I wear ordinary glasses. My left eye, the one operated on, is almost 20/20. It went from being my weaker eye to being the better one. If my right eye were as good as my left, I would consider not wearing glasses at all. Cataract surgery sounds terrible (inserting a lens inside the eyeball) but it is straight forward. When I had mine, the eye was propped open and drops were constantly put in the eye. I kept waiting for some cutting to take place. I thought they were getting ready to start when they told me it was all over. As easy an operation as I have ever had. My surgery was done at the Moran Eye Center by Dr. Moshifar. My main problem now is getting used to using my left eye rather than the right at my telescope (I have always preferred observing without glasses). Fletch Sent from my iPhone On Dec 19, 2011, at 9:19 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
Fletcher, do you have to wear an artificial lens on your left eye now? Thanks, Joe
________________________________ From: Fletcher Gross <gross@math.utah.edu> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Getting old
I had cataract surgery a year ago in my left eye. The operation was simple and over before I knew it. I wore glasses and needed a new prescription. I prefer not using my glasses while viewing through a scope but before the operation I used my right eye and now I use my left. My left eye now is very close to not needing glasses. My experience with the operation has been quite positive.
Good luck, Fletch
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On Dec 19, 2011, at 10:22 AM, "Kim" <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
OK, so the following isn't exactly an astronomy topic, but it is related and doesn't involve coal mining: I saw my eye doctor recently. I figured the decreasing acuity, particularly in my right eye would simply be corrected with a new prescription. It did help, but Doc told me that I have cataracts - not serious, but they're there. And, of course, it is worse in my right (dominant) eye. I was almost as shocked as I was 20 years ago when he told me I needed bifocals. I'm especially discouraged because I think that I've taken good care of my eyes. I started wearing sunglasses when I was 13 or 14 and I'm never without them, even on overcast days. I used to be able to see to magnitude 7.2 or better with correction for astigmatism and I could see color in many diffuse nebulae, such as the Lagoon Nebula and the Orion Nebula. I'm a bit depressed to have lost that and to expect to lose even more.
Anyway, since I know so many of you on the list are also getting old(er), I wondered if anyone has experience with cataract surgery? How did it turn out? Was your eyesight as good as new or was there still some degradation? My doctor told me that I wouldn't need glasses afterward. Is that true? I'd appreciate anyone sharing their experience.
Kim
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