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CATARACTS ON MY EYES. TOO!!! :(

I had my opthomology appt. yesterday and he dedected cataracts...not urgent and will ck. me in a year, unless vision changes. DH is still doing drops in both eyes and hasn't had appts. to get new RX for glasses for computer work, etc. So, I'll be next maybe in 6-8 months if I get checked again before the year.

 

DH had minor anesthesia for first eye and took hours to wake up and go home. Second eye he consented to a "shot" under and in the eye....OMG!!! He had "relaxing IV" and said he doesn't remember anything, but sounds like torture to me.

 

 

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Re: CATARACTS ON MY EYES. TOO!!! :(

Hopefully you might not need cataract surgery for several years.  One never knows! 

My eye doctor has been telling me that I have the beginnings of cataracts for at least five years.

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Re: CATARACTS ON MY EYES. TOO!!! :(

@Shanus.  I've had both eyes done and, trust me, it's painless, even the shot in the eye.  There's really not much to it. I walked out wide awake.

 

I had the surgery on one eye in the morning and kept a dental appointment in the afternoon.  Figured I might as well ruin the whole day, lol.

 

Don't build it up in your mind to be something horrible because it's not.

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Re: CATARACTS ON MY EYES. TOO!!! :(

Just about everyone develops cataracts as they age. The time for surgery is when your vision and life is affected.

 

I have a cataract in my left eye, but my right eye is good and balances my vision.  I am terrified of cataract surgery.

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Re: CATARACTS ON MY EYES. TOO!!! :(


@Shanus wrote:

I had my opthomology appt. yesterday and he dedected cataracts...not urgent and will ck. me in a year, unless vision changes. DH is still doing drops in both eyes and hasn't had appts. to get new RX for glasses for computer work, etc. So, I'll be next maybe in 6-8 months if I get checked again before the year.

 

DH had minor anesthesia for first eye and took hours to wake up and go home. Second eye he consented to a "shot" under and in the eye....OMG!!! He had "relaxing IV" and said he doesn't remember anything, but sounds like torture to me.

 

 


Very easy surgery if you have an excellent surgeon. I had cataract surgery at 51. That was twenty years ago and it has been perfected since then. My ophthalmologist also does laser surgery for cataracts. One thing I was told was that cataracts change how we see color.  Since having both eyes done, I realized how 99% of the makeup I was wearing were the wrong colors. Even clothing colors looked completely different. I actually changed my wardrobe due to that surgery @Shanus .I mention that because I know you enjoy makeup and may be in for a surprise! BTW, I have 20/20 in both eyes. I think you will be very happy when you have it. I now only wear reading glasses but some patients qualify for a lense that includes both distance and close up vision.

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Re: CATARACTS ON MY EYES. TOO!!! :(

@Shanus  - I've had cataracts surgery and it was easy.  Would do it again if needed without hesitation.  The biggest "pain" was the drops every 4 hours for a couple of weeks.  

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Re: CATARACTS ON MY EYES. TOO!!! :(

Join the club, @Shanus.  It's almost inevitable as we age.

 

You may not need surgery for a good while. It progresses differently for each individual. Some have their cataracts worsen more quickly, some average progression, then some are like myself. I've been watching my cataracts development for a decade and a half. Slow progression. 

 

I'm due for my annual appointment, but last visit my doc said it wasn't time for removal, since I have a dry eye situation. He said I need to wait until it's a necessity, since the surgery can worsen dry eyes. I don't want that, my dry eyes can already be very uncomfortable, at times, and I'm constantly toting around eye drops. 

 

But, if you need cataract removal anytime soon, you should do well. I've known so many who said the worst of it was their fear, but in actuality, it was a breeze.

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I had similar diagnosis as you, but in less than the year I was in the operating room, my vision deteriorated quite rapidly. Surgery is nothing, I had numbing drops in my eyes and nothing more than that, fully wide awake. Just no talking allowed !!! Had second one done 3 months later, same thing. Ask for the Compounded drops, only one bottle to work with, cost 40 instead of being free,  but worth every penny.  I didnt wear glasses before and still dont. 

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Cataracts are a normal part of the aging process, so, well....you're not special. Almost everyone gets them if you live long enough.

 

My opthamologist told me that the average age for catarct surgery among his patients is 74. 

 

I had a very bad cataract form in my right eye as a result of procedures to repair a detached retina. This was in my mid 50's. The surgery to remove the cataract was a piece of cake, especially compared to the retinal repair. My ophthamologist will not give anesthesia for cataract surgery, only a sedative, which I opted to forgo. I drove myself to my follow up the next day. 

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Re: CATARACTS ON MY EYES. TOO!!! :(

About five years ago at 49 my eye doc saw the beginnings of cataracts on both my eyes.  She said it was a little early but all the "age related" issues I have with my eyes have been early.  They aren't age related for me, they are in my DNA.