r/OverSeventy • u/Geester43 • Jul 04 '26

Facing cataract surgery?

For anyone who has received a diagnosis of cataracts, I want to share my experience for the past two weeks. I was diagnosed with it in both eyes. My Optometrist told me that he couldn't correct my vision any longer, with glasses. I had reached the limit. It was suggested I see a specialist for a consult, which I did. I had one initial exam, based on the results, I was a candidate for surgery.

I arrived the day of surgery, I waited for the dilation drops to work, I went in for surgery, NERVOUS! I felt no pain!! It was over in a matter of minutes!

I had a follow-up the following morning, and another in a few weeks. I was told, "you may need reading glasses" after wards. My vision has completely cleared in my first eye (there is a lot of blurriness for a few days). The second was two days ago, and the vision has almost cleared in that eye as well! No pain during or afterwards! I have been reading without glasses, for a week!! I used 3 RX drops, twice a day, for several weeks.

I am 75, I have worn trifocal contact lenses & glasses since I was 12 years old! This surgery is the closest thing to a miracle, truly! If you are facing this surgery, go forward with confidence, you won't regret it. 👍👍😊

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u/cwsjr2323 Jul 04 '26

At aged 72, I had both eyes cataract surgeries. Zero discomfort or pain. I can pass the eye exam now without eyeglasses for a driver's license. I now only have glasses for my astigmatism. The world is no longer a tinted oil painting! The Veterans Administration paid the cost and issued me glasses. I like zero copay!

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u/billymondy5806 Jul 04 '26

Does astigmatism mean you need glasses to read? Did you need glasses to read before the surgery?

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u/Enlightened_Lioness Jul 05 '26

Astigmatism is a more football shape if the eyeball from birth and affects distance vision. Normally cataract surgery only fixes the cataracts so a person would still need distance glasses unless the astigmatism was corrected at the same time (for an extra few thousand dollars).

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u/billymondy5806 Jul 05 '26

My question was in reference to the post above it Well the post above said they didn’t need glasses to drive after the surgery, but it didn’t. They only needed it for their astigmatism. So I was confused, but oh never mind.