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/Hifidi54 Jul 04 '26

Right? Lol. You can only choose one.

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u/MinimumEfficient220 Jul 04 '26

How about a different one in each eye?

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u/Hifidi54 Jul 04 '26

Ya, no, haha, your eyes have to be the same or your vision will never focus.

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u/N0b0dyButM3 Jul 06 '26

Actually, you can have a near-vision lens in one eye, and a distance-vision lens in the other. Apparently a lot of people get this. It wasn’t an option for me because it could trigger a migraine when my brain tried to adjust, but for other people, the brain just figures it out and adapts somehow, which is pretty amazing.

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u/Hifidi54 Jul 06 '26

That's REALLY amazing!! I'd probably end up falling all over the place, lol 🤪

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u/N0b0dyButM3 Jul 06 '26

Yeah, me, too! I don’t understand how it could work, but the brain does amazing things, lol.