polly Esther wrote:

I just can not believe I'm needing to do this again and so soon. Here I
am needing your wisdom on something terribly important.
"At my age", the doctor says, (an unfortunate expression to any one)
I
have the beginnings of cataracts. He says they can wait, they can be
removed now or later. Okay. I was calm with that bit. But - he said
with implants my vision can be 'fine-tuned'.
I'm in an area where I don't even speak the technical language.
Some of
my friends have had laser surgery. They say their vision is greatly
improved. I silently notice that they still wear their glasses.
Gently. No criticism or comment - I've just wondered if their eyesight
is improved, why do they need glasses.
Now it's personal and only somewhat related. Implants? for my
eyes?
Breast implants always sounded okay to me. I mean - we really can live
without breasts if everything goes wrong.
Please take this journey with me. Have you already traveled it?
Know
someone who has?
Having my vision improved "at my age" is just an incredible hope.
Risking any of it as it is? Takes my breath away. Polly

The only person we know who had it done is an online person, we don't
know them in meatlife.
She put off her cataract surgery as long as she could because they wanted
to remove her lenses. By the time she resigned herself to it she had
changed insurance companies and had new doctors, who wanted to do the
implants. She is just thrilled with them. Her vision was very very bad
because of the cataracts, and had been for some time prior to the
surgery. So I am not sure how improved her vision actually is over what
it was prior to the cataracts. She is just so very pleased that she can
see again.

So far as the lasik surgery goes, it really does depend on how bad your
vision is before they do it. My uncorrected binocular vision (how well I
see with both eyes without glasses) is 20/400. They tell me that if I
could scrape together the cash to have the procedure that they could only
promise that they could get it to between 20/40 and 20/60, though they
might be able to do better. So if I had it done I might still need
glasses or contacts, but a much lighter prescription. What they do with
that sort of thing is try to fix warped eyeballs so that they are the
right shape again, totally different from an implant.

NightMist



--
I'm raising a developmentally disabled child. What's your superpower?

On 30/05/2010 03:36, Polly Esther wrote:
I just can not believe I'm needing to do this again and so soon. Here I
am needing your wisdom on something terribly important.
"At my age", the doctor says, (an unfortunate expression to any one) I
have the beginnings of cataracts. He says they can wait, they can be
removed now or later. Okay. I was calm with that bit. But - he said with
implants my vision can be 'fine-tuned'.
I'm in an area where I don't even speak the technical language. Some of
my friends have had laser surgery. They say their vision is greatly
improved. I silently notice that they still wear their glasses. Gently.
No criticism or comment - I've just wondered if their eyesight is
improved, why do they need glasses.
Now it's personal and only somewhat related. Implants? for my eyes?
Breast implants always sounded okay to me. I mean - we really can live
without breasts if everything goes wrong.
Please take this journey with me. Have you already traveled it? Know
someone who has?
Having my vision improved "at my age" is just an incredible hope.
Risking any of it as it is? Takes my breath away. Polly

My mum is 80. She has had cateracts in both eyes . They remove the
lens and replace it. Sometimes you can get away with no spec after,
but, depending on the lens they put in, you may still need them for
reading or distance. The lens they put in is fixed, unlike your natural
lenses, which have minute muscle attachments that change the aspect of
the curves and alter the focus for you.

The op will be done under mild sedation and a local anesthetic. It take
20 minutes per eye. They usually do one at a time, with a healing
period between them.

Himself's dad Joe is 90. He had the same op. No bother at all. He now
only needs his specs for reading. He was driving again within a week of
each op.

Laser surgery can deal with short sight, but many folk have other
problems as well, which is why some still wear their specs. It can also
only do so much: good, but not a miracle cure and not for cateracts.
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

You are all such treasures and I am profoundly grateful for your taking the
time to share your experience and your encouragement. I'm sure you could
tell I had exceeded general pity party level and was about to panic. 'Thank
you'. Such ordinary words. How about Big sloppy Labrador wet puppy
kisses? Polly

I haven't taken it personnally, but my daughter did the
laser
treatment and as far as I know, she doesn't wear her glasses
at all. She said she couldn't feed a thing. Me? Dollor
store.

Whatever you decide to do, we're here for you!

Donna
in WA

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
I just can not believe I'm needing to do this again and so
soon. Here I am needing your wisdom on something terribly
important.
"At my age", the doctor says, (an unfortunate
expression to any one) I have the beginnings of cataracts.
He says they can wait, they can be removed now or later.
Okay. I was calm with that bit. But - he said with
implants my vision can be 'fine-tuned'.
I'm in an area where I don't even speak the technical
language. Some of my friends have had laser surgery.
They say their vision is greatly improved. I silently
notice that they still wear their glasses. Gently. No
criticism or comment - I've just wondered if their
eyesight is improved, why do they need glasses.
Now it's personal and only somewhat related. Implants?
for my eyes? Breast implants always sounded okay to me. I
mean - we really can live without breasts if everything
goes wrong.
Please take this journey with me. Have you already
traveled it? Know someone who has?
Having my vision improved "at my age" is just an
incredible hope. Risking any of it as it is? Takes my
breath away. Polly

Polly, my DH had cataracts removed from both eyes a couple of years ago. He
would do it again in a heartbeat! He just couldn't get over how sharp and
colorful everything looked! His vision had gotten so "grayish" and "foggy"
so slowly over the years that he didn't even realize it had gotten so bad.
The only thing that annoyed him was putting the doggone eyedrops in so many
times/days! G
Go for it, Gal!
ME-Judy


"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
I just can not believe I'm needing to do this again and so soon. Here I am
needing your wisdom on something terribly important.
"At my age", the doctor says, (an unfortunate expression to any one) I
have the beginnings of cataracts. He says they can wait, they can be
removed now or later. Okay. I was calm with that bit. But - he said
with implants my vision can be 'fine-tuned'.
I'm in an area where I don't even speak the technical language. Some
of my friends have had laser surgery. They say their vision is greatly
improved. I silently notice that they still wear their glasses. Gently.
No criticism or comment - I've just wondered if their eyesight is
improved, why do they need glasses.
Now it's personal and only somewhat related. Implants? for my eyes?
Breast implants always sounded okay to me. I mean - we really can live
without breasts if everything goes wrong.
Please take this journey with me. Have you already traveled it? Know
someone who has?
Having my vision improved "at my age" is just an incredible hope.
Risking any of it as it is? Takes my breath away. Polly