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03-30-2023 08:10 AM
I know two people who recently had cataract surgery who had very different outcomes. One person had his and his vision was so blurry he could NOT see the next day. When he went for his check up the next day he could not even see the biggest letter on the eye chart. It was a few days until he could see clearly. The second eye was not as bad the next day but still blurry. It was four days for one eye and five days for the other eye for his vision to clear completely.
The other person I know vision was fine the same afternoon. On both eyes, she could see the same afternoon.
So apparently there is a difference between people that you can't predict.
03-30-2023 08:19 AM
Other than putting drops in my eyes for 10 days, I was fine later the same day.
03-30-2023 08:31 AM
Other than putting drops in my eyes I had no issues, was able to work the next day. Had one done then the other was done 2 weeks later. I wore corrective lenses, either glasses of contacts, for 60 years but had corrective lenses done with the surgery. I need readers but my distance sight is 20/20.
03-30-2023 08:45 AM
@Flopsy wrote:I had mine done a week apart last December. First day for each I wore patch all day and night then nighttime for a week. I had three sets of drops for each eye. I'm probably not a classic case because I was very sensitive to light for a few weeks and still take steroids for the stinging. I would say 1 to 2 days for each eye. My doctor likes to do the surgery 3 weeks apart but as I said mine was a week apart due to me traveling and the holidays. No way could I have done both same day, you couldn't see to do anything! Good luck, I no longer wear any type of glasses.
The sensitivity to light eases over time but some remains. At first it is a result of the cataract being removed: the light coming into the eye is no longer seen through the cataract.
About a week after my surgery, I went to a Funeral Mass. The light coming through the stained glass windows was so unbearable that I put on my sunglasses in the church !
03-30-2023 09:05 AM
I will have both eyes done in June, two weeks apart. I will have a $1500 lens ( paid for out of pocket) put in each eye. The money must be paid in advance. I know several folks when I worked who were back at work within two days.
Mine is different. Although I am retired and do not have to go to work, I have macular degeneration, and I am losing my vision no matter what. (My grandmother and mother both went blind from macular degeneration. ) Under normal circumstances, you probably will not be sidelined too long.
03-30-2023 09:30 AM
To the poster that said no one should ask a question like this on a forum, I disagree.
I have an appointment late in April to discuss/setup cataract surgery.
While I certainly recognize that everyone is different and will have their own experience
positive or negative, the statements made by all the posters have given me many points of information that I was completely unaware of. I can now ask my doctor questions about drops/dropless surgery, what the advantages are to paying for more expensive lenses that apparently Medicare will not pay for, and recovery time (days vs weeks).
I thank the OP for bringing this up, as I have found this thread very useful.
Thanks to all who posted.
03-30-2023 09:56 AM
@spumoni99, medicare has some strange rules about what can be done at the same time. It would be a good idea to verify that having both eyes done at the same time would be fully covered.
03-30-2023 10:00 AM
Just call the doctor's office and ask. I'm surprised they didn't give you a handout that covers everything.
03-30-2023 10:03 AM - edited 03-30-2023 10:07 AM
@Maggie Nolia Most people recover very quickly. They tell you to take it east, not bend over with your head down or lifting heavy objects but that;s about it. I never had to use drops. My ophthalmologist did dropless cataract surgery and it was a breeze. I had one eye done and two weeks later the other. Now in contrast, my guy had one eye done on Valentine;s Day. He did drops for quite a few days before the surgery and over a month after. I guess some health insurances won't pay for dropless. He has Kaiser and they do everything different than anyone. I'm glad I had dropless cataract surgery - it's a breeze.
03-30-2023 10:05 AM
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